The Latest Breaking News on Zaporizhzhia

Ukrainians flee occupied Zaporizhzhia as forced conscription into Russian army looms

Some Ukrainian men in the Russian-occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region are fleeing to avoid potential forced conscription into Moscow's…

France 24

Ukrainians flee from Russian annexation - while they still can

"It's funny. Nobody voted, yet the results are in," laughed Lyubomir Boyko, 43, from Golo Pristan, a village in Russian-occupied…

Reuters

Ukrainian men flee Russian-held areas amid annexation votes

Although he exceeds draft age, Dmytro Rossuzhday was certain he would be press ganged into Moscow-backed Ukrainian rebel forces when…

Reuters

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Pro-Moscow officials say occupied areas have voted to join Russia

Pro-Moscow officials said that residents in the four occupied areas of Ukraine have voted to join Russia in a Kremlin-orchestrated…

Irish Independent

Conscription fears as young Ukrainian men stopped from leaving occupied areas

Russian soldiers turning back men aged 18 to 35 at only crossing point, say witnesses and NGOs on the ground

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war – live: Leaks on Russian gas pipeline clearly deliberate, says Denmark

Europe continues investigation after seismic events recorded in Baltic Sea

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: Sweden launches sabotage investigation after explosions reported near Nord Stream pipelines – as it happened

Swedish seismologists says blasts detected near gas pipelines, which are leaking into Baltic sea

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war – live: Ukrainians helping stage Russia referendums ‘to face treason charges’

Nearly four million people in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia are being asked to participate in polling dismissed by Ukraine…

The Independent UK

IAEA chief: ready for Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant talks in Russia, Ukraine this week

U.N. atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday he is ready to hold talks in Ukraine and Russia this…

Reuters

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Ukrainian recalls terror of life at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

KYIV -- A worker of the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has revealed details about the tough…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Families threatened with massacre as Ukrainians forced to vote for Kremlin control at gunpoint

Russian soldiers are going door-to-door armed with machine guns, forcing Ukrainians to vote in “sham” referendums that will annex newly…

Irish Independent

Putin's 'sham' annexation votes in occupied Ukraine 'a sign of weakness', officials say

The widely condemned referendums have been taking place in four occupied regions of Ukraine - Luhansk, Dnetsk, Khereson and Zaporizhzhia.

Daily Mirror

Russia begins annexation vote, illegal under international law, in occupied Ukraine

Ukrainians are fleeing from Russian-held areas to avoid the sham referendums, which could pave the way for annexation. "It was…

WEKU

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Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine begin voting in ‘referendums’ on joining Russia branded ‘shams’ in West

The Kremlin-orchestrated votes in Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia are widely considered to be illegitmate

Evening Standard

Russia Holds Breakaway Polls in Ukraine

Moscow-held regions of Ukraine begin voting Friday on whether to become part of Russia, in referendums that Kyiv and its…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Poland distributes iodine pills as fears grow over Ukraine nuclear plant

Poland, concerned about fighting around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, has distributed iodine tablets to regional fire departments to give…

Reuters

With Ukraine nuke plant in peril, UN tries to broker safety

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency says he'll meet with Ukraine’s and Russia’s foreign ministers in a bid…

The Independent UK

IAEA, Western powers air growing worries on Ukraine nuclear plant

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The UN nuclear watchdog and Western powers voiced alarm Wednesday over the safety of…

AFP

IAEA still working on Ukraine power plant plan despite Putin bluster

The head of the United Nations atomic agency said on Wednesday he would not abandon a plan to create a…

Reuters

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Russia says Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant water pipe damaged by shell

Russia's defence ministry on Wednesday said that a large-caliber shell had damaged a technical water pipe at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear…

Reuters

'Ukrainian naval ship' destroyed by Russia is actually just an old bridge

The Russian ministry of defence has released a video claiming its forces have struck an "amphibious" Ukrainian vehicle near the…

France 24

Four occupied Ukraine regions plan imminent ‘votes’ on joining Russia

‘Referendum’ announcements in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson may indicate move to annex territories

The Guardian - UK

Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia eyeing vote to join Russia in 'coming days'

The Russian-controlled part of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region may stage a referendum to join Russia in the coming days, the RIA…

Reuters

Ukraine condemns ‘nuclear terrorism’ after Russian missile hits near power plant

A Russian missile has blasted a crater close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, damaging nearby industrial equipment…

Irish Independent

Ukraine says a Russian missile struck close to a nuclear power plant

Ukrainian authorities said that the three reactors were not hit, but denounced the attack as an act of "nuclear terrorism."

WEKU