Russian forces surround Ukraine’s Zaporizhia nuclear plant

India on Monday voted to reject Russia’s demand for a secret ballot in the UN General Assembly on a draft resolution condemning Moscow’s “illegal” annexation of four regions of Ukraine. Russian troops surrounded Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant on Wednesday, knocking out all external power to key safety systems for the second time in five days, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog said. International Atomic Energy Agency director-general Rafael Grossi said agency monitors at the power plant reported the disturbance. Russian forces surround Ukraine’s Zaporizhia nuclear plant.

Backup diesel generators are said to be implementing nuclear safety and security devices. Several cities across Ukraine lost power after Russian airstrikes hit 10 cities on Monday and Tuesday. The attacks came days after a truck bomb blew up a key bridge linking Ukraine to Russia’s annexed Crimea on Saturday. Russian President Vladimir Putin called it a “terrorist attack” by Kyiv. Russian forces surround Ukraine’s Zaporizhia nuclear plant.

India on Monday voted to reject Russia’s demand for a secret ballot in the UN General Assembly on a draft resolution condemning Moscow’s “illegal” annexation of four regions of Ukraine. Moscow’s demand for a secret ballot was rejected after 107 UN member states, including India, voted in favor of a recorded vote.

RIA reported that the Russian leader said on Wednesday that a safety zone around the Zaporizhia nuclear plant in Russian-controlled Ukraine would not be in place until troops advanced at least 100 km.

The International Atomic Energy Agency is pushing for a demilitarized security zone around Europe’s largest plant, which is close to Russian and Ukrainian forces.

Prosecutors from international mobile justice teams are investigating possible war crimes in Kyiv and cities across Ukraine in which Russian missile attacks have so far killed at least 26 people, an official told Reuters on Wednesday. Russia’s Gazprom said on Wednesday it would ship 42.4 million cubic meters of natural gas to Europe via Ukraine.