The Latest Breaking News from Zaporizhzhia

Is Zaporizhzhya the next Chernobyl?

In 1986, a nuclear calamity that helped bring down the Soviet empire began in Ukraine. Could it happen again?

Salon · Oct 7, 2022

Missiles, Drones Hit Zaporizhzhia again as Death Toll Rises

The death toll from a Russian missile attack on apartment blocks in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia rose to 11 on Friday as the city was hit again by missiles and — for the first time — by explosive packed drones. With its army suffering a series of stinging…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 7, 2022

Missiles, drones hit Zaporizhzhia again as death toll rises

The death toll from a Russian missile attack on apartment blocks in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia has risen to 11 and the city has been hit again by missiles and — for the first time — by explosive-packed drones

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022

Ukraine recap: bad news from the battlefield for Putin, renewed nuclear threats from Russia

Vladimir Putin had barely finished his speech last Friday welcoming four new regions into Mother Russia, when his mouthpiece, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov admitted that they didn’t actually know where the borders of these regions were. “We will clarify everything today,” he said, when quizzed as to whether Russia…

The Conversation · Oct 6, 2022

IAEA chief says Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is Ukrainian

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog described the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station as Ukrainian on Thursday, challenging President Vladimir Putin's assertion that the plant is now part of Russia.

Reuters · Oct 6, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 225 of the invasion

Missile strike on Zaporizhzhia residential buildings; Putin appears to admit severe losses in Ukraine; IAEA chief heads to Kyiv

The Guardian - AU · Oct 6, 2022

Ukraine accuses Russia of 'nuclear blackmail' over Zaporizhzhia plant

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Reuters · Oct 6, 2022

Residents trapped under rubble of their home as Russian missiles blast Zaporizhzhia

Residents were left trapped in the rubble of their homes of the five-story building

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

Residential areas in Zaporizhzhia hit as Russia targets cities

Five other Ukrainian cities hit on Thursday as well as civilian areas in Kherson, Dontesk and Luhansk regions

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022

Zaporizhzhia: At least one dead after series of missile strikes rock city

Zaporizhzhia is one of the four Ukrainian regions annexed by Russia although the referendums have not been recognised by the West

Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2022