As the war in Ukraine enters its 1,321st day, fighting and diplomatic tensions continue across multiple fronts.
The UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that two rounds of shelling struck roughly 1.25 km from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on Monday afternoon. The plant has been relying on emergency diesel generators for nearly two weeks after losing external power. Both Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of carrying out the attacks near the facility.
Ukraine’s General Staff said its drones hit the Feodosia oil terminal in Russian-occupied Crimea, sparking a “large-scale fire.” In northern Ukraine, a Russian strike hit the roof of a perinatal centre in Sumy, causing a blaze. According to officials, patients, including newborns, had been moved to bomb shelters before the attack.
Russian shelling killed two people and injured five in Kharkiv, while air and drone strikes in Kherson left one person dead and three wounded, regional leaders said. In the Zaporizhia region, a Russian attack killed one and injured 11, while a Ukrainian missile strike in Russia’s Belgorod region killed two people, according to local officials.
Meanwhile, a Ukrainian drone reportedly killed one person in Russian-occupied Luhansk, local Russian authorities said.
Commenting on recent drone sightings across Europe, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed accusations against Moscow, saying there was “no reason to blame Russia.” He added that European politicians were “inclined to blame Russia for everything, often without reason.”
In Poland, a court ruled that a Ukrainian diver wanted by Germany over alleged involvement in the Nord Stream pipeline explosions must remain in custody for another 40 days, according to his lawyer.
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Diplomatic efforts also continue. Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will visit Washington, DC, later this week to meet US President Donald Trump.
Asked about European nations requesting Tomahawk missiles, Trump said he was “not looking to escalate that war.” His comments came a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that such sales could harm Moscow’s ties with Washington.
Elsewhere, Czech President Petr Pavel urged his country to maintain ammunition supplies to Ukraine, warning that ending support would “harm both Ukraine and ourselves.”
