Attack on Russian writer: his car was blown up. Kiev, Wagner Group ammunition depots in Bakhmut destroyed. The head of the mercenary company attacks Defense Minister Shoigu and Chief of Staff Gerasimov and shows the bodies of his men. Kiev deploys Patriots and shoots down a Russian hypersonic missile. Ukraine has denounced the use of phosphorus and incendiary munitions in Bakhmut “to wipe the city off the face of the earth”. The press office of the special forces of Ukraine also provided a video to the newspaper Ukrainska Pravda. There were several explosions in Russian-occupied Crimea. “Air defenses have been activated in the north. There were no injuries and no damage,” said the pro-Russian adviser to the governor Oleg Kryuchkov.
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04:43 Aiea, “Concerned about the situation in Central Zaporizhia”
04:43
IAEA, “Concerns about situation in Central Zaporizhia”
“The general situation in the vicinity of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant is becoming increasingly unpredictable and potentially dangerous.” IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said: “I am extremely concerned about the real risks the facility faces in terms of nuclear safety,” he added.
While the nuclear power plant staff remains on site, IAEA experts “have received information that the announced evacuation of residents of the nearby town of Enerhodar, where most of the plant’s staff live – added Grossi – has begun and they are closely monitoring the situation for possible implications for nuclear safety”.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has repeatedly expressed concerns about the security of the six-reactor facility in southern Ukraine since it was captured by Russian forces last year. Due to increased shelling from Ukrainian forces, Russia has ordered families with children and the elderly to temporarily leave the nearby town of Enerhodar. An expulsion order that also affects 18 other cities in the Zaporizhia region
01:49
Three air raids on Mykolayiv
In the night from Saturday to Sunday there were three Russian airstrikes near the city of Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine. This was reported – according to local media – by the head of the Mykolayiv regional administration, Vitaliy Kim, specifying that there were no emergency calls to the fire brigade and police. “Either the anti-aircraft defenses worked or the attacks didn’t cause any casualties,” he added
01:07
Prigozhin, Operation Bakhmut Meat Grinder completed
“Operation ‘Bakhmut Meat Grinder’ of the Wagner Group completed.” This was announced by the head of the private military company, as reported by the Ria Novosti agency, citing the Wagner press service.
“It should be noted – explained Prigozhin – that the Bakhmut-meat grinder operation was not primarily intended to capture the settlement of Bakhmut, but to ‘grind’ units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and agree on a ceasefire for the Russian army, to resume their fight. The Bakhmut Meat Grinder has done its job perfectly.”
00:01
Prilepin in pharmacological coma, “successful” operation
Russian writer Zakhar Prilepin He is in a pharmacological coma following the operation he underwent in Nizhny Novgorod after the attack on the car he was traveling in which killed the driver and seriously injured him. This was announced by the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region, Gleb Nikitin, on his Telegram channel. “The operation was successful, after the operation Zakhar came to his senses, now he is in a pharmacological coma to recover faster,” he said, as reported by Ria Novosti.
00:00
Suspect Prilepin “confesses” to having worked for Kiev
The Russian investigative committee said the man was arrested in connection with the attack on the nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin, his name is Aleksandr Permyakov, and he confessed that he “acted on behalf of the Ukrainian secret service”. This is reported by the Russian authorities.