Central Kyiv rocked by explosions as Russia continues strikes across Ukraine
Kyiv city mayor Vitaliy Klichko said the central Shevchenko district of the capital had been hit.
Kyiv city mayor Vitaliy Klichko said the central Shevchenko district of the capital had been hit.
Attacks on Kyiv had become rare before the capital city was hit at least four times during Russian strikes on Monday.
It is the second time the Russian-controlled plant has lost power in the past five days.
Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said the Scottish Tory leader was ‘absolutely right’ to condemn the comments.
The UN watchdog said the repeated loss of off-site power for the plant is a ‘deeply worrying development’.
Some analysts suggested Russian President Vladimir Putin is becoming a hostage of his own allies’ views on how the campaign in Ukraine should unfold.
Vladimir Putin said the strikes were retaliation for Kyiv’s ‘terrorist’ actions including an attack on a key bridge between Russia and Crimea.
The Russian president claims the attack was carried out by Ukrainian special services.
The blasts in the city blew out windows in adjacent buildings and left at least one high-rise apartment building partially collapsed.
The National Anti-Terrorism Committee said the bomb set alight seven railway carriages carrying fuel.
It was not immediately clear what caused the Kharkiv blasts or what was hit.
Officials said the bodies included those of 225 women, 257 men and 19 children, while 29 sets of remains have not been identified.
Zaporizhzhia has been hit again by missiles and – for the first time – by explosive-packed drones.
Warm weather saw some butterflies flourish in the summer but overall numbers are still showing decline, experts say.
The strikes came hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine’s military had retaken three more villages in a region annexed by Russia.