Russia-Ukraine war LIVE: Russians begin shelling Europe's largest nuclear power plant

Russia-Ukraine war LIVE: Russians begin shelling Europe's largest nuclear power plant

Ukraine's Black sea port city Kherson continued to witness bombardment as Russia continued its invasion.

Russian troops had entered the southern city of Enerhodar, a major energy hub on the Dnieper River that accounts for about one-quarter of the country’s power generation. It is the site of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the biggest in Europe.

A Ukrainian negotiator said on Thursday that a second round of ceasefire talks with Russia had not yielded the results Kyiv hoped for, but the sides had reached an understanding on creating humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians.

Twenty-two people died on Thursday when Russian forces hit residential areas, including schools and a high-rise apartment block in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, the emergency service said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin told French President Emmanuel Macron that he was determined to press on with his attack “until the end”, according to an official in the French president’s office. In a statement issued after the French and Russian presidents spoke by phone, the Kremlin made clear its goals included the demilitarisation and neutrality of Ukraine.

Mar 04, 2022 06:15 AM IST
Europe's largest nuclear power plant on fire after Russian attack, says local mayor

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the largest of its kind in Europe, was on fire early on Friday after an attack by Russian troops, the mayor of the nearby town of Energodar said as per news agency Reuters.

There has been fierce fighting between local forces and Russian troops, Dmytro Orlov said in an online post, adding that there had been casualties without giving details.

Earlier, Ukrainian authorities reported Russian troops were stepping up efforts to seize the plant and had entered the town with tanks.

Russia has already captured the defunct Chernobyl plant, some 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.

Mar 04, 2022 06:10 AM IST
Facebook down in Russia as authorities try to gag critical voices

Facebook and multiple media websites were partially inaccessible in Russia early Friday, AFP reported, as authorities crack down on critical voices as fighting escalates in Ukraine.

Mar 04, 2022 06:03 AM IST
‘Russian troops working on fake TV show,’ says Ukrainian Foreign Minister


Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Friday that Russia is going to broadcast ‘a fake show with Russian troops providing humanitarian aid’ in Kherson. He said that Russia failed in its mission of capturing Ukraine, hence it will now focus on ‘fake pro-Russian TV coverages’ showing Russian troops in good light.

It is day 9 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and scores of civilians have lost their lives in the conflict. Armies of both countries have been involved in intense fights since Russian troops entered Ukraine. Now, a Fire took place at Europe's largest nuclear plant after continuous Russian shelling.

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