According to Ukrinform, Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Head Ivan Fedorov shared the details on Telegram The attack included seven air strikes targeting Huliaipole 265 enemy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of various types attacked settlements Russian forces also conducted nine strikes using MLRS while 168 artillery attacks targeted Lobkove A total of 25 instances of damage to apartments Russia attacks Orikhiv with guided aerial bombs While citing and using any materials on the Internet links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and the website of a foreign media outlet Materials marked as "Advertisement" or with a disclaimer reading "The material has been posted in accordance with Part 3 of Article 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advertising" No 1996 and the Law of Ukraine "On the Media" No 2023 and on the basis of an agreement/invoice Online media entity; Media identifier - R40-01421 According to Ukrinform, this was reported on Facebook by the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security According to the Center for National Resistance under the guise of “recreation,” “master classes,” and “rehabilitation,” the Kremlin is actually conducting a systematic re-education of children trying to erase Ukrainian identity and impose Russian narratives The greatest threat is in the summer, when the invaders take Ukrainian children to the Russian hinterland en masse Some of them are returned with changed views while others disappear into the adoption system or end up in propaganda educational programs Such actions are a violation of international humanitarian law and can be qualified as a war crime As Ukrinform reported earlier, six more children were returned to the government-controlled territory of Ukraine as part of the President's Bring Kids Back UA initiative One residential building partially collapsed and caught fire At least 31 people have been reported injured Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player This was reported in a comment to Ukrinform by Vladyslav Voloshyn after several days of intensive attacks on the Zaporizhzhia front and personnel from combat support units (sappers and others) are now being reassigned into disposable assault units The greatest shortage of personnel for assault operations is being felt by the 35th and 18th Combined Arms Armies of the Southern Military District of the Russian Federation The invaders have orders to achieve some significant gains by May 9 such as reaching the administrative border of Dnipropetrovsk region or seizing a foothold near Zaporizhzhia but they have no one left to accomplish this especially among artillerymen who require specialized training yet are being sent to storm Ukrainian trenches," said Voloshyn He also noted that a mercenary of African origin fighting on the side of Russia was spotted during assault operations and later eliminated Russian invading forces increased the number of assaults in the Novopavlivka sector of the front from 15 to 50 within just one day says ‘major problems’ need to be overcome before it can safely generate power It would be unsafe for Russia to restart the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant and would take Ukraine up to two years in peacetime if it regained control the chief executive of the company that runs the vast six-reactor site has said said in an interview there were “major problems” to overcome – including insufficient cooling water personnel and incoming electricity supply – before it could start generating power again safely is a significant aspect of any negotiations to end the war in Ukraine Seized by Russia in spring 2022 and shut down for safety reasons a few months later it remains on the frontline of the conflict Russia has said it intends to retain the site and switch it back on said in February it would be restarted when “military and political conditions allow” Meanwhile, Donald Trump has expressed an interest in taking control of it, though this possibility is considered very remote Kotin said Energoatom was prepared to restart the plant but it would require Russian forces to be removed and the site to be de-mined and demilitarised He said such a restart by Ukraine would take anywhere “from two months to two years” in an environment “without any threats from militaries” while a Russian restart during wartime “would be impossible Kotin said the six reactors could only be brought online after the completion of 27 safety programmes agreed with Ukraine’s nuclear regulator including testing the nuclear fuel in the reactor cores because it had exceeded a six-year “design term” That raises questions about whether Russia could restart the plant after a ceasefire without incurring significant risk given that it was being used as “a military base with military vehicles present” and there were “probably some weapons and blasting materials” present as well Last month, the US Department of Energy said the Zaporizhzhia plant was being operated by an “inadequate and insufficently trained cadre of workers” with staffing levels at less than a third of prewar levels though originally of the Soviet VVER design had “evolved differently” from their Russian counterparts and “particularly the safety systems” Russian-trained specialists acting as replacements for Ukrainian staff were “inexperienced” in operating the Ukrainian variants Kotin said an attempt to restart the plant by Russia would almost certainly not be accepted or supported by Ukraine It would require the reconnection of three additional 750kV high-voltage lines to come into the plant A nuclear reactor requires a significant amount of power for day-to-day operation and three of the four high-voltage lines came from territories now under Russian occupation “They themselves destroyed the lines,” Kotin said only for Russia to discover engineers could not rebuild them as the war continued Only two lines remain to maintain the site in cold shutdown and a further 330kV line – though on eight separate occasions shelling disrupted their supply of energy forcing the plant to rely on backup generators Experts say a pumping station has to be constructed at the site because there is insufficient cooling water available The June 2023 destruction by Russian soldiers of the Nova Kakhova dam downstream eliminated the easy supply of necessary water from the Dnipro river Two civilians were reportedly killed by Russian missile attacks on Sunday including one in a ballistic missile strike in an eastern district of Kyiv; while Russia said it captured a border village near Sumy in north-east Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had launched more than 1,460 guided aerial bombs and more than 30 missiles over the past week The Ukrainian president said: “The number of air attacks is increasing.” US-brokered ceasefire talks have only achieved limited results thus far Both sides agreed to stop attacking energy targets though each accuses the other of violations; while a maritime ceasefire agreed to by Ukraine has not been accepted by Russia A Russian official involved in the negotiations said on Sunday that diplomatic contacts between Russia and the US could come again as early as next week You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed Ukraine objected to Russian plans to restart several of the reactor units at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and the suggestion that the United States take control of Ukraine’s nuclear energy sector Russia attacked the Zaporizhzhia plant in violation of international law during the early days of its invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and continues to illegally occupy the facility the six reactor units at the complex are in cold shutdown reducing the risk of a meltdown and radiation release but Russia is considering what steps would be necessary to restart the reactors and generate electricity told reporters during a March 20 press conference in Norway that the plant “won’t work unless it is under Ukrainian control.” the Russian Foreign Ministry said that the transfer of the facility back to Ukraine or to “any other country is impossible.” the director of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant told Strana Rosatom April 2 that the “most realistic option” would be to restart units 2 and 6 because they are loaded with Russian-made fuel the head of Ukraine’s nuclear energy company said in an April 6 interview with The Guardian that there are major challenges to bringing Zaporizhzhia back online and only Ukraine can safely operate the plant Chernichuk acknowledged that the work to inspect and repair the units will be “complex.” He did not provide a timeline for restarting the reactor but suggested that Russia will not move forward until there is an “end of hostilities” around the Zaporizhzhia complex During a March 19 phone call with Zelenskyy Trump raised the prospect of the United States taking over Zaporizhzhia and Ukraine’s other nuclear power plants likely as part of Trump’s efforts to recoup some of the money that the United States spent supporting the Ukrainian war effort White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said U.S ownership of Ukraine’s nuclear industry would provide the “best protection” and “support Ukraine’s energy needs.” Zelenskyy said March 20 in Oslo that the nuclear power plants “belong to the people of Ukraine” but suggested U.S investment in the Zaporizhzhia complex might be possible.—KELSEY DAVENPORT The Arms Control Association depends on the generous contributions of individuals who share our goal of promoting public understanding of and support for effective arms control policies and your financial support makes a difference Your membership comes with a 12-month subscription to Arms Control Today DC 20005            Tel: (202) 463-8270 | Fax: (202) 463-8273 Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Two children were among those injured in a late-night Russian air strike on the eastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya on May 1-2 Ukraine's Emergency Services reported that three people were dug out from rubble after the attack Ukraine is also grateful for your personal commitment," President Volodymyr Zelensky said  (Updated:  May 6, 2025 2:23 am)Drones target Moscow second night in a row, Russian official claims. Debris from one of the drones reportedly fell on the Kashirskoye Highway The reported attack comes just days before Russia's Victory Day parade and three-day "truce." MPs will be able to ask questions and learn more about the details of the agreement in meetings with Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko May 6-7 MP Serhii Sobolev told the news outlet Suspilne The ratification vote is scheduled for May 8 Attacks against the border villages of Bilopillia and Vorozhba damaged civilian infrastructure and triggered emergency evacuations the regional military administration reported "I look forward to working with President Erdogan on getting the ridiculous war between Russia and Ukraine ended — now!" U.S Putin's Victory Day truce "doesn't sound like much if you know where we started from," Trump told reporters at the White House on May 5 Far-right Euroskeptic candidate George Simion head of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan placed second with 20.99% of the vote and the candidate from the ruling coalition "It requires the continuation of contacts between Moscow and Washington which have been launched and are now ongoing," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said set to operate within the Council of Europe will focus on Russia's political and military leaders up to 20 Russian soldiers were killed and their equipment destroyed The move represents an apparent violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions passed in the wake of North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests "We are ready to deepen our contribution to the training of the Ukrainian military," Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on May 5  (Updated:  May 2, 2025 6:38 am) • 2 min readby Dmytro BasmatAn image shows the aftermath of a Russian drone attack on Zaporizhzhia on May 1 2025 that killed at least one person and injured seven others Multiple residential buildings were struck by attack drones (Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration/Telegram)Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated Russia forces launched drone attacks on Zaporizhzhia late at night on May 1 Russia launched attack drones towards the city, striking targets at least 10 times and causing multiple fires, Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Ivan Fedorov said The regional military administration later reported that a 61-year-old man had been killed as a result of the attack Footage of the aftermath of the attacks shows multiple homes as well as a residential building damaged as a result of the attack. Fedorov later reported that a local university as well as an infrastructure facility were damaged in the strike 0:00/1×A video shows the aftermath of a Russian drone attack on a residential building in Zaporizhzhia on May 1, 2025. (Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration/Telegram)Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported that apartment buildings and an infrastructure facility were damaged in the attack Situated near the front line, Zaporizhzhia home to approximately 710,000 residents before Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022 Russian strikes against Ukrainian cities come as Kyiv has offered a 30-day pause on strikes against civilian areas. Moscow signaled it would take the proposal under consideration but has continued in its strikes in cities across Ukraine Dmytro Basmat is a senior news editor for The Kyiv Independent He previously worked in Canadian politics as a communications lead and spokesperson for a national political party and as a communications assistant for a Canadian Member of Parliament Basmat has a Master's degree in Political Management from Carleton University in Ottawa and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance from Toronto Metropolitan University This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov in Telegram “16 victims of Russian shelling remain in hospitals of the regional center These are men who were injured as a result of enemy “Shahed” attacks on Zaporizhzhia on the night of May 1 and 2 A total of 34 people sought medical attention after the attack,” informed Fedorov They are being provided with all necessary assistance by Sonya BandouilRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2024 in Antalya (Mert Gokhan Koc/ dia images via Getty Images)Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov dismissed the idea of any changes to the management of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in an interview with CBS News on April 26 we never received such an offer and if we do we will explain that the power station is run by the Russian Federation state corporation called Rosatom," Lavrov said "If not for the Ukrainian regular attempts to attack the station and to create a nuclear disaster for Europe and for Ukraine as well the safety requirements are fully implemented and it is in very good hands." He also added that the plant is under permanent monitoring by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) personnel When asked whether this response took into account the reported proposal for U.S. management of the ZNPP, Lavrov responded I don't think any change is conceivable." has reportedly proposed that control over the ZNPP be returned to Ukraine before transferring its management to the U.S to supply electricity to areas under both Ukrainian and Russian control The Zaporizhzhia plant's location, the city of Enerhodar in Zaporizhzhia Oblast on the east bank of the Dnipro River and Ukraine has no access to the surrounding territory While the station remains under Russian control, it does not generate electricity. The facility has been repeatedly disconnected from Ukraine's power grid due to Russian attacks on the country's energy infrastructure Lavrov also justified recent Russian missile strikes on Kyiv "We will continue to target the sites used by the military of Ukraine by some mercenaries from foreign countries and by instructors whom the Europeans officially sent," he said This comes just days after a large-scale Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv took place on April 24 Ukraine said on Friday that a Russian drone attack on the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia injured at least 30 people and damaged civilian infrastructure Zaporizhzhia Governor Ivan Fedorov said on Telegram that 24 people injured in the attack will be treated on an outpatient basis while six others remain in the regional hospital under medical supervision are in serious condition," Fedorov further said and educational institutions were damaged in the attack He said a locomotive repair plant belonging to the state-owned railway company Ukrzaliznytsia was struck in the attack Ukrzaliznytsia also confirmed its plant in the city was hit Fedorov went on to say that it will take several days to assess the condition of all the damaged buildings in the city but that utility workers have begun work to address the damage Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said search and rescue operations in the city have been completed "Russia continues to ignore all proposals for a ceasefire The path to peace starts with pressure—sanctions and unwavering unity to stop the killing and bring lasting stability," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said on X regarding the attack Ukraine’s Air Force claimed that its air defenses shot down 64 out of 150 drones launched by Russia on the country overnight Moscow has not yet responded to the attack or the claims but the Russian Defense Ministry has announced that it carried out seven group strikes on Ukrainian military targets over the past week Zaporizhzhia is 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the front line between Moscow and Kyiv and has been frequently hit by airstrikes during the Russia-Ukraine war This was reported on television by the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov “Yesterday at 22:00 the enemy began to attack the city with “Shaheds”. A total of 11 “Shaheds” “flew” to three districts of Zaporizhzhia,” Fedorov said and windows were smashed in a health care facility The center of the house was hit by a Shahed We have analyzed the condition of the building But it will take 3-5 days to make an inventory,” said the head of the RMA According to Regina Kharchenko rescuers unblocked three people from the rubble the fate of all residents of the damaged buildings is known As reported by Ukrinform, Russian troops struck at least 10 times in Zaporizhzhia late on May 1. Ukrzaliznytsia reported that the Zaporizhzhia Electric Locomotive Repair Plant had come under a massive attack The staff on duty at the plant was in a shelter Ivan Fedorov, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, said this in a post on Telegram "An enemy drone attacked a car in a frontline community of the Zaporizhzhia region the Russian army struck Orikhiv in the Zaporizhzhia region with guided aerial bombs Ivan Fedorov, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, said this in a post on Telegram "Russians launched at least 10 strikes on Zaporizhzhia there are victims," the statement said Fedorov confirmed reports of one wounded individual noting that a medical team had arrived at the scene to provide aid a Russian drone attacked a car in a frontline community in Zaporizhzhia Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said this in a statement published on the social media platform X The MFA stressed that Russia carried out a large-scale drone attack on Zaporizhzhia overnight The attack injured dozens of civilians and caused extensive damage to residential buildings Fires erupted in multiple neighborhoods following the strikes and the attack severely damaged a locomotive repair plant “Russia continues to ignore all proposals for a ceasefire The path to peace starts with pressure – sanctions and unwavering unity to stop the killing and bring lasting stability,” the MFA stated the number of people injured in Zaporizhzhia has risen to 30 following a nighttime UAV attack The Russian army launched a drone attack on Zaporizhzhia with explosions reported in three districts According to Ukrinform, the State Emergency Service reported this on Facebook Rescuers unblocked three people from the rubble of the destroyed building Preliminary information about the death of one person was not confirmed: the man regained consciousness Emergency and rescue operations have been completed Relevant emergency and utility services of the city worked at the scene The State Emergency Service of Ukraine involved 102 rescuers and 23 units of equipment in the aftermath As Ukrinform reported, the Russians struck at least 10 times in Zaporizhzhia Earlier it was reported that a 61-year-old man was killed Ivan Fedorov, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, said this in a post on Telegram  “24 people received medical attention and will continue treatment at home Six people remain hospitalized under medical supervision with two—a man and a woman—in critical condition,” he wrote the Russian army launched an attack on Zaporizhzhia using attack drones causing explosions in three districts and resulting in significant destruction The roots of Russia's invasion of Ukraine go back decades and run deep The current conflict is more than one country fighting to take over another; it is — in the words of one U.S official — a shift in "the world order."Here are some helpful stories to make sense of it all several dozen volunteers at a youth center are weaving strips of cloth to make camouflage netting for the Ukrainian army They are in the capital of Ukraine's southeastern province of Zaporizhzhia about two-thirds of which is controlled by Russian forces But this city — the biggest in the province and a major industrial hub — remains firmly in Ukrainian hands Many of those helping in the war effort here today fled homes that are now in Russian-occupied territory further south That's the case for 36-year-old Kateryna Kyshkan who lived for a year and a half under Russian occupation "It was very scary because there were a lot of tanks and bombs Kyshkan says she stayed so long because she believed the Ukrainian army would save them it was increasingly difficult and dangerous to get out Kyshkan shows the route she and her 14-year-old daughter took in July 2023 on a map you have to pass through Russia or a third country It also means going through Russian checkpoints in a process called "filtration" that Kyshkan describes as "frightening." All the more so because she has a patriotic Ukrainian tattoo showing the vyshyvanka a traditional needlepoint that has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance on her forearm that she says she hid under long sleeves One of Moscow's demands for ending its war in Ukraine is the recognition of four Ukrainian provinces While the Kremlin's forces do not entirely control these regions Russian President Vladimir Putin claims their residents chose to join Russia in referendums General Assembly and had no validity under international law Kyshkan remembers Russian soldiers coming to her house with the ballots She says she locked her door and hid upstairs they just went ahead and voted as the Kremlin wished but there is always the threat of Russian drones and missiles Twenty-three-year-old Alyona Serdyuk and Sergey Vasylko are waiting for us in the parking lot of a drab grouping of apartment blocks They live on the 6th floor of one of the buildings Vasylko's parents now live elsewhere in the province we had a really good life," says Alyona Serdyuk But Serdyuk says it became clear very quickly that they would have to leave — conditions were lawless and everyone was afraid Young women dressed as unattractively as possible and never went out alone She says the Russian soldiers could do anything they wanted drunk soldiers killed an entire family on their street "Two children and a mother and father." Everyone who could leave A family from the Crimean Peninsula has since moved into their house A neighbor who stayed behind tells them the new family is taking care of it They heard what President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said in an interview last month with Tucker Carlson about the eastern Ukrainian regions partly occupied by Russia "There have been referendums where the overwhelming majority of the people have indicated they want to be under Russian rule," he said "What he said is frightening" — "it's terrible," mother and daughter say everyone spoke Russian as well as Ukrainian "We lived in peace and it didn't matter which language you spoke," she says One of the Kremlin's justifications for the war was to save Russian speakers who it said were being persecuted in Ukraine which she calls the language of the occupier "disgusts us." The family have all switched to Ukrainian The Trump administration has indicated that it may soon recognize Russia's ownership of Crimea as well as Zaporizhzhia and the other three territories Russia has partially occupied since 2022 in a one-sided peace deal it is negotiating with Putin The governor of Zaporizhzhia province, Ivan Fedorov, says Ukraine will never accept the loss of its lands under occupation. But he told The Economist magazine Federov said if a ceasefire were imposed on Ukraine it would only be a matter of time before the war resumed "Trump can make decisions about the territory of the United States Sergey Vasylko's 69-year-old grandparents stayed behind under Russian occupation clearly overjoyed to hear the voice of their only grandchild They ask him about sports — he loves to play soccer — and his job as a local emergency worker Alyona explains that they are very careful to never discuss anything that could get the couple in trouble — like the war or the Russian soldiers who now control their lives "I love you and see you soon," Sergey says to his grandparents as they hang up Sergey's grandparents have a garden and are able to grow some of their own food And with health care workers all gone — many Ukrainians in specialized professions fled — it's difficult to see a doctor This close-knit family still hopes to return home and be reunited But that's looking less and less likely the longer the war goes on Alyona and Sergey had hoped his grandparents could be at their wedding this September But with their region still divided by war they'll likely have to go ahead without them Become an NPR sponsor According to Ukrinform, this was reported by Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) on Telegram. The company emphasized that this is a purely civilian facility specializing in the repair of passenger electric locomotives. The fire has been extinguished by morning by State Emergency Service (SES) firefighters, and explosives experts are currently working at the site. The plant's on-duty personnel were in a shelter at the time of the attack, so there were no injuries or fatalities, Ukrzaliznytsia stated. “Following the attack on the DVRZ railway plant in Kyiv, this is yet another example of the enemy deliberately targeting exclusively civilian railway infrastructure, attempting to obstruct the movement of our country,” the company stressed. As Ukrinform previously reported, Russia launched at least 10 strikes at Zaporizhzhia. A 61-year-old man was killed. A total of 29 people were injured, including a 13-year-old boy. Twelve individuals remain hospitalized. Online media entity; Media identifier - R40-01421. © 2015-2025 Ukrinform. All rights reserved. 2025 6:49 p.m.A residential building damaged by a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia Russian drones battered the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and glide bombs hit Zaporizhzhia as the Kremlin again warned that negotiators are unlikely to obtain a swift breakthrough in peace talks on the war President Donald Trump’s envoy for Ukraine and Russia will represent Washington in peace discussions with Ukrainian and European officials this week in London Secretary of State Marco Rubio won’t attend because of a scheduling issue “They want diplomacy to work,” Bruce said of both Trump and Rubio Trump said last week that negotiations were “coming to a head,” and insisted that neither side is “playing” him in his push to end the war. That came after Rubio suggested that the U.S. might soon back away from negotiations if they don’t progress Rubio has suggested that Wednesday’s meeting could be decisive in determining whether the Trump administration continues its involvement But Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov cautioned that “the settlement issue is so complex that it would be wrong to put some tight limits to it and try to set some short time frame for a settlement a viable settlement — it would be a thankless task." President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Ukraine’s delegation heading to the U.K has a mandate to discuss only an unconditional or partial ceasefire with Russia “We are also ready to commit that after a ceasefire we’re prepared to sit down for talks in any format,” he told reporters at a media briefing Zelenskyy added that Ukraine would only believe Russia is serious about peace once it shows results discussions about potential territorial concessions by Ukraine have recently intensified as a possible bargaining chip in negotiations But Zelenskyy reiterated that Ukraine will never recognize the occupation of Crimea or other territories saying such concessions are incompatible with the country’s constitution “There is nothing to talk about — it is our land the land of the Ukrainian people,” he said said that Trump envoy Steve Witkoff was expected to visit Moscow again this week Western analysts say Moscow is in no rush to conclude peace talks because it has battlefield momentum and wants to capture more Ukrainian land proposal for an immediate and full 30-day halt in the fighting by imposing far-reaching conditions Odesa came under a “massive attack” by Russian drones overnight A residential building in a densely populated urban area civilian infrastructure and an educational facility were hit Later Tuesday, Russia hit the southern city of Zaporizhzhia with two aerial glide bombs — a retrofitted Soviet weapon that for months has been used to lay waste to eastern Ukraine The attack killed a 69-year-old woman and wounded 24 people according to regional governor Ivan Fedorov Zelenskyy said in a Telegram post that his earlier offer of a ceasefire covering civilian sites still stands “Russia needs to be seriously prepared to talk about this,” Zelenskyy said “There are no obstacles on the Ukrainian side and there will be none.” said that there are no plans for talks on the proposal He said Moscow is prepared to consider such a step but noted that reaching an agreement could take time “While talking about civilian infrastructure it’s necessary to clearly define when such facilities can be a military target and when they can’t,” he said There are some nuances here that need to be discussed.” The Ukrainian air force said Russia fired 54 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine overnight, marking a resumption of long-range attacks that have blasted civilian areas and sown terror Russia has stepped up its use of Shahed drones expanding its production of the weapon and refining its tactics the International Institute for Strategic Studies said in a recent analysis After Putin declared a unilateral ceasefire on Saturday Ukraine said it was ready to reciprocate but said Russian attacks continued Zelenskyy asserted that Russia violated the ceasefire more than 2,900 times The Associated Press was unable to verify whether a ceasefire was in place along the roughly 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line both Russia and Ukraine are preparing for the spring-summer military campaign Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine Tags: World, War Stand with OPB and protect independent journalism for everyone Listen to the OPB News live stream (opens new window)Streaming Now At least 29 people were injured in a large-scale Russian drone attack on Zaporizhzhia regional governor Ivan Fedorov reported Friday Fedorov said Russian forces targeted civilian infrastructure “The Russians have hit the city’s civilian infrastructure,” he wrote on Telegram noting that at least 10 strikes were recorded Several private homes and high-rise buildings were also damaged Three individuals were rescued from under the rubble Ukraine’s air force reported intercepting 64 out of 150 drones launched by Russia Another 62 were likely neutralized by electronic warfare measures The fate of the remaining 24 drones was not specified One photo showed teams evacuating an injured man from the debris confirmed that a drone strike severely damaged its locomotive repair plant in Zaporizhzhia which specialized in maintaining passenger electric locomotives Fedorov said the facility is now inoperable two men were wounded and fires broke out at two sites in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region following another Russian drone strike Russia’s defense ministry claimed its air defenses shot down 121 Ukrainian drones The escalation came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed a new critical minerals agreement with the United States as a “truly equal” partnership Why Silknet's eSIM could be your top choice in Georgia  Since its introduction Daily Weather Report Powered By: Rescuers work at a site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Stories you've missed since your last login: Recommended stories based on your interests: The Russians launched at least 10 strikes on Zaporizhzhia - one person killed This was announced by the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration "The Russians carried out at least 10 strikes on Zaporizhzhia Preliminary information indicates casualties," the message reads "We have received reports of one person injured A medical team has been dispatched to the scene," Fedorov later added the head of the Regional Military Administration reported that a 61-year-old man had been killed as a result of the Russian shelling of Zaporizhzhia There are injuries," the message stated  (Updated:  March 22, 2025 10:33 pm) • 1 min readby Olena GoncharovaFirst responders work at the site of Russian strike on the city of Zaporizhzhia on March 21 (State Emergency Service)Russia attacked the city of Zaporizhzhia on the evening of March 21 Earlier reports indicated the child to be 14-year-old At least 16 people were injured in the strike which also damaged several apartment buildings in the city A number of high-rises and homes caught fire following the attack The rescue operation concluded at around 1:00 a.m. local time. This is the second attack on Zaporizhzhia in the past 24 hours. Russia attacked the outskirts of the city with guided aerial bombs on the evening of March 20 Zaporizhzhia Zaporizhzhia Oblast is also home to the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, which has been under Russian occupation since 2022 and has featured prominently in recent peace talks between Ukraine and the U.S Olena Goncharova is the Head of North America desk at The Kyiv Independent where she has previously worked as a development manager and Canadian correspondent Ukraine's oldest English-language newspaper as a staff writer in January 2012 and became the newspaper’s Canadian correspondent in June 2018 Olena has a master’s degree in publishing and editing from the Institute of Journalism in Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv Olena was a 2016 Alfred Friendly Press Partners fellow who worked for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for six months The program is administered by the University of Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia Local authorities said two people were injured and there was damage to six apartments and the building facade Police officers carry the body of a person killed by a Russian drone strike in a residential neighborhood in Zaporizhzhia A clock with a family photo is seen among debris of a residential house destroyed by a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia Rescue workers clear the rubble of a residential house destroyed by a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia Rescuers work on site of a residential building destroyed by a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service firefighters try to put out a fire following a Russian attack in Zaporizhzhia Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia Regional head Ivan Fedorov said that residential buildings cars and communal buildings were set on fire in the Friday night attack Photos showed emergency services scouring the rubble for survivors The dead in Zaporizhzhia were three members of one family The bodies of the daughter and father were pulled out from under the rubble while doctors unsuccessfully fought for the mother’s life for more than 10 hours Fedorov wrote on the Telegram messaging app The Ukrainian air force reported that Russia fired a total of 179 drones and decoys in the latest wave of attacks overnight into Saturday It said 100 were intercepted and a further 63 lost Officials in the Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions also reported fires breaking out due to the falling debris from intercepted drones said its air defense systems shot down 47 Ukrainian drones Local authorities said two people were injured and there was damage to six apartments when a Ukrainian drone hit a high-rise apartment block in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don on Friday night Zelenskyy told reporters after Wednesday’s call with Trump that Ukraine and U.S negotiators will discuss technical details related to the partial ceasefire during a meeting in Saudi Arabia on Monday Russian negotiators are also set to hold separate talks with U.S Zelenskyy emphasized that Ukraine is open to a full saying: “We will not be against any format any steps toward unconditional ceasefire.” Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a complete ceasefire conditional on a halt of arms supplies to Kyiv and a suspension of Ukraine’s military mobilization — demands rejected by Ukraine and its Western allies Kremlin spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Saturday that Ukraine was continuing with “treacherous attacks” on energy infrastructure facilities and that Russia reserved the right to a “symmetrical” response Her comments came after Russia accused Ukrainian forces Friday of blowing up a gas metering station near the town of Sudzha in Russia’s Kursk region Ukraine’s military General Staff rejected Moscow’s accusations and blamed the Russian military for shelling the station as part of Russia’s “discrediting campaign.”