The Latest Breaking News from Zaporizhzhia

In Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, exhausted hostages work at gunpoint after Russian occupation

For more than three decades, very little has disturbed the vast exclusion zone around Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant, just as authorities intended. That is, until Russian troops moved in, kicking up radioactive dust in their wake.

ABC News · Mar 19, 2022

Shelling kills nine in outskirts of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia -deputy mayor

Nine people were killed and 17 wounded in shelling of the suburbs of the city of Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine on Friday, deputy mayor Anatoliy Kurtiev said on Saturday.

Reuters · Mar 19, 2022

Ukraine military orders 38-hour curfew in southern Zaporizhzhia city, says official

The Ukrainian military imposed a 38-hour curfew in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, starting at 1400 GMT on Saturday and ending early on Monday, deputy mayor Anatoliy Kurtiev said.

Reuters · Mar 19, 2022

Power Restored at Ukraine’s Chernobyl

Power has been restored at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power station, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986, the International Atomic Energy Agency said late Monday. Separately, Ukraine's state nuclear operator Energoatom accused the Russian military of detonating ammunition at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in the country's…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 15, 2022

Ukraine-Russia war updates: Ukrainians claim Russian strikes hit apartment building in Kyiv, China denies claims Russia asked for military equipment — as it happened

Ukraine officials say a series of Russian strikes have hit a residential neighbourhood in Kyiv, igniting a huge fire and frantic rescue effort in a 15-storey apartment building.

ABC News · Mar 14, 2022

Lviv: As refugees flee, a city mobilises for war

In western Ukraine, the city that has become a refuge and hub for people fleeing, prepares for an eventual attack.

Al Jazeera · Mar 14, 2022

Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plants Being Run by Ukrainian Staff, Says Russia

The Ukrainian nuclear power plants at Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia, both now under the control of Russian forces, are being run and managed by their Ukrainian staff, Russia's atomic energy agency Rosatom said on Saturday, according to the RIA news agency. Rosatom's statement said an external power supply was being restored…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 12, 2022

US Accuses Russia of Violating Nuclear Safety Principles in Ukraine

The United States on Friday accused Russia of violating nuclear safety principles in Ukraine and demanded its invading forces stop firing on nuclear power plants, but added that there were no signs detected yet of any radiological release. US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in a Twitter post that radiation…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 12, 2022

Russia's nuclear near-miss in Ukraine

Surveillance footage caught Russian soldiers firing rocket-propelled grenades into the plant's buildings

Salon · Mar 11, 2022

Ukrainian boy, 11, who travelled 700 miles alone to Slovakia says he is happy to be safe

Hassan was forced to leave his hometown of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, and travel across country

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2022