Russia on Sunday accused Ukraine of starting a drone attack, which set fire to an atomic power plant in its western chair area overnight, as Ukraine celebrated 34 years after his independence.
Russian officials said that many power and energy facilities were targeted in overnight attacks. According to the press service of the plant on Telegram, the fire in nuclear facility was quickly extinguished. While the attack damaged a transformer, radiation levels remained within normal boundaries.
United Nations’ Nuclear watchdog Said that it was known about media reports that a transformer in plants caught fire “due to military activity”, but was not independent confirmation. It said that its Director General Rafael Mariano Gossi said that “every nuclear facility should be preserved at all times”.
Ukraine did not immediately comment on the alleged attack.
Firefields responded to a blast at the port of the UST-Luga in the Leningrad region of Russia, home to a major fuel export terminal. The regional governor said that about 10 Ukrainian drones were shot in which the debris caught fire.
The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that its air rescue stopped 95 Ukrainian drones in the Russian region on Sunday night.
Ukraine’s Air Force stated that Russia fired 72 drones and Dicky with a cruise missile, overnight in Ukraine. Of these, 48 drones were dropped or blocked.
Occurred as incidents Ukraine marked Independence DayRecalling its 1991 declaration of freedom from the Soviet Union. chairman Volodimir Zelansky Emphasizing the resolution of the country, commented at a video address from Kiev’s Independence Square.
“We are building an Ukraine, which will have enough strength and power to live in security and peace,” Zelancesi said, “is just calling for” peace “.
He said, “Our future will be on us,” he said, in August in a hint at the US -Russian summit in Alaska, in which many people feared Ukrainian and European interests would be sidelined.
“And the world knows it. And the world respects it. It respects Ukraine. It considers Ukraine the same,” he said.
The US Special Envoy was present at the Independence Day celebrations at Keith Kelog Kiev, during which Zelansky honored him with a 1 -degree Ukrainian Order of Merit.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark carney On Sunday morning, Kyiv arrived for meetings with Zelansky.
“On this particular day – Independence Day of Ukraine – It is especially important for us to feel the support of our friends. And Canada is always standing in our favor,” Andrey Yermak, the Chief of Staff of the Zelanceci.
Norway on Sunday announced important new military assistance, with a pledge of about 7 billion chronners ($ 695 million) for air defense systems. Prime Minister Jonas Gahar Store said that Norway and Germany are jointly funding two Patriot systems including missiles, helping to purchase air defense radar with Norway.
Meanwhile, the fight on the front line in eastern Ukraine continued, where Russia on Saturday claimed that its forces had seized two villages in the Donetsk region.
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