Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant hit by explosive drones, U.N. monitor says

KYIV — Drone strikes hit Europe’s largest nuclear power station, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in occupied Ukraine, on Sunday, significantly increasing the risk of a major nuclear accident, said Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Russia immediately blamed Ukraine for the strikes and announced a criminal investigation, but Ukraine … Read more

Drones attack the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, according to plant officials

KYIV, Ukraine — Officials at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant said that the site was attacked Sunday by Ukrainian military drones, including a strike on the dome of the plant’s sixth power unit. According to the plant authorities, there was no critical damage or casualties and radiation levels at the plant were normal after … Read more

Russia strikes Ukrainian brigade with missile in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine says

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave KYIV — Russia launched a deadly missile strike on a Ukrainian military brigade in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region over the weekend, killing an unspecified number of soldiers, Ukrainian officials said. Unconfirmed Ukrainian media reports and a member of the brigade said that dozens may have been killed … Read more

Ukraine breaches Russia’s Zaporizhzhia defensive line near Verbove

Comment on this storyComment DNIPRO, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces and their armored vehicles punched through Russia’s main defensive line on the war’s southern front and are operating on the other side, a local commander said Saturday, in a modest but crucial gain for Kyiv as it seeks a major breakthrough in its grueling counteroffensive. A … Read more