Sunday, July 17, 2022

Ukraine Accuses Russia of Shelling from Captured Nuclear Plant

"Ukraine's atomic energy agency accused Russia of using Europe's largest nuclear power plant to store weapons and shell the surrounding regions of Nikopol and Dnipro that were hit.
Petro Kotin, president of Ukrainian nuclear agency Energoatom, called the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant "extremely tense" with up to 500 Russian soldiers controlling the plant." MoscowTimes

Russian forces ordered to intensify attacks across Ukraine

"Russia’s defense minister on Saturday ordered his forces to intensify attacks “in all
operational sectors”
of Ukraine, days after President Vladimir Putin warned that Russia had not “started in earnest yet” its efforts as the war approaches its five-month mark." WP

Ukrainian cargo plane crashes over Greece: Residents were 'hearing explosions' for hours

"A cargo plane operated by a Ukrainian carrier has crashed in Northern Greece, officials said.
Greece’s Civil Aviation authorities said residents of Kavala, Greece heard loud explosions and saw a fireball in the sky after an Antonov cargo plane heading from Serbia to Jordan went down on Saturday.
The Greek aviation authorities just before the crash they made contact with the pilot, who reported a problem in one of the plane's engines and requested an emergency landing." FOX

 

Russia strikes south Ukraine city, presses attacks in the east

"Russian missiles hit industrial facilities at a strategic city in southern Ukraine Sunday as
Moscow continued efforts to expand its gains in the country’s east.
Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych said that the Russian missiles struck an industrial and infrastructure facility in the city, a key shipbuilding center in the estuary of the Southern Bug river." CNBC

Rockets fired from Gaza soon after Biden visit

"Multiple rockets have been launched into Israel from Gaza, according to the Israel Defense Forces, which shared footage of the attack in progress, just hours after US President Joe Biden departed the country." RT