UN nuclear chief says security is still fragile at Ukraine’s Russian-occupied nuclear power plant

KYIV, Ukraine — Security at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant remains fragile amid worrying recent staff cuts enacted by Russian authorities occupying the facility, which is one of the 10 biggest atomic power plants in the world, the United Nations nuclear watchdog chief said Tuesday. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi, who is in … Read more

At least 28 people died when shelling hit a bakery in Russian-occupied Ukraine

Moscow-installed officials say Ukrainian shelling killed at least 28 people at a bakery in the Russian-occupied city of Lysychansk. At least one child was among the dead Saturday, local leader Leonid Pasechnik wrote in a statement on Telegram. A further 10 people were rescued from under the rubble by emergency services, he said. Ukrainian officials … Read more

Officials report at least 18 dead in shelling of a market in Russian-occupied Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine — At least 18 people were killed Sunday by shelling at a market on the outskirts of the city of Donetsk in Russian-occupied Ukraine, local officials reported Sunday. A further 13 people were injured in the strike on the suburb of Tekstilshchik, said Alexei Kulemzin, the city’s Russian-installed mayor. He said that the … Read more

Ukraine’s bold push into Russian-occupied land unlikely to change war

Ukrainian servicemen board a boat on the shore of the Dnipro river at the front line near Kherson, Ukraine, on Oct. 15, 2023. Mstyslav Chernov | AP Following the confirmation that Ukrainian forces had crossed the Dnieper river into Russian-occupied territory in recent weeks, hopes have risen that this could be a small but key … Read more

Journalist Victoria Roshchyna missing in Russian-occupied territory

Comment on this storyComment Victoria Roshchyna, a Ukrainian freelance journalist, has been missing since she went on a reporting trip to Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine two months ago, raising concerns among family, colleagues and advocates that Russia could be holding her captive. Roshchyna was last heard from on Aug. 3, according to the International Women’s … Read more

Ukraine says destroys ammunition depot in Russian-occupied Kherson

June 18 (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces destroyed a “important” ammunition depot close to the Russian-occupied port metropolis of Henichesk within the southern area of Kherson, Serhiy Bratchuk, spokesperson for the Odesa navy administration, mentioned on Sunday. “Our armed forces dealt an excellent blow within the morning – and a really loud one – within the … Read more