Ukraine war: Europeans call on Putin to ceasefire

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky informed British Prime Minister Keir Starmer about the need for additional missiles for his country's air defense. Germany, France and Great Britain want to restart the stalled efforts to end the Ukraine war.

EU defense ministers meet in Nicosia

The EU defense ministers are meeting today in Cyprus to discuss further military support for Ukraine. Another topic at the informal meeting in the capital Nicosia. For this purpose, funds from the so-called European Peace Facility are to be mobilized.

Fighting in eastern Ukraine and on the Crimean Peninsula

In Russian attacks on the southeastern Ukrainian region of Zaporizhzhia, five people were killed according to local authorities. In addition, 14 people were injured, said the governor of the region, Ivan Fedorov, on Telegram. Russia had shelled the area with airstrikes and artillery. Infrastructure, residential buildings and cars were damaged.

In a Ukrainian drone attack on a train on the Russian-annexed Crimean Peninsula, one person was killed according to Russian reports. The assistant of the train driver was killed and the driver was injured, said the Moscow-appointed governor Sergey Aksyonov on Telegram. The passengers of the train, which runs between Moscow and Simferopol, remained unharmed.

Ukraine in turn attacked a Russian fuel depot on the Crimean Peninsula with drones, which served to supply troops with fuel. Another attack by Ukrainian drones hit an oil terminal in the port of Feodosia. Russia reports a Ukrainian drone attack on the Crimean Peninsula.

Drone attack near Chernobyl

A Russian drone struck a storage facility for spent fuel near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, according to Ukrainian sources. According to Ukrainian President Zelensky, Russia deliberately targeted a "critical infrastructure" facility. The Ukrainian state-owned company Energoatom said the building for receiving containers was partially destroyed in the night attack. However, no spent nuclear fuel had been stored there.

Radiation levels remained stable and there were no reports of injuries, according to the General Staff in Kyiv and the state nuclear authority. With the often outdated ships sailing under foreign flags, Russia circumvents, among other things, sanctions against its oil exports according to findings of Western states.