The NPP is reliant on a single power line following Russian shelling. Ukraine's Energy Ministry warns of severe nuclear safety risks, urging international action at an IAEA meeting to restore Ukrainian control.
Russia's bombing of a residential area in Zaporizhzhia and artillery shelling of a marketplace in Kherson killed at least seven Ukrainians and injured nine others.
Russians killed a woman, 74, in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and three more elderly Ukrainians in Sumy Oblast, including a 73-year-old man and his 72-year-old wife.
The Kherson Oblast governor reported a doubling of civilian casualties in the past month, including children, leading to expansion of mandatory evacuation zones in the region.
In response to the Russian attack on Vilniansk, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized the urgent need for partners to provide additional modern air defense systems to protect Ukrainian cities.
On 21 June, Russian forces targeted residential areas in Donetsk Oblast with bombs, missiles, drones, and artillery, damaging 40 civilian objects, including 26 residential buildings, critical infrastructure, and cars.
Yesterday and last night, Russian military strikes across Ukraine left 13 civilians injured and caused significant damage to homes and infrastructure in several regions, including Donetsk, Kherson and Cherkasy, local authorities say.