According to an investigation by Ukrainian journalists at Skhemy, Russia is striking Ukraine with Kh-55 cruise missiles, which Kyiv handed over to Moscow in a 1999 deal. In an interview with NV Radio on Aug. 11, one of the authors of the investigation, Serhiy Andrushko, expands on the details of the agreement and who was responsible for it.
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine s President, this week voiced his frustration at what he saw as the reluctance by NATO members to allow his country to join the alliance.
After the Kakhovka dam explosion, Putin s troops prevented Ukrainians from leaving the area if they did not have Russian passport, condemning many to death.
Yuriy Kostenko said if all six of the power plant s reactors were destroyed, there was the potential for radioactive isotopes to be spread across much of western Europe.
Ukraine has accused Russia of mining the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, and of planning an attack of the facility that could cause a unprecedented disaster.