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Kallas on drone attack on Chornobyl: Russia not looking for peace

Kallas on drone attack on Chornobyl: Russia not looking for peace

Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, condemned the Russian drone attack on the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, calling it "reckless." Kaja Kallas posted this on X, according to Ukrinform. "Such attacks on civilian nuclear sites are unacceptable. It shows once again that Russia is not looking for peace," she wrote. Read also: Strike on Chornobyl NPP Russia’s response to nuclear safety initiatives – Minister Halushchenko As reported by Ukrinform earlier, on February 14, Russia launched a drone strike on the New Safe Confinement over Reactor Unit No. 4 of the Chornobyl NPP. The attack and…
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Death toll following airstrike in Zaporizhzhia region rises

Death toll following airstrike in Zaporizhzhia region rises

In the village of Preobrazhenka, Zaporizhzhia region, another body was found under the rubble of a destroyed house, bringing the total number of casualties to two. This was reported on Telegram by Ivan Fedorov, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, according to Ukrinform. "Another victim of the enemy strike on Preobrazhenka. The body of a 47-year-old man was recovered from under the rubble of the house," Fedorov wrote. Read also: Attack on village in Zaporizhzhia region: Body of woman recovered from rubble Earlier, authorities reported that the Russian military had attacked the village with glide bombs; the body of…
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Ukraine urges IAEA to step up efforts to prevent attacks on nuclear facilities

Ukraine urges IAEA to step up efforts to prevent attacks on nuclear facilities

Ukraine has called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to immediately intensify all international efforts to prevent Russia from attacking nuclear facilities. As reported by Ukrinform, this was announced by the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy. "The Ministry of Energy has informed the IAEA about all the circumstances of Russia’s overnight attack on the New Safe Confinement of Chornobyl NPP Unit 4 and urged the international community to intensify efforts to force Russia to stop terrorist attacks on nuclear facilities," the statement reads. The ministry emphasized that Russian attacks on critical energy infrastructure, particularly on nuclear facilities, are completely unacceptable.…
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Strike on Chornobyl NPP Russia’s response to nuclear safety initiatives – Minister Halushchenko

Strike on Chornobyl NPP Russia’s response to nuclear safety initiatives – Minister Halushchenko

The attack on the New Safe Confinement over Reactor Unit No. 4 of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant is Russia’s response to all initiatives aimed at nuclear safety. Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Halushchenko stated this while speaking on live television, according to Ukrinform. Halushchenko compared the attack on Chornobyl to the seizure of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in March 2022, when the facility was shelled with heavy weaponry. "What happened last night is similar in its consequences to that event," Halushchenko stated. He emphasized that the confinement was built to protect the world from radiation, and Russia’s…
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Attack on village in Zaporizhzhia region: Body of woman recovered from rubble

Attack on village in Zaporizhzhia region: Body of woman recovered from rubble

The body of a woman was recovered from under the rubble of a house destroyed by Russia’s glide bomb attack in the village of Preobrazhenka, Zaporizhzhia region. Ivan Fedorov, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. “A 50-year-old woman was killed in an enemy attack on Preobrazhenka. Rescuers recovered the body of the deceased from under the rubble of the house,” the report says. Read also: Russians drop glide bombs on village near Zaporizhzhia, people trapped under rubble Rescue operations are ongoing. As reported, the enemy dropped at least six glide bombs on…
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Ukrainian paratroopers capture nine Russian soldiers in Pokrovsk sector

Ukrainian paratroopers capture nine Russian soldiers in Pokrovsk sector

Soldiers from the 25th Sicheslav separate airborne brigade of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine used a drone to capture nine Russian soldiers in the Pokrovsk sector. The Sicheslav brigade posted the corresponding video on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. “A special operation to destroy enemy positions and to exhaust enemy infantrymen both morally and psychologically lasted several days," the video caption reads. [embedded content] Read also: War update: 113 combat clashes in past day, most battles in Pokrovsk and Kursk sectors As Ukrinform reported earlier, soldiers from the Forpost brigade together with other units of the Ukrainian…
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Ukrainian forces shoot down 73 enemy drones, another 58 lost from tracking

Ukrainian forces shoot down 73 enemy drones, another 58 lost from tracking

The Defense Forces of Ukraine have shot down 73 Russian drones. Another 58 UAVs have been lost from tracking. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. “As of 08:30, 73 Shahed attack UAVs and other types of drones have been confirmed downed in the Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv and Odesa regions. As many as 58 enemy decoy drones were lost from tracking (without negative consequences),” the report says. Read also: Russian drone hits shelter covering Chornobyl NPP unit 4 last night - Zelensky The…
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Russians drop glide bombs on village near Zaporizhzhia, people trapped under rubble

Russians drop glide bombs on village near Zaporizhzhia, people trapped under rubble

The Russian troops attacked the village of Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia with guided aerial bombs, leaving people trapped under the rubble. Ivan Fedorov, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. “Residential buildings have been destroyed. According to preliminary information, there are people under the rubble. These are the consequences of the enemy attack on Preobrazhenka,” Fedorov wrote. Read also: Four injured in Russian attacks on Bohodukhiv, Kupiansk It is noted that the enemy dropped at least six glide bombs on the frontline community. All relevant services are working at the site of the…
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Russian drone hits shelter covering Chornobyl NPP unit 4 last night – Zelensky

Russian drone hits shelter covering Chornobyl NPP unit 4 last night – Zelensky

A Russian attack drone with an explosive warhead struck the shelter covering the destroyed Unit 4 of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant (NPP) on the night of February 14. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on social media, Ukrinform reports. “Last night, a Russian attack drone with a high-explosive warhead struck the shelter protecting the world from radiation at the destroyed 4th power unit of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant. This shelter was built by Ukraine together with other countries of Europe and the world, together with America – all those committed to real security for humanity,” Zelensky unrderscoted. He also…
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War update: 113 combat clashes in past day, most battles in Pokrovsk and Kursk sectors

War update: 113 combat clashes in past day, most battles in Pokrovsk and Kursk sectors

On February 13, 113 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders occurred at the front, most of them in the Pokrovsk and Kursk sectors. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. “A total of 113 combat engagements were recorded over the last day. According to the updated information, yesterday the enemy launched 2 missile attacks and 89 air strikes on the Ukrainian positions and settlements. These attacks included the use of 5 missiles and 133 glide bombs. Additionally, the enemy carried out approximately 6,000 attacks, including 130 MLRS attacks,”…
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