Russia: On Monday, Russian forces continued their offensive in several Ukrainian territories, and President Volodymyr Zelensky issued a warning about the potential for more serious attacks in the lead up to the 31st anniversary of Ukraine's independence from Soviet rule.

Over the weekend, missiles were fired near the Black Sea port of Odessa, while artillery shells rained on Nikopol, a city close to Zaporizhzhya, Europe's largest nuclear plant.

Before Wednesday, which marks Ukraine's Independence Day and six months after Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Zelensky issued a warning, warning that Moscow could try "something particularly ugly".

Zelensky claimed that he had spoken with French President Emmanuel Macron about "all the threats" and had also informed other world leaders such as Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

In his nightly video address, Zelensky said of Russia: "All Ukraine's partners have been informed of what the terrorist state may prepare for this week."

He said that if Russia had carried out its plan to try to capture Ukrainian defenders in Mariupol, Russia would have broken international law and cut itself off from talks.

This will be the past about which talks are no longer possible, he declared, should this monotonous show test proceed. There will be no further talks.

"Our state has covered every angle".Russian Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva Gennady Gatilov was quoted by The Financial Times as saying Erdogan had attempted to facilitate communications in an article published on Sunday.

However, he denied rumors that Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin had discussed it, saying that "there was no practical forum for this meeting," according to the report.

Authorities in Russia are investigating a possible car bombing outside Moscow that killed Alexander Dugin's daughter. Dugin is an ultranationalist who supports Russia annexing Ukraine.

When it came to determining who was to blame, investigators said they were considering "all versions", but the Russian Foreign Ministry suggested there may be a connection to Ukraine, which Zelensky's adviser suggested.

Mykhailo Podolyak said on Ukrainian TV that "Ukraine, of course, had nothing to do with it because we are not a criminal state like the Russian Federation, and moreover we are not a terrorist state."

increase in Russian attacks

As Ukraine prepares to celebrate its Independence Day despite being embroiled in a war that destroyed towns and cities, killed thousands, and forced millions to flee, officials in the country's east. and reported more Russian attacks on targets in the south.

The General Staff of Ukraine said in its daily update on Monday that the Russian military inflicted damage from artillery and multiple rocket launcher systems in the areas of Soledar, Zaytsev and Bilogorivka settlements in the eastern Bakhmut region.

The General Staff stated that they continued to focus their efforts on establishing full control over the territories of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, as well as maintaining the territories occupied by Kherson and parts of the Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhya and Mykolaiv regions.

The shelling of Nikopol is of particular concern. Nikopol was fired five times overnight, according to regional governor Valentin Reznichenko, posted on Telegram on Sunday. They claimed that 25 artillery shells hit the city, setting an industrial complex on fire and causing power outages to 3,000 people.

Fighting near Zaporizhzhya, as well as missile strikes on the southern city of Voznesensk, not far from Ukraine's second largest nuclear plant, have fueled fears of a nuclear disaster.

On Sunday, US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Macron spoke by phone, emphasizing the importance of nuclear security while emphasizing their "firm commitment" to Ukraine.

Moscow claims to have launched a "special military operation" to disarm and "deny" its neighbor. Ukraine and its allies claim that Moscow has invaded without reason.

Russia said on Sunday that its Kalibr missiles destroyed an ammunition depot containing missiles for US-made HIMARS rockets in Ukraine's southeastern Odessa region, which is home to ports critical to the UN-brokered plan , which is crucial to helping Ukrainian agricultural exports re-enter global markets.

According to Kyiv, a granary was hit.

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