Ivan Samoidyuk News Today

Russias military controls the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, one of the largest in the world. Several rockets have struck the site in recent days, but who’s firing them? A team of DER SPIEGEL journalists investigated.

The treatment is prompting many to leave, raising safety concerns, Ukrainian officials said. European Union leaders are meeting to decide on granting candidate status to Ukraine.

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe’s largest, lies in southern Ukraine in a strategically important spot.

Russia called on Ukrainian forces in Mariupol to lay down their arms, saying a terrible humanitarian catastrophe was unfolding as it said defenders who did so were guaranteed safe passage.

The renewed fire comes as several world leaders - including US President Joe Biden - are about to descend on Brussels to discuss what to do regarding the invasion of Ukraine.

Deputy mayor of Ukrainian city of Energodar, home to Europe's largest nuclear power plant, has been captured by Russian occupying forces.