Repairs were required to an external power line at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine, Russian officials said.

A Belarusian national was told to set fire to a Ukraine-registered car for money after making contact with a Russian language website, a court has heard. Artsem Sadardzinau, 30, from Rutland, has been charged with conspiracy with others to commit arson to damage a vehicle by fire between 31 August and 15 February.

Ukraine said the Russian plant is used to produce ballistic missiles, including Yars, Bulava, Iskander-M, and Kinzhal.

Orbán is widely seen as the Kremlin's strongest ally in the E.U. and has deepened cooperation with Russia in defiance of the rest of the bloc.

Negotiators agree that joining the bloc is critical to Kyiv’s future. But obstacles abound, and compromises might forever change how the union works.

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But the incident, which has not been previously reported, set in motion a chain of events that would allow Ukraine to seize the momentum at the front with the help of an unlikely ally: Elon Musk. Since the start of the Russian invasion four years ago,

The International Monetary Fund's mission chief for Ukraine on Friday said it was essential fur Ukrainian authorities to deliver on the structural reforms agreed as part of a new $8.1 billion loan package approved by the IMF's board on Thursday.