Russian bombings hit Nikopol, a city in eastern Ukraine that is located opposite the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant overnight. The Russian ambassador to Washington, Anatoli Antonov, urges the United States to withdraw nuclear warheads deployed in foreign countries. The chief of the Kiev military reported that the Russians increase the men but do not advance.
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Moscow, civilian evacuation from Kherson completed
Completed the evacuation of civilians from Chersonone of the first locations to fall under Russian control after the war began, Russian military forces announced. Ukrainian forces are approaching from the east and south. Since mid-October, Kherson residents have been urged to cross the Dnieper River to get closer to southern Russia. In one week, at least 70,000 people left their homes.
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Moscow, rejected Kiev drone attack in Sevastopol
Russian Navy ships in the Black Sea repelled a drone attack carried out by Ukrainian forces in the Bay of Sevastopol. This was reported by the governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev, as reported by Tass. “There was no damage and no one was hit in the city. The situation is under control, ”Razvozhaev wrote on Telegram.
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Moscow declares Dojd independent TV director foreign agent
Natalia Sindeevadirector general of Dojd, one of the few independent Russian media, which has been living in exile for months, was declared a “foreign agent” by Moscow along with two other journalists of the group. The names of Natalia Sindeeva, Vladimir Romenskiï and Ekaterina Kotrikadze appear in the updated list of personalities classified as “foreign agents” published by the Russian Ministry of Justice. Their inclusion in the list is officially justified by the “exercise of political activities”.
Critical of the KremlinDojd (rain in Russian) was blocked in early March following the Russian offensive in Ukraine, widely condemned by its journalists. Since then Dojd has been broadcasting in exile from Latvia, a country bordering Russia that has hosted several free Russian media. According to the list published on Friday by the Russian Ministry of Justice, lawyers Mikhail Beniach and youtuber Ivan Yakovina were also declared “foreign agents”. Since the start of the offensive in Ukraine, Russia has experienced an unprecedented crackdown. The authorities have introduced a law that provides up to 15 years in prison for any publication of information about the military that the authorities believe to be false.
