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Post by Admin on Mar 1, 2022 15:10:44 GMT
Watch live: Ursula von der Leyen and President Zelenskyy address the European Parliament 5,066 watching now • Started streaming 3 hours ago • President Ursula von der Leyen and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address the European Parliament on Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
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Post by Admin on Mar 2, 2022 21:50:11 GMT
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced during a televised address on Wednesday that nearly 6,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the start of the invasion.
"Think of this number: almost 6,000 Russians died. Russian military. In six days of war," Zelensky noted in his speech. "This is without counting the losses of the enemy last night. Six thousand. To get what? Get Ukraine? It is impossible."
Zelensky also encouraged Ukrainians to keep fighting.
"We are on our native land. And for the war against us there will be an International Tribunal for them," he said. "My dears, the time will come when we will be able to sleep. But it will be after the war, after the victory in a peaceful country, as we need."
"I ask all of you to take care of your loved ones. Take care of your brothers in arms. I admire you. The whole world admires you," he continued. "Today, you, Ukrainians, are a symbol of invincibility. A symbol that people in any country can become the best people on earth at any moment. Glory to Ukraine!"
Observers said they could not immediately verify Zelensky's claim of Russian casualties.
Russia, meanwhile, claimed on Wednesday that it was successful in taking its first major city in Ukraine, Kherson, nearly a week after its forces invaded.
“Negotiations are ongoing between the Russian command, the administration of the city and the region to address issues of maintaining the functioning of social infrastructure facilities, ensuring law and order and the safety of the population,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement regarding the southern Ukrainian city.
A military adviser to Zelensky, however, denied the reports and said that the battle for Kherson is ongoing.
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Post by Admin on Mar 4, 2022 3:25:52 GMT
Ukrainian parliament member: 'We know that our fight is right' 1,630 views • Mar 4, 2022 • ABC News' Linsey Davis speaks with Ukrainian parliament member Sofia Fedyna about the defense of Ukraine as Russian troops intensify attacks on major cities.
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Post by Admin on Mar 4, 2022 19:21:27 GMT
LIVE: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers remarks from Kyiv — 3/4/22 5,910 views • Streamed live 113 minutes ago • Russian forces attacked Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine early Friday morning, causing a fire to break out at an adjacent training facility.
Ukraine’s nuclear agency says Russian military forces have taken control of the facility in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
The bombardment triggered international condemnation and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will call for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the attack.
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Post by Admin on Mar 5, 2022 2:12:16 GMT
Zelenskyy Calls Attack on Power Plant ‘Nuclear Terror Act’ 117,933 views • Mar 5, 2022 • Russian forces attacked and seized Europe's biggest nuclear power plant on Friday in a "reckless" assault that sparked international condemnation and fears of a nuclear disaster. The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine called the Russian assault on the Zaporizhzhia facility a "war crime." Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said it proved how reckless Russian President Vladimir Putin has been in his invasion of the former Soviet territory. Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy called the attack a “nuclear terror act.”
The Russian advance on Kyiv remained largely stalled on Friday while a fire at Europe's largest nuclear power plant was extinguished following a Kremlin attack that drew worldwide condemnation.
Other Russian offensives were pushing ahead. An armed force in southern Ukraine made significant gains in an attempt to cut off access to the sea.
The attack on the Zaporizhzhia power plant facility caused a fire and widespread fears of a disaster similar to the 1986 Chernobyl accident, which occurred about 65 miles north of the Ukrainian capital. Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine tweeted, "If it blows up, it will be 10 times larger than Chornobyl!"
There were no indications of radiation leaking, according to a senior U.S. Defense Department official. Nuclear power plants are not designed to withstand military attacks, underscoring the recklessness of the assault, added the official, who discussed intelligence reports on condition of anonymity.
The Russians apparently captured the plant with an eye toward controlling the Ukrainian population, a senior U.S. Defense Department official said. Operating the plant would allow them to deliver power, or to withhold it to punish Ukrainians.
At an emergency Security Council meeting after the attack, Ukraine’s U.N. ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya accused Russia of committing "an act of nuclear terrorism."
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