The Latest Breaking News from Zaporizhzhia

Ukraine may turn off Russian-held nuclear plant if it loses control - Ifax

Ukraine would consider switching off its Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant that lies in Russian-occupied territory if Kyiv loses control of operations at the site, Interfax news agency cited an aide to the prime minister as saying on Thursday.

Reuters · Jun 2, 2022

Defending Troops Destroy Armored Vehicles Near Zaporizhzhia

This is the moment as a release video shows Ukrainian soldiers bomb two Russian infantry fighting vehicles that had been wreaking havoc on their operations near Zaporizhzhia.

Zenger · Jun 1, 2022

Should the war in Ukraine spur a nuclear security rethink?

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, nuclear facilities have been caught up in the midst of conventional warfare for the first time in history. That nightmare scenario is one that few of the industry’s players had anticipated. In Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia, Russian forces represent a lingering threat to the most basic…

France 24 · May 26, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 81 of the invasion

Finland applies to join Nato in wake of Russian invasion of Ukraine; Donbas offensive ‘lost momentum’; Ukraine wins Eurovision

The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2022

Large convoy from Mariupol reaches safety, refugees talk of 'devastating' escape

A large convoy of cars and vans carrying refugees from the ruins of Mariupol arrived in the Ukrainian-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia on Saturday after waiting days for Russian troops to allow them to leave.

Reuters · May 14, 2022

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Russia marks Victory Day, the last civilians leave Mariupol’s Azovstal steelworks, and Ukraine prosecutors set for first war crimes trials

The Guardian - AU · May 13, 2022

The invisible Ukrainian who walked 225km to safety from Mariupol

When Russian soldiers started going from house to house shooting people, Igor Pedin set off with his dog Zhu-Zhu to Zaporizhzhia

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2022

Russia hits east Ukraine as war pushes Finland closer to Nato

Putin’s forces were said to have targeted Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv and Sumy on Thursday as they continued their offensive

Evening Standard · May 12, 2022

Ukrainian hospital works overtime as trauma trains evacuate war-wounded

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, doctors at a military hospital in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia have stayed on the job for days at a time as waves of casualties are rushed to them for treatment from nearby frontline areas.

Reuters · May 12, 2022

"Everything shook": Last civilians leave Ukraine steel mill

Pale and drawn, the last civilians sheltering in the bunkers beneath the sprawling steel mill in the decimated Ukrainian port city of Mariupol arrived late Sunday night in Zaporizhzhia, the first major Ukrainian city beyond the frontline

The Independent UK · May 9, 2022