UN urges Russia to leave nuclear plant. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station is the largest nuclear facility in Europe. The UN General Assembly has passed a resolution requesting that Russia remove its military. And staff from the facility and return control to Ukraine.
The Ukrainian air force, meanwhile, claimed to have downed 11 out of 19. Russian-launched drones and all five Kh-101 cruise missiles during the course of the night.
The town of Starokostiantyniv, a significant Ukrainian air base that is frequently the focus of Moscow’s strikes. Was identified by the air force in a statement as Russia’s primary target.
Civilian mine deaths for ICC
The domestic security service in Kyiv stated on Friday that it has recorded the deaths of about 300 people. This is due to explosives planted by Russia and is gathering evidence for the International Criminal Court.
When it had enough, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) claimed it would transmit. The “large-scale base of evidence” to The Hague.
According to SBU, mines of various kinds have caused more than 1,000 injuries. And 297 fatalities in Ukraine, primarily in the eastern Donetsk and Kharkiv areas.
“To disguise the weapons, the occupiers use various common items including children’s toys and candy boxes,” according to the SBU.
According to the defense ministries of both nations, talks between US Defense Minister Lloyd Austin and his Russian colleague Andrei Belousov took place on Friday for the second time in a month.
Austin and Belousov spoke about reducing the possibility of “possible escalation” during the phone conversation, which the Pentagon has confirmed was started by Moscow. Tensions between the two nations are growing as a result of Russia’s continuous invasion of Ukraine.
US, Russian defense
The US had just declared two days prior that it would be redeploying its long-range cruise missiles to Germany for the first time in 20 years.
“The issue of preventing security threats and reducing the risk of possible escalation was discussed,” said the Kremlin.
UN urges Russia to leave nuclear plant. It is already far into the third year of the conflict in Ukraine, and Pentagon spokesman Sabrina Singh in Washington stressed the value of maintaining open lines of contact. Read also on…
