Kyiv, June 7 (IANS) Ukraine’s state-run nuclear energy operator Energoatom on Sunday accused Russia of attacking its spent nuclear fuel storage facility near the disused Chornobyl power plant.According to Energoatom, a drone strike occurred at around 2:10 a.m. on Saturday, partially destroying the facility’s container-receiving building.The agency said that no spent nuclear fuel was stored in the damaged structure, Xinhua news agency reported.A fire covering an area of about 40 square metres was…
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St. Petersburg, June 6 (IANS) Russian air defence forces shot down 144 Ukrainian drones over the Leningrad region during an aerial attack, regional Governor Alexander Drozdenko said on social media on Saturday.Drozdenko said no major damage was reported. However, falling drone debris was reported in several districts, causing minor damage to residential buildings.A fire broke out at a Russian Defence Ministry facility in the Lomonosovsky district as a result of the attack, Drozdenko said, Xinhua…
St. Petersburg, June 6 (IANS) Three people were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on St. Petersburg on Saturday morning, city’s Governor Alexander Beglov revealed. The injured were treated for minor injuries and have been discharged from the hospital, Beglov added.According to the Governor of the Leningrad region, which surrounds St. Petersburg, 86 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) had been shot down by Saturday morning, Xinhua news agency reported.The attack marks the second major drone assault…
Moscow, June 6 (IANS) St. Petersburg came under a massive Ukrainian drone attack on Saturday, St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov said on his Max channel.”On the morning of June 6, St. Petersburg came under a large-scale attack by military unmanned aerial vehicles. Air defence systems are operating. In accordance with the recommendations of the Operational Command, I ask St. Petersburg residents to remain in their homes and not to go outside,” the governor said.Residents of St. Petersburg a…
Moscow, April 1 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should withdraw his forces from the Donbas region, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. “As we have stated, he must take responsibility and make this difficult decision. Doing so could save a great many lives,” Peskov said. “Most importantly, it would bring an end to the active phase of this conflict.”However, the pause in the trilateral talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine is unrelated to the issue of …