Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 254 of the invasion - The Guardian

The UN atomic watchdog said it had recovered nary motion of undeclared atomic enactment astatine 3 sites successful Ukraine that it inspected astatine Kyiv’s request, successful effect to Russian allegations that enactment was being done connected a “dirty bomb”. “Our method and technological valuation of the results we person truthful acold did not amusement immoderate motion of undeclared atomic activities and materials astatine these 3 locations,” the International Atomic Energy Agency said successful a statement, adding that biology samples taken would beryllium analysed.

In confederate Ukraine, a Russian-installed concern authoritative said Moscow was apt to propulsion its troops from the westbound slope of the Dnieper River, signalling a immense retreat that, if confirmed, would beryllium a large turning constituent successful the war. “Most apt our units, our soldiers, volition permission for the near [eastern] bank,” said Kirill Stremousov, the Russian-installed lawman civilian head of the Kherson region, successful an interrogation with Solovyov Live, a pro-Kremlin online media outlet.

Ukraine said it was wary that Moscow could beryllium mounting a trap by feigning a pull-out from the Kherson region and maintained its forces were inactive warring successful the area. Natalia Humeniuk, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s confederate subject command, said it could beryllium a Russian trap. “This could beryllium a manifestation of a peculiar provocation, successful bid to make the content that the settlements are abandoned, that it is harmless to participate them, portion they are preparing for thoroughfare battles,” she said successful televised comments. “We proceed fighting, besides successful the Kherson direction, contempt the information that the force is trying to person america that they are leaving the settlements and creating the effect of a full evacuation.”

US caput of defence, Lloyd Austin, said helium believes that Ukrainian forces are capable to retake Kherson, calling their enactment “methodical” and “effective”.

Ukraine has described the forced relocation of its citizens successful the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions arsenic “deportations” and “war crimes”. Russian authorities successful Kherson person been relocating civilians, claiming it is for their information arsenic Ukrainian forces determination closer. One week aft Russian authorities relocated 70,000 civilians from the close slope of the Dnieper River to the near bank, Russian authorities said they were moving 70,000 civilians from the near slope to beryllium “temporarily resettled heavy into the Kherson region, arsenic good arsenic to different regions of the Russian Federation,” citing “possible harm to the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric powerfulness station”.

The Zaporizhzhia atomic powerfulness works successful confederate Ukraine has again been disconnected from the powerfulness grid after Russian shelling damaged the remaining precocious voltage lines, leaving it with conscionable diesel generators, Ukraine atomic steadfast Energoatom said. The plant, successful Russian hands but operated by Ukrainian workers, has 15 days’ worthy of substance to tally the generators, Energoatom said.

The Russian ambassador to the UK has claimed UK peculiar forces were progressive in a Ukrainian drone onslaught connected Moscow’s Black Sea fleet. Andrei Kelin told Sky News: “We perfectly cognize astir [the] information of British specialists successful [the] training, mentation and execution of unit against the Russian infrastructure and the Russian fleet successful the Black Sea. We cognize that it has been done.” Kelin added: “This is simply a informing really that Britain is excessively heavy successful this conflict. It means the concern is becoming much and much dangerous.”

Another 107 Ukrainian work unit were freed from Russian captivity successful a captive of warfare swap, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy confirmed. “Many of them were wounded, and precise seriously,” helium said successful his latest nationalist address.

Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered a one-time outgo of 195,000 roubles (£2,800) for declaration soldiers and those who person been mobilised to combat successful Ukraine, the Kremlin said connected Thursday. Last week Moscow said the “partial mobilisation” of 300,000 reservists was implicit but conceded determination had been problems

Volodymyr Zelenskiy has confirmed that helium volition not be the G20 acme taking spot successful 2 weeks successful Bali if Vladimir Putin and the Russian Federation volition beryllium participating successful the conference.

US embassy officials successful Russia visited jailed hoops prima Brittney Griner connected Thursday. The White House said officials were continuing to enactment toward a captive swap connection with Russia for the merchandise of Griner – but elaborated nary further connected what that meant, oregon however soon that could instrumentality place.