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Ukraine notifies IAEA that Zaporozhye NPP management obeys orders of Russian forces
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Ukraine has notified the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that the management of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant is currently subject to the order of the commander of the Russian forces, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said.Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said that nothing threatens the safety of the power units of the nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
Russia reveals documents of labs developing biological weapons in Ukraine funded by the US
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The Russian Defence Ministry showed documents from Ukrainian biological laboratories, which are funded by the US Department of Defense. The documents confirm that Ukrainian biological laboratories located in close proximity to Russia were developing components of biological weapons, Ren TV reported.
Indian student injured in Kiev to return home on Monday
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An Indian student, who was left injured after being allegedly shot with a bullet in Ukraine's capital Kiev, is set to return to India on Monday, Union Minister V.K. Singh said on Sunday. The Minister shared information about injured Indian student, Harjot Singh. V.K. Singh is currently in Poland to ensure the safe return of Indian nationals trapped amid the Ukraine-Russia war.
Putin says Ukraine staged provocation at Zaporozhye nuclear site and tried to blame Russian military
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Putin informed Macron about the provocation staged by Ukrainian radicals in the area of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and stressed that attempts to shift responsibility for the incident to Russian military personnel were part of a propaganda campaign, RT reported.
Russia has destroyed almost all combat aircraft of Ukraine: Official
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"Fighter aircraft and air defence of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down three more Ukrainian Su-27 fighters and three unmanned aerial vehicles in the air. In total, yesterday and incomplete today, the Ukrainian Air Force lost 11 combat aircraft and two helicopters," he said, RT reported. The Russian army with high-precision long-range weapons disabled the airfield of the Ukrainian Air Force in Vinnitsa, he added.
British PM describes Russia as a great nation and power
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a career journalist and former editor of The Spectator magazine, in an opinion piece in The New York Times published on Sunday, described Russia as a great nation and a great world power. He wrote: "We have no hostility toward the Russian people, and we have no desire to impugn a great nation and a great world power."
Ukraine carried out work on manufacture of 'dirty bomb' at Chernobyl nuclear power plant
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Ukraine used the Chernobyl nuclear power plant zone for work on the manufacture of a "dirty bomb" and the separation of plutonium, a representative of one of the competent departments of Russia said. "It is worth noting separately the use of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant zone as a site for the development of nuclear weapons," the source told RIA Novosti.
India sends relief materials to Ukraine as humanitarian assistance
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India kept sending relief materials to war-torn Ukraine as part of humanitarian assistance by the Indian Air Force aircraft deployed for evacuation of stranded nationals through the neighbouring countries. On Sunday, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting shared a video of the relief materials being loaded in IAF's aircraft by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel and these supplies are being sent to Poland from where it would be sent to Ukraine.
Delay in negotiations used by Ukrainian forces to regroup: Putin to Erdogan
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Russian President Vladimir Putin drew the attention of his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the futility of any attempts by Kiev to delay the negotiation process. In a conversation with Erdogan, Putin noted that the delay in negotiations is used by the Ukrainian security forces to regroup their forces and means.Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed hope that at the next round of negotiations between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations.
Fast-spreading Florida wildfires lead to evacuation
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At least 600 households have been evacuated in the Florida Panhandle, the northwest part of the US state, as wildfires continued to grow in the state, officials said. There are currently 148 wildfires burning more than 7,100 acres across the state, the Florida Forest Service tweeted on Saturday afternoon.
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