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Ukrainian power plants hit again, Zelensky accuses Russia of 'nuclear terrorism'

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Relatives and friends of defenders of the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works in Mariupol hold a rally demanding to recognize Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism after killing Ukrainian prisoners of war in a prison in Olenivka, outside of Donetsk, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Dnipro, Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022.
Relatives and friends of defenders of the Azohustal Steel Works in Mariupol held a rally demanding that Russia be recognized as a state sponsor of terrorism. there is Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Olenivka prison on the outskirts of Donetsk during the ongoing Russian offensive against Ukraine in Dnipro, Ukraine, Sunday, August 7, 2022. Photo by Mykola Synelnykov/Reuters

Ukraine slammed into his three A Zaporizhia power plant worker was injured after two radiation sensors were damaged. About Europe's largest nuclear facility.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Saturday night's shelling "Russian nuclear terrorism" and this time he imposed more international sanctions on Moscow's nuclear sector. justified. Kyiv said Russia hit power lines at a power plant on Friday.

However, Russian-installed authorities in the area said Ukraine had struck the site with multiple rocket launchers, damaging areas near the administration building and storage facilities.

Reuters was unable to verify the versions on either side.

The events at the Zaporizhia ruins have shocked the world.

"[It] highlights the very real risk of a nuclear disaster," International Atomic Energy Agency Director Rafael Mariano Grossi warned Saturday.

Elsewhere, while the first cargo ship was docked since Russia's February 24th invasion, another four ships sailed from Ukrainian Black Sea ports, causing Ukrainian Deals to unblock food exports and ease global shortages have accelerated.

Her four ships sailing carried about 170,000 tons of corn and other provisions. They sailed under an agreement brokered by the United Nations and Turkey. and Ukraine together accounted for nearly a third of world wheat exports. The turmoil since then has threatened famine in several parts of the world.

Battle of Donbass

Putin's forces have taken over the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, where pro-Moscow separatists occupied territory after the Kremlin annexed southern Crimea in 2014.

Russian forces stepped up their offensive to the north and northwest of the city of Donetsk in Donbass on Sunday, the Ukrainian military said. The Russians attacked Ukrainian positions near the heavily fortified settlements of Piski and Avdiuka, and shelled other parts of the Donetsk region, it said.

Kyiv also said Russia was gathering troops in southern Ukraine to fend off a potential counterattack near Kherson.

Ukraine's chief war crimes prosecutor said some 26,000 suspected war crimes committed since the invasion were being investigated, with 135 indicted and 15 of them in custody. rice field. Russia denies targeting civilians.

Outside of Ukraine, a proxy war was waged in the International Chess Federation, with former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovych winning his second term as president, defeating Ukraine's Andriy Barishpolets.

And after days of controversy, Amnesty International apologized for the "pain and outrage" caused by reports accusing Ukraine of endangering civilians. This infuriated Zelensky and forced the head of the rights group's Ukraine office to resign.

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