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Ukrainian forces began a counterattack to retake the southern city of Kherson that is currently occupied by Russian troops, a local government official said today. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi said Monday he was leading a mission to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant that would arrive later this…

Ukrainian troops bolstered by stepped-up Western military aid launched a long-awaited counter-offensive to retake territory in the south on Monday as Russian forces shelled residential areas of the Black Sea port city of Mykolaiv.

Zelenskiy holds secret meeting with armed forces and intelligence chiefs; towns across river from Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant fired upon, Ukraine says

Radiation fears over Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant linger amid accusations from Moscow and Kyiv of more shelling near the site

The United States has said that Russia did not want to acknowledge the radiological risk at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, adding that was the reason Moscow blocked a nuclear non-proliferation treaty.

The United States said on Sunday that Russia did not want to acknowledge the grave radiological risk at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, adding that was the reason it blocked a nuclear non-proliferation treaty deal's final draft.

Russian air forces hit workshops at a Motor Sich factory in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine where helicopters were being repaired, Russian state news agency RIA quoted the defence ministry as saying.

Russian artillery fired at Ukrainian towns across the river from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant overnight, local officials said on Sunday, adding to residents' anguish as reports of shelling around the plant fueled fears of a radiation disaster. Russia's defense ministry said there was more Ukrainian shelling of the plant…

KYIV: Shellfire at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine fuelled fears of major disaster as both sides kept blaming the other, while Russian forces targeted towns on the far side of the river from Europe's largest atomic plant.

The governor of Zaporizhzhia, where the Russian-controlled nuclear power plant is located, said people are being told how to apply iodine in case shelling ruptures the Ukrainian facility and sparks a radiation leak