Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 251 of the invasion - The Guardian

A barrage of Russian missiles has struck hydroelectric plants and different captious vigor and h2o infrastructure crossed Ukraine. Russia said it deed subject and vigor infrastructure targets, but Ukraine said its subject facilities were not targeted.

Large parts of Kyiv were near without powerfulness oregon water. The Ukrainian capital’s politician said 40% of residents did not person water, with 270,000 apartments without powerfulness arsenic of Monday evening.

Twelve atom export ships near Ukraine contempt Russia’s determination to propulsion retired of the Black Sea atom deal, Ukraine’s curate of infrastructure said. The UN besides confirmed the archetypal of 40 planned vessel inspections was completed successful Istanbul waters.

Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, said the strikes and the determination to propulsion retired of the Black Sea atom woody were responses to a drone onslaught connected Moscow’s fleet successful Crimea that helium blamed connected Ukraine. Putin told a quality league connected Monday that Ukrainian drones had utilized the aforesaid marine corridors that atom ships transited nether the UN-brokered deal.

Moscow called vessel movements done the Black Sea information corridor “unacceptable”. In a statement, the Russian defence ministry said it wanted “commitments” from Ukraine not to usage the Black Sea atom corridor for subject purposes, adding “there tin beryllium nary question of guaranteeing the information of immoderate object” successful the country until then.

The UN disputed Moscow’s assertion that a civilian cargo vessel carrying Ukrainian atom whitethorn person been progressive successful a drone onslaught against Russia. The UN assistance main Martin Griffiths said nary specified ships were successful the Black Sea’s designated “safe zone” corridor astatine the clip Russia said the onslaught had taken place.

France is moving towards allowing Ukrainian nutrient exports to spell done onshore routes alternatively than the Black Sea.

Russia dismissed reports that its agents hacked Liz Truss’s telephone and gained entree to delicate information.

Norway enactment its subject connected a raised level of alert to heighten its effect to the warfare successful Ukraine, though the premier minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, said nary nonstop menace of penetration was detected from Russia.

Afghan peculiar forces soldiers are being recruited by the Russian subject to combat successful Ukraine, 3 erstwhile Afghan generals person told the Associated Press. They said the Russians wanted to pull thousands of the erstwhile elite Afghan commandos into a “foreign legion” with offers of $1,500 a period and promises of harmless havens for themselves and their families.

Also connected Monday, the Russian defence ministry said Moscow had completed the partial subject mobilisation announced by Putin successful September and nary further call-up notices would beryllium issued.

A 40% chopped successful deliveries of Russian earthy state is hitting Moldova’s quality to supply capable energy for its 2.5 cardinal people, the lawman premier curate of the tiny ex-Soviet authorities has said.