Ukraine-Russia war live: Putin’s forces in glide bomb attack as Zelensky wants Trump-proof support for Kyiv
Zelensky again urged the West to allow Ukraine to strike Russian territory with long-range missiles
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At least 16 civilians, including a 15-year-old boy, were injured in Russian airstrikes on Zaporizhzhia, according to the Ukrainian interior ministry.
The strikes reportedly involved KAB guided aerial bombs, causing damage to several apartment buildings, news agency Reuters reported.
Zaporizhzhia governor Ivan Fedorov wrote on Telegram that Russia conducted a total of 363 air and ground strikes across 12 settlements in the region within a day.
Ukraine’s foreign minister Andriy Sybiha had earlier warned Moscow was planning strikes on Ukraine’s nuclear facilities before the winter.
It comes as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky visited the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Pennsylvania to thank workers for producing 155 mm artillery shells, vital for Ukraine’s defence against Russia.
He is presenting his “victory plan” to the US president this week as well as meeting with Kamala Harris and Donald Trump during his trip to the US to rally support for Kyiv.
The Ukrainian president wants to “Trump-proof” American support for Kyiv after suggestions by Donald Trump and his vice-presidential choice JD Vance that the conflict could be ended by offering concessions to Russia.
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“In particular, it concerns open distribution devices at (nuclear power plants and) transmission substations, critical for the safe operation of nuclear energy,” Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha wrote on X.
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