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A Russian oil depot was set ablaze overnight<\/a> after Ukraine<\/a> launched a drone attack on the site, according to Russian officials.
Up to 55 people were fighting to extinguish the fire<\/a> in Krasnodar, southern Russia<\/a>, on Wednesday morning, the region\u2019s governor Veniamin Kondratyev said.
Kyiv<\/a> has launched a series of drone attacks on Russian energy facilities over recent days, including at a major oil refinery in Volgograd<\/a>.
It comes as Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> signalled he was ready to negotiate the end of the Ukraine<\/a> war with Russian president Vladimir Putin<\/a> if it was the only method to bring peace to Ukraine<\/a>.
“If that is the only set-up in which we can bring peace to the citizens of Ukraine<\/a> and not lose people, definitely, we will go for this set-up for the meeting,\u201d he said.
“I will not be kind to him. I consider him an enemy. And to be honest, I believe he considers me an enemy as well,” Zelensky said.
Zelensky also revealed Ukraine<\/a> has lost more than 45,000 soldiers on the battlefield since the start of Russia<\/a>\u2019s full-scale invasion in February 2022.
A Russian oil depot was set ablaze overnight after Ukraine launched a drone attack on the site, according to Russian officials.
Up to 55 people were fighting to extinguish the fire in Krasnodar, southern Russia, on Wednesday morning, the region\u2019s governor Veniamin Kondratyev said.
Kyiv has launched a series of drone attacks on Russian energy facilities over recent days, including at a major oil refinery in Volgograd.
Russian troops took control of the settlements of Baranivka and Novomlynsk in the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions of eastern Ukraine, the TASS state news agency reported on Wednesday, citing the Russian defence ministry.
Kim Jong Un sent roughly 11,000 soldiers to join Vladimir Putin\u2019s troops in November last year
More than 50 per cent of Ukraine\u2019s critical rare earth mineral resources are in regions illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin and partially occupied by his forces
Eddy, 28, said he was feeling positive and had no regrets despite his horrific injuries inflicted by a suspected Russian drone strike
The Ukrainian military said that Russia launched 104 drones and two Iskander-M ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight.
Of that number, the Ukrainian air force shot down 57 and 42 drones did not reach their targets likely due to electronic warfare, the military said.
Foreign secretary David Lammy<\/a> has announced a \u00a355m package of support aimed at bolstering Ukraine\u2019s resilience, during a visit to Kyiv<\/a> amid uncertainty about the future of the war.
The UK will commit \u00a317m to support sustainable energy projects within the country, as part of efforts to help it recover from the damage wrought by Russia\u2019s attacks on its key infrastructure.
A further \u00a33m is being provided for deliveries of Ukrainian grain and other food produce to Syria, as it grapples with the upheaval following the collapse of the Assad regime.
The Foreign Secretary said the UK\u2019s support for Ukraine \u2018remains unbreakable.\u2019
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi warned that attacks on Ukraine’s power grid could pose a risk of a nuclear accident by disrupting supply.
He arrived in Kyiv yesterday and inspected an electricity distribution substation.
\u201cI\u2019m at Kyivska electrical substation\u2014an important part of Ukraine\u2019s power grid essential for nuclear safety. A nuclear accident can result from a direct attack on a plant, but also from power supply disruption. @IAEAorg<\/a> is here to assess impact, support, & help prevent that risk,\u201d he wrote on X.
Mr Grossi posted pictures of him visiting the substation alongside energy minister German Galushchenko, and being shown what appeared to be defences against Russian strikes.
Moscow has regularly bombarded Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, including substations, throughout its nearly three-year-old invasion, although it has avoided direct strikes on Ukraine’s nuclear plants.
When Ukrainian soldiers captured two North Korean prisoners of war last month, it provided the first undeniable proof of Pyongyang\u2019s direct involvement in the war against Ukraine.
It also shed some light on the mindset and training of the conscripted North Korean soldiers sent to fight Russia\u2019s war a continent away from their home.
Highly disciplined, ready to die but also very young and with little battlefield experience they elicited curiosity and even some pity from the Ukrainian soldiers who captured them during two separate missions on 9 January.
When Ukrainian soldiers captured two North Korean prisoners of war last month, it provided the first undeniable proof of Pyongyang\u2019s direct involvement in the war against Ukraine
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