It’s now the 11th day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which was launched by President Vladimir Putin on February 24
Russian troops headed for Hydro-plant
Russian troops headed for Hydro-plant to dominate and squeeze mos of Ukraine’s power supply. Russian troops are headed towards the Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant, about 100 kilometres south of Kyiv, the General staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on March 5.
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Russian forces ‘advancing’ on third nuclear reactor
Russian forces have now seized two Ukrainian nuclear power plants and are advancing toward a third, Ukraine’s president said during a call with US senators Saturday.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the third plant currently under threat is the Yuzhnoukrainsk nuclear power plant, located 120 kilometres (75 miles) north of Mykolaiv, one of several cities the Russians were trying to keep encircled Saturday.
Also, the Russian troops headed for Hydro-plant are at the same time to divide the Ukrainian army’s resources in multiple zones.
Talked to @elonmusk. I’m grateful to him for supporting Ukraine with words and deeds. Next week we will receive another batch of Starlink systems for destroyed cities. Discussed possible space projects 🚀. But I’ll talk about this after the war.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) March 5, 2022
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Heavy bombardment around Kyiv
Heavy bombardments have been reported in Irpin – a town on the north-western outskirts of Kyiv
there has been intense fighting to the northwest of the capital Kyiv around the strategic Hostomel airfield, while Russian forces have also been bombarding Irpin– a small town on the outskirts of Kyiv.
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Latest from Ukraine – Day 9 in Ukraine Pictures – Frustration & Despair
NATO refuse to implement a no-fly zone
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeated a call for a no-fly zone to be established over his country during a video call with over 300 US lawmakers.
Nato leaders have repeatedly rejected the request, which they say would bring the west into direct confrontation with Russia.
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Putin says Ukraine’s statehood ‘in jeopardy’
“If they continue to do what they are doing, they are calling into question the future of Ukrainian statehood,” he said. “And if this happens, it will be entirely on their conscience.”
He also hit out at Western sanctions that have crippled Russia’s economy and sent the value of its currency tumbling.
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