In addition to thousands of deaths, Russia’s military has lost 290 tanks, 999 armored vehicles, 46 aircraft and 68 helicopters, according to Ukraine’s defense ministry. Less than two weeks after invading Ukraine, Russian forces have lost 11,000 people, the Ukrainian military said on Monday. Russian forces have also seized the Chernobyl plant, which was decommissioned after the 1986 disaster.ĪFP via Getty Images A Ukrainian service member passes a tank following fighting against Russian troops and Russia-backed separatists near Zolote village in the Luhansk region over the weekend. Only one of the country's active nuclear power plants, the Zaporizhzhia facility, has been seized as of Tuesday. court: Ukraine is asking for an emergency order to halt hostilities.Ĭorrection: In a previous introduction to this blog, we incorrectly said Russia is reportedly advancing on the third of Ukraine's four active nuclear power plants. Nuclear worries: Staff at the Zaporizhzhia plant - the largest nuclear power facility in Europe - are mostly cut off from communication channels and appear to be "operating under some level of duress," reports NPR's Leila Fadel from Lviv. "A nuclear accident anywhere is really a nuclear accident everywhere," said one expert.Ī third round of talks: Russia’s Defense Ministry announced limited cease-fires for humanitarian corridors for evacuation - but all the published routes lead to Belarus or Russia Russian forces have seized one of Ukraine's active nuclear power plants and are advancing on another, about 75 miles north of the city of Mykolaiv, raising international concerns about nuclear safety.
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