Strikes Across Ukraine, Russian-occupied Crimea Kill at Least 16
Attacks on Dnipro, Sevastopol, Luhansk and Belgorod come on 40th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster
L'essentiel
- At least 16 people killed in strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied Crimea and Russia.
- Nine dead in Dnipro drone and missile strikes, three killed in Luhansk region drone attack, one killed in Sevastopol strike, and a woman killed in Belgorod.
- Attacks occur on 40th anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear disaster, raising fresh warnings about risks near the plant.
Résumé généré par IA
Pourquoi c'est important
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has continued for more than four years. The Chernobyl nuclear plant, site of the world's worst nuclear accident in 1986, is in Ukraine and has been under Russian control at various points during the war, raising international concerns about nuclear safety.
Strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied territory and Russia killed at least 16 people, authorities said, as the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster prompted fresh warnings about the risks posed by attacks near the plant during Russia's more than four-year invasion of its neighbour. The death toll from Russian drone and missile strikes on the city of Dnipro rose to nine, regional head Oleksandr Hanzha said on Sunday. One man was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on the port city of Sevastopol, in Russian-occupied Crimea, Moscow-installed authorities said on Sunday. Russia annexed the peninsula from Ukraine in 2014, a move that most of the world considered illegal, and has used it as a staging and supply point during the war. Leonid Pasechnik, the Russia-installed governor in Ukraine's Luhansk region – of which Russia earlier this month said it had taken full control, a claim denied by Ukraine – said three people were killed in an overnight Ukrainian drone strike on a village, after reporting two people were killed in the early hours of Saturday. Ukraine did not comment on either attack, which could not be independently verified by Associated Press. The latest strikes came after a woman was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Belgorod border region, according to local authorities.
Questions ouvertes
- What is the full extent of damage in each location?
- What is the current status of the Chernobyl nuclear plant?
- Will there be international response to these attacks?
