Ukraine and Russia traded aerial attacks on Saturday as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held what he called a special meeting on next steps with top aides.?
A Ukrainian drone struck the machine room building of one of power units at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine on Saturday afternoon, causing unspecified damage, Interfax reported, citing Rosatom Chief Executive Officer Alexey Likhachev. Core equipment wasn¡¯t damaged, he said.?
Ukraine¡¯s southern military command denied any strikes, saying its military personnel ¡°act exclusively within the framework of international humanitarian law and are aware of the consequences of any actions against nuclear facilities.¡± In a post on Facebook late Saturday, it added, ¡°It is the Russian Federation that has illegally kept the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant under military control since March 2022, turning a civilian nuclear facility into an element of military infrastructure.¡±
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