
Russia Claims Capture of Two Villages in Southern Ukraine
The Russian Ministry of Defence said its troops had taken Rivnopillia and Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

The Russian Ministry of Defence said its troops had taken Rivnopillia and Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Backup generators keep the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant running, amid warnings that prolonged outages threaten nuclear safety.

In an overnight attack on Saturday, Russia hit Kyiv and the Zaporizhzhia region with hundreds of drones and missiles. According to initial informaton by Kyiv

Authorities said on Saturday that the attacks killed at least one and caused significant damage.

The vote has been denounced as illegitimate by the Kyiv Government and Western nations.

Pentagon officials believe Ukraine has started the main push in its counter-offensive against Russia with the aim of cutting Russian forces off from the Crimean peninsula, with thousands of troops believed to be committed to the battle.

Russia started the evacuation of 18 settlements around the plant on Friday, May 5. Some observers fear the evacuations are not voluntary.