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Ukraine’s State Inspectorate for Nuclear Regulation has announced that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been seized by Russian forces following an assault on the facility during their push into the city of Energodar. Fears of a potential radiation leak were stoked as heavy shelling and fighting took place around the complex, which sparked fires and caused damage to...

For those who still had doubts, Russian state media has released footage from the Antonov airport in Hostomel, clearly showing the complete destruction of the An 225 “Mriya,” which was the largest aircraft in the world and only of its kind. According to Air Charter Service Worldwide, the cargo airplane Antonov AN-225 Mirya costs between" $250 million and $300 million...

Footage of at least 7 Russian navy landing ships spotted near #Odessa in the Black Sea and ID'd by Covert Shores. This comes as U.S officials state that several Russian warships have left #Crimea and are heading reportedly to Odessa and that an amphibious assault could come as soon as Thursday (today). Russian Ropucha-class landing ships like these here have a capacity of...

Kherson mayor Igor Kolykhaev has told NYT Reporter Michael Schwirtz that the city has come under complete Russian military control and that “he met today with the Russian commander who plans to set up a military administration .” This marks the first major Ukrainian city to come under Russian control during the invasion. Russia’s Ministry of Defense has declared that Russian...

Russian forces have completely surrounded the port city of Mariupol, with city mayor Vadym Boichenko telling Ukrainian TV that non-stop shelling has resulted in mass civilian casualties as heavy fighting breaks out inside the city. Boichenko said he could not provide an exact number of casualties, but believes “hundreds” are dead due to shelling and fighting. Russia’s Ministry of...