The International Atomic Energy Agency reports three direct hits against reactor containment structures at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Three Ukrainian war prisoners shot dead in Kherson region. Here\u2019s what is known. A Russian missile strike on an industrial facility in Zaporizhzhia kills three, injures eight others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine was targeted in a drone attack on Sunday, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said. The drone strike included three direct hits against the facility\u2019s main reactor containment, the agency\u2019s Director General, Rafael Grossi, said on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The experts of the UN nuclear agency permanently based at the plant \u201creported hearing explosions and rifle fire on the site throughout the day,\u201d the IAEA said in a statement Sunday. The agency said that its inspectors were on the roof of one unit at the plant when they witnessed Russian troops engaging \u201cwhat appeared to be an approaching drone.\u201d \u201cThey were able to confirm the physical impact of the drone detonations, including at one of the site\u2019s six reactor buildings where surveillance and communication equipment appeared to have been targeted,\u201d the report said. At one of the impact locations, outside a laboratory, the agency\u2019s experts saw blood stains next to a damaged military logistics vehicle, \u201cindicating at least one casualty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Security situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is deteriorating because of what Russian forces are doing there. There was no reagent leak after a drone allegedly exploded at the plant, Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Department of Ukraine\u2019s Defense Ministry told The New Voice of Ukraine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTime and time again, [the Russians] are attempting to stage provocations and blame them on Ukraine,\u201d Yusov said. \u201cIt was Russia that has carried out imitation strikes and actual attacks on the Zaporizhzhia plant, even after it was seized by Russian forces. They have deployed their troops and weapons there, in blatant violation of international law, particularly, nuclear law,\u201d Yusov added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Russia has been systematically committing crimes at the plant, he added. Russian forces have laid mines around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, and international experts confirmed that. Russia also launched drones from the plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c[Russia] stages yet another provocation at a Ukrainian nuclear site in order to blame it on Ukraine. Yet the whole world knows that the Russian occupying force is responsible for the catastrophic state of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant,\u201d Yusov said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a comment to Ukrainska Pravda earlier on Sunday, Yusov denied Ukraine\u2019s involvement in the strikes at the plant. Russia must withdraw troops from all its sites, he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ukrainian war correspondent Andriy Tsapliyenko released a footage that is alleged to show Russian servicemen shooting dead three immobile Ukrainian soldiers. They were taken prisoner near Krynky, in Kherson region, he said. Ukrainian blogger and volunteer Serhiy Sternenko posted the same video. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine opened an inquiry into the execution of unarmed service members. Systematic prisoner killing shows that it is backed by the top Russian military command, it said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets has appealed to the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross. \u201c[The footage] must become an evidence base for the tribunal against criminals,\u201d Lubinets said on Telegram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spokesperson for Ukraine\u2019s southern military command, Colonel Natalia Humenyuk said on Monday that the details of the alleged execution of Ukrainian service members are being investigated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ukrainian investigative outlet evocation.info has named the commander 328th regiment of the 104th division of the Russian army, Sergey Ishtuganov as having given the order for the execution. This was done to intimidate Ukrainian troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ishtuganov served in the 31st<\/sup> air assault brigade when Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The unit was deployed to Hostomel, in Kyiv region, where it took heavy losses. It was dissolved after the battles in Donetsk region. In autumn 2023, Ishtuganov was appointed the commander of the 328th<\/sup> regiment that has been stationed in the Kherson direction since November 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ukraine\u2019s Coordination Center for the Treatment of Prisoners of War is collecting and verifying information on the Russian war crime, Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Department of Ukraine\u2019s Defense Ministry told Liga.net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A Russian missile attack on Monday hit an industrial facility in Zaporizhzhia, killing three people and injuring at least eight others, head of the regional military administration, Ivan Fedorov said on Telegram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An industrial site, seven apartment blocks, and a medical facility were damaged in the attack, Secretary of the Zaporizhzhia City Council, Anatoliy Kurtiev said.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRussian missile strike on industrial site in Zaporizhzhia kills three, injures eight others<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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