Ukraine: At least 13 people were killed in the overnight shelling, according to Valentin Reznichenko, governor of Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region.
More than 20 buildings were damaged from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Marganets, a town across the Dnipro River, where there have been other reports of shelling, they claimed. According to Reznichenko, several thousand people were left without electricity as a result of the attack.
He said the main council building, two schools, a concert hall, a hostel and other administrative facilities were damaged by the attack. It is referred to as its "special military operation" in Ukraine, Russia denies targeting civilians.
Reznichenko initially reported that there were 21 with 11 deaths in Marganets district and 10 in Nikopol, but later changed this to 11 in a message on the Telegram messaging app, without specifying which of the earlier claims were false. Gave. Later, he claimed that two more people had died from his wounds.
At Europe's largest nuclear power plant, the Russian military began installing air defense systems on Tuesday.
Yevgen Balitsky, the commander of the military administration appointed in Zaporizhzhya, the southern Ukrainian region of Moscow, said on Russian state television that the power plant's air defense systems were being strengthened. According to Balitsky, the Zaporizhzhya plant is currently operating normally and all damaged reactor units and power lines have been repaired.
The Russian-controlled nuclear plant has been shelled several times in the recent past, raising concerns about the safety of the facilities around the world. Ukraine and Russia both accuse each other of being perpetrators of the recent attacks.
Russia suggested it might be in favor of sending supervisors to the plant to the IAEA. The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that "on our part, we are ready to provide the maximum possible assistance to resolve organizational issues."
Additionally, Moscow claimed that a planned inspection visit by the United Nations had been cancelled. Russia has called for a meeting of the UN Security Council in New York on Thursday to discuss the conditions at the nuclear power plant.
After experts reviewed data provided by Ukraine, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi declared that there was "no immediate threat to nuclear security" as a result of Saturday's shelling.
He claimed that although there was damage, radiation measurements were still at normal levels and that the Ukrainian authorities had informed the IAEA.
Meanwhile, Russian reports claimed that one person died as a result of an explosion on Crimea's Black Sea peninsula, which Russia occupied in 2014.
The New York Times reported that Ukrainian forces attacked the vital Russian airbase with an unspecified weapon, although the initial cause of the explosions was unclear and the Kyiv government did not immediately claim responsibility.
In his evening address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that "the liberation of Crimea should end the conflict with Russia." As long as Crimea is under occupation, the Black Sea region "cannot be safe," he declared.
Zelensky declared, "As long as Russia is able to use our peninsula as its military base, there will be no stable and long-lasting peace in many countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea." According to British military experts, Russian forces are focused on thwarting a Ukrainian counteroffensive in the south of the country.
According to updates from the Ministry of Defense Intelligence, Russian attacks in the eastern sector of Donetsk are still ongoing.
According to Ukrainian media from Turkey, Kyiv received 50 military transport vehicles, and another 150 will follow. Turkey maintains close ties with both Russia and Ukraine.
To repel Russian attacks, Ukraine is heavily dependent on foreign military aid, with the US serving as its primary arms supplier. In response to the "immediate humanitarian challenges posed by the explosive remnants of war created by Russia's brutal war", such as landmines, unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices, the US State Department on Tuesday donated US$89 million to aid Ukraine. announced plans to ,
To increase the capacity of the Ukrainian government for mining and explosives disposal, there are plans to deploy about 100 demining teams and support a project for training and equipment.
Ukraine war must end with liberation of Crimea: Zelensky
German chemical industry hit hard by soaring gas prices: IFO
Safety concerns increase after repeated shelling on a nuclear plant