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In the Ukraine war, Russia continues to exert pressure in the east of the country. Russian occupiers report an attack on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. The news ticker.
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Ukrainian
drones
attack Zaporizhia
nuclear power plant
- explosion over the reactor dome
Ukraine
attacks the Russian region of
Belgorod
- Drone attacks are again taking place in the border region of Belgorod
Attacks
on
Donetsk
: Several people die - Russia and Ukraine blame each other
Putin's air defense
under pressure: shot down his own fighter jet? - Apparently Russia shot down its own fighter jet over Crimea.
Ukraine War
: The situation at the
front
- maps show how the front is developing in different areas of Ukraine.
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Update from April 8th, 6:28 a.m
.: Today's night began again in Ukraine with attacks by Russian combat drones, which primarily threatened the south and north of the country. This Monday marks the 775th day of the Russian war of aggression.
A Russian soldier in a military training center in Stavropol aims at a drone (February 2024, symbolic image). © IMAGO/Denis Abramov / SNA
Ukrainian
drones
attack
Zaporizhia
nuclear power plant
Ukrainian drones attack Zaporizhia nuclear power plant - explosion over reactor dome
Update from Sunday, April 7th, 5:40 p.m.:
The Russian power plant management of the occupied Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia reported on Sunday that a drone exploded over the dome of the sixth reactor. On its Telegram channel, the factory management blamed the Ukrainian army for the attack. However, there were no injuries or dangerous damage, it was said. The radiation in and around the largest nuclear power plant in Europe corresponds to the norm.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it had been notified of a drone explosion over the plant. This corresponds to the perceptions of the IAEA representatives on site. On the social network According to Russian information, a drone hit the nuclear power plant's canteen earlier on Sunday. A truck that was being unloaded was damaged. The information provided by the Russian side could not be independently verified. She has been complaining for days about increasing drone attacks on the plant and blames Ukraine for them.
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The nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine was occupied by Russian troops in spring 2022. The six reactors are idle, but still need to be cooled. The factory was repeatedly bombarded. The international public is concerned about nuclear safety. Experts have already addressed the question of what would happen if the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant exploded.
Update from Sunday, April 7th, 3:38 p.m.:
The Russian-controlled nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia is being
attacked by Ukrainian drones, according to a report by the Russian news agency
Tass
. A truck was damaged near the power plant's canteen.
Tass
relies on information provided by the operators of the nuclear power plant.
Russia continues to apply pressure in the Ukraine war: Kiev speaks of a “difficult” situation near Chasiv Yar
Update from Sunday, April 7th, 1:33 p.m.:
According to Ukrainian information, the situation near the eastern Ukrainian city of Chasiv Yar, which has been hotly contested for weeks, is “difficult”. “The situation is quite difficult and tense,” 26th Artillery Brigade spokesman Oleh Kalashnikov said on Ukrainian television on Sunday. However, all Russian attacks have been repulsed and the Russian army is “in retreat”.
The Ukrainian army spokesman said that the Russian enemy was trying to attack the surrounding towns of Bogdanivka and Ivanivske directly and at the same time carry out offensive operations between these two towns. The Russian armed forces used “infantry supported by armored fighting vehicles” and fighter jets.
Update from Sunday, April 7th, 11:48 a.m.:
The Ukrainian military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov continues to hope for the delivery of Taurus cruise missiles in the fight against the Russian invasion, which Germany has so far rejected. “The Taurus would certainly make our lives easier,” said the head of military intelligence HUR in an interview with
ARD
. “To hit command centers, to hit some very important targets, it is an excellent weapon.” The Russian bridge to the annexed Black Sea peninsula of Crimea also remains an important target for Ukraine: “The bridge is heavily guarded and defended. But everyone is working on this issue.”
According to the ARD
interview , HUR boss Budanow did
not want to comment on specific perspectives of the war. “The situation is quite difficult, but it is under control,” he said. Unlike many military experts, he also believes a Ukrainian counteroffensive is possible this year. At the same time, he said that without long-term support from the West, things would be “catastrophically difficult” for Ukraine. Budanov also expects a significant upswing in the defense industry in Europe and trusts the EU to compensate for a possible lack of US aid.
Update from Sunday, April 7th, 10:14 a.m.:
In the Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southeastern Ukraine, three civilians were apparently killed in a Russian attack on Sunday morning. This was announced by the local governor: “Two men and a woman died under the rubble of their own house, which was hit by a Russian shell,” wrote Ivan Fyodorov on Telegram. The report could not be independently verified.
Ukraine
attacks Russian
Belgorod region
Update from Sunday, April 7th, 9:12 a.m.:
There has apparently been another major drone attack in the Russian border region of Belgorod. Ukraine has attacked the oblast more frequently in recent months, but especially recently - mainly because of the war industry there. Last night, several settlements came under drone fire, as Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov announced on Telegram. According to Gladkow, several fires broke out and a gas pipe was damaged in the village of Dronowka. However, no civilian casualties were reported.
Update from Sunday, April 7th, 7:43 a.m.:
Kiev has announced new figures on Russian losses in the Ukraine war. According to the information, 820 Russian soldiers were injured or killed in the past 24 hours. The Ukrainian army also claims to have destroyed 17 tanks, among other things. However, the information could not be independently verified.
Attacks
on
Donetsk
: Several people die
Update from Sunday, April 7th, 6:22 a.m.:
According to official reports, at least five civilians have been killed in the Ukrainian-controlled part of the Donetsk region by Russian artillery fire. The responsible public prosecutor's office said there was a minor among the victims in the Pokrovsk district. Two people were also injured. Residential buildings in several towns were hit. Pokrovsk County is located just a few kilometers west of the Donetsk Front.
On the other hand, the authorities in the regional capital Donetsk, which is occupied by Russian troops, reported eleven injured by Ukrainian shelling. Two children were among the injured, wrote the head of the Russian-annexed Donetsk region, Denis Pushilin, on his Telegram channel on Saturday. Nine residential buildings in different parts of the city were damaged. According to Pushilin, in addition to the city of Donetsk, the cities of Makiivka and Horlivka, which are also controlled by the Russian military, were also attacked.
Putin's air defense
under pressure: shot down his own fighter jet?
Update from Saturday, April 6th, 10:04 p.m.:
Ukraine is attacking Russia with missile and drone attacks - Putin's air defense in particular is under pressure. This is the conclusion reached by the British Ministry of Defense. At the end of March, a Telegram channel operated from Crimea reported that a Russian SU-27 fighter jet had been shot down by its own troops over Crimea. At that time, the governor of Sevastopol spoke of technical failure. But according to the ministry, the reason for the shooting down could be Ukraine's attacks.
The increased attacks on the Russian Black Sea Fleet have put the Russian military under great pressure. “It is a realistic possibility that it was not a technical error, but rather the growing pressure on the Russian air defense system [...] that it inadvertently attacked its own pilots and fighter aircraft,” the ministry concludes its report on X.
Current situation in the Ukraine war: Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking Belgorod
Update from Saturday, April 6th, 6:30 p.m.:
Ukrainian armed forces are said to have attacked the Russian border region of Belgorod with rockets on Saturday night. This is reported by the online newspaper
Kyiv Independent
, citing Russian authorities. Civilian buildings were damaged, both in the city of Belgorod and in surrounding villages. However, there were no injuries. The Russian air defense shot down ten objects in the sky. The
Nexta
news service shared footage from Belgorod on X (formerly Twitter).
Kiev itself does not comment on suspected attacks on Russian territory. However, the Air Force announced that Russia had fired numerous missiles from Belgorod towards Ukraine during the night. The region borders directly on the Ukrainian oblasts of Sumy, Kharkiv and Luhansk, which Russia partially controls.
Update from Friday, April 5th, 9:55 p.m.:
The US ambassador to Ukraine has commented on a devastating attack by Russia in the Ukraine war. “Russia attacked Zaporizhzhia today, killing three people in rocket attacks 40 minutes apart - a horrific pattern that appeared aimed at killing first responders and journalists on the ground,” Bridget Brink wrote on X. She stressed that Russia must answer for such crimes be held accountable.
Russia wants to have conquered village near Avdiivka – “difficult” situation near Chasiv Yar
First report from Friday, April 5th:
Kiev - Russia claims to have achieved another success in the war of aggression against Ukraine. The Defense Ministry in Moscow announced on Friday (April 5) the capture of the village of Vodyanoye in the Donetsk region, reports state news agency
RIA Novosti
.
The village is located not far west of Avdiivka, which Russian troops captured in February after months of fighting with extremely high losses. Russia's army is now said to have "penetrated further deep into the enemy's defenses" and gained an advantageous position, the ministry said. Some military bloggers had already reported at the end of March that a Russian flag had been raised in the village. There were no reports from Kiev on Friday afternoon.
Russia advances on Chasiv Yar - heavy fighting with Ukraine
A quick capture of Chasiv Yar, which lies west of Bakhmut and is considered an important Ukrainian base, would be a major blow to Kiev's troops and portends success in the Russian offensive. On Thursday, Serhiy Tschaus, the mayor of Chasiv Yar, said on Ukrainian television that the situation in his city was the most difficult since the invasion began more than two years ago.
At the end of March, the Ukrainian army had already described the situation there as “difficult”. Due to a lack of ammunition, Ukrainian troops have been on the defensive for months. Further military aid from the USA, the most important partner country, is in jeopardy due to a political blockade.
Ukraine War
: The situation at the
front
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned of a new major offensive by Russia, possibly at the end of May or in the summer. The US newspaper
New York Times
also reported that the Russian army is preparing for an offensive and can currently fire five times more artillery ammunition than the Ukrainian army.
(talk to agencies)