Russian general admits situation 'difficult' in Kherson - as residents being evacuated amid claim 'something big is going on' | Live updates
Live reporting by Faith Ridler. Updates from John Sparks in eastern Ukraine and Dominic Waghorn in MoscowA dozen Iranian-made drones were shot down in the southern region of Mykolaiv overnight on Tuesday, the region's governor said.
The town, in the Kharkiv region, is littered with rubble, while a destroyed road bridge has been painted in the colours of the Russian flag.Russia has claimed this morning that a Ukrainian attempt to recapture the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine was repelled."After shelling the city, a landing attempt was launched, including an attempt to seize Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant," Russian-installed official Vladimir Rogov claimed.
"We do not remove the issue of possible shelling of the right-bank part of the Kherson region from the agenda, therefore we ask civilians to cross to the left bank in order to avoid civilian casualties."Foreign secretary downplays nuclear concerns after Wallace makes hastily arranged trip to Washington
"So, these conversations are a normal and regular part of what is frankly a very abnormal and perverse situation. "We do not remove the issue of possible shelling of the right-bank part of the Kherson region from the agenda, therefore we ask civilians to cross to the left bank in order to avoid civilian casualties."Power has been restored at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine after a series of outages, the International Atomic Energy Agency said.
The IAEA added that, although there was no shelling overnight, four land mine explosions were spotted in the area on Tuesday.Russia has launched renewed attacks on large parts of Ukraine this month, mostly targeting energy infrastructure and military hubs.Posting on But the city has become a major obstacle for Russian generals, who have been pounding its neighbourhoods with rockets and shells
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