March 8, 2022
4:28 pm
Zelensky speaks to British MPs
Catch up on the latest headlines as the Ukrainian President addresses the MPs
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Russian troops headed for Hydro-plant
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The Russian military seized a TV broadcasting tower
The Russian military seized a TV broadcasting tower
The Russian military seized a TV broadcasting tower in the southern city of Kherson.
As a result, there are concerns that it will be used to disseminate misinformation across this city.
This is a major blow for the Ukrainians, who are fighting bravely but are outnumbered and cannot match the military power of Russia.
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US to activate nuclear response team
US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm has tweeted that she spoke to Ukraine’s energy minister about the fire at the Zaporizhzhia plant and has decided to activate the US Nuclear Incident Response Team.
“Russian military operations near the plant are reckless and must cease,” said Granholm, who oversees the US nuclear arsenal.
“The plant’s reactors are protected by robust containment structures and reactors are being safely shut down.”
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‘The biggest nuclear plant is on fire’: Zelensky
As we’ve been reporting, Ukraine’s president is urging “immediate action” from the world amid Russian attacks on Europe’s largest nuclear plant.
“The biggest nuclear power plant in Europe is on fire right now,” Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video posted on Twitter.
He accused Russians of deliberately shooting at the Zaporizhzhia plant’s six reactors using tanks equipped with thermal imaging.
Invoking the “global catastrophe” at Chernobyl in 1986, he warned the consequences of a meltdown at Zaporizhzhia would be far worse.
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LATEST NEWS⚡️🇺🇦- PRESIDENT #ZELENSKY is asking for your HELP – Save Ukraine's power plant as the Russians siege continues
The Nuclear Power plant is on Fire!#GBNews #Latest_News #ukraine #RussiaUkraine #Kyiv #Putin #UkraineCrisis #Zaporozhia
Read on https://t.co/nHGL04YepB pic.twitter.com/TA079XSH4w
— WTX News UK (@WtxNews) March 4, 2022
Canada also condemns ‘horrific’ attack on nuclear plant
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has just spoken with Ukraine’s leader following Russia’s attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. the biggest nuclear plant in Europe is on fire.
He condemned the attacks, calling on them to “cease immediately”.
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Zelensky says he is Russia’s number one target – vows to stay in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is Russia’s number one target and vowed on Friday to stay in Kyiv as his troops battled Russian invaders advancing toward the capital in the biggest attack on a European state since World War Two.
Russia launched its invasion by land, air and sea on Thursday following a declaration of war by President Vladimir Putin. An estimated 100,000 people fled as explosions and gunfire rocked major cities. Dozens have been reported killed.
U.S. and Ukrainian officials say Russia aims to capture Kyiv and topple the government, which Putin regards as a puppet of the United States. Russian troops seized the Chernobyl former nuclear power plant north of Kyiv as they advanced along the shortest route to Kyiv from Belarus to the north.
“(The) enemy has marked me down as Russia’s number one target,” Zelenskiy warned in a video message. “My family is the number two target. They want to destroy Ukraine politically by destroying the head of state.”
“I will stay in the capital. My family is also in Ukraine.”
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Russian aircraft shot down by Ukrainian soldiers
Shot down over Kyiv – pretty big explosion
Russian troops approach Kyiv as explosions heard across the Ukrainian capital#UkraineUnderAttack #UkraineRussiaCrisis https://t.co/w8ETqXxE3J pic.twitter.com/HC75CFzDAY
— USA NEWS 🇺🇸 (@wtxnewsusa) February 25, 2022
