Russia launches large-scale attack on Ukraine
03:00 | Russia has launched a massive wave of attacks in Kiev and across Ukraine, causing widespread destruction and injuries as Moscow prepares for Victory Day, the anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat.
The attacks in Kiev injured at least five people, Ukrainian officials said, as Russian missiles ignited a huge fire at a food warehouse in the Black Sea city of Odessa. Explosions were reported early Monday morning in several other Ukrainian regions.
Situation on day 439 of the war
At least five people were injured Russian attacks on KievThat’s what city officials say. Moscow launched another attack early this morning.
THE Russian mercenary group Wagner appears to have abandoned plans to withdraw from Bachmut, claiming that Moscow had promised them more weapons.
A total of 1,679 people, including 660 children, have been evacuated from areas close to the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plantsaid a Moscow-appointed official in Russian-controlled parts of the Zaporizhia region. UN nuclear energy chief Rafael Grossi has warned that the situation around the plant has become “potentially dangerous” as Ukraine is expected to launch a long-awaited counter-offensive soon.
The former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev threatened to death in prison anyone convicted of Saturday’s attack on nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin.