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Ukraine has survived ‘six Chernobyls’, says Zelensky

Ukraine has survived destruction equal to “six Chernobyls” following a Russian attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant over night, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

In a speech, Mr Zelensky said Russian troops had risked nuclear destruction in an incident which may have caused a blast six times that of the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, the BBC reports.

He said: “People of Ukraine! We survived the night that could have stopped the course of history – history of Ukraine, history of Europe.”

Russia restricts access to DW News

Russia has now restricted access to German broadcaster, Deutsche Welle.

The BBC has also been blocked from the Russia following a raft of sanctions against companies and individuals in the country.

Liz Truss: UK doing as much as possible to support Ukrainians

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the UK Government is doing “all we can to support the Ukrainians”.

Speaking in Brussels, Ms Truss said she was holding various meetings to show “the strength of our unity in challenging Vladimir Putin, in stopping Putin in Ukraine”.

“We’re doing all we can to support the Ukrainians through defensive weapons, where the UK led – we were the first European country to donate defensive weapons, and we’re also going to be talking about sanctions.”

She said sanctions were having a “big effect in Russia” but she said she was looking at how to speed up the process.

“We’ve sanctioned more companies than our counterparts across the world, we’ve just sanctioned two more major oligarchs last night,” she said.

“What I’m doing is looking how we can speed up that process to make even more progress on that front.

“The number one thing that’s important though, is that we are unified with our partners across the world in putting the toughest ever sanctions we’ve had on Russia.”

IAEA chief travels to Ukraine

International Atomic Energy Authority (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi will attempt to hold talks between Ukraine and Russia in Chernobyl following the attack on the Zaporizhzhia plant.

He said: “The physical integrity of the plant has been compromised with what happened last night. we are fortunate that there was no release of radiation and the integrity of the reactors themselves were not compromised.

“I have indicated to both the Russian Federation and Ukraine my availability and disposition to travel to Chernobyl as soon as possible.”

Three killed in Ukraine power plant attack

Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed following an attack on the Zaporizhzhia power plant, the National Nuclear Energy Generating Company has said.

Two soldiers were also wounded, one is said to be in a critical condition.

Nato moves troops along eastern flank

Strategic air and tactical transport aircraft moved multiple troops along Nato’s eastern flank in the early hours of Friday.

Pictures showed aircraft from France, Poland, the UK and the US transporting troops to member states of the alliance.

Putin’s tactics in Ukraine to become “ever more barbaric”, says Dominic Raab

The West must be prepared for Russian Vladimir Putin’s tactics in Ukraine to become “ever more barbaric”, a Cabinet minister has warned.

Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary Dominic Raab told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, the economic sanctions taken on Russia are “starting to bite” but that Britain and its allies need to “bed in and have the strategic stamina for the long haul”.

He added: “I’ve said that we can expect that, after the stuttering start to this campaign, that Putin would resort to ever more barbaric measures as he gets frustrated.

“And that is the next phase that we all need to be alert to, whether it is the sanctions or the steeling of the capacity and the will of the Ukrainian defence.”

IAEA chief to travel to Ukraine for negotiations

Director general of the International Atomic Energy Authority, Rafael Mariano Grossi, will travel to Chernobyl for talks between Ukraine and Russia.

He said: “The physical integrity of the plant has been compromised with what happened last night.

“We are fortunate that there was no release of radiation and the integrity of the reactors themselves were not compromised.

“I have indicated to both the Russian Federation and Ukraine my availability and disposition to travel to Chernobyl as soon as possible.”

Missile attacks ‘intensifying’ in Kyiv

According to the BBC’s James Waterhouse, further missile strikes have been reported in the capital on Friday.

He said colleagues had seen a missile strike a bloc not far from his team amid an intensified barrage on the capital.