Ukrainian officials say nuclear plant disconnected from grid by Russian shelling
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Ukrainian officials say nuclear plant disconnected from grid by Russian shelling

ByNews Polite

Russian attacks were reported across large areas of Ukraine on Thursday, with heavy shelling in numerous regions damaging infrastructure, including electricity supplies to Europe’s largest nuclear plant, Ukrainian officials said. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has again been disconnected from the power grid after Russian shelling damaged…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discusses son Conor’s Ukraine military enlistment
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discusses son Conor’s Ukraine military enlistment

ByNews Polite

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. opened up about having his son Conor Kennedy voluntarily head into a war zone not knowing when — or if — he’ll be back. The 28-year-old blue blood traded the luxurious life of Hyannis Port, Mass., and the Hamptons for the trenches by bravely heading into…

Ukraine says Russia abducted official from nuclear plant
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Ukraine says Russia abducted official from nuclear plant

ByNews Polite

A senior official at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been kidnapped by Russian forces, the Ukrainian state nuclear energy operator said Tuesday. Valeriy Martyniuk, the plant’s deputy director general for human resources, was abducted on Monday from the Russian-occupied plant, Energoatom wrote on Telegram. “[They] keep holding him at…

Russia and Ukraine blame each other for Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant shelling
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Russia and Ukraine blame each other for Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant shelling

ByNews Polite

Russia and Ukraine exchanged blame for the shelling around Europe’s largest nuclear power plant Saturday amid growing fears of a nuclear catastrophe. Ukrainian officials have repeatedly blamed the Russians, who seized the nuclear compound at Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine in March. They accuse Russian forces of storing heavy weaponry inside…