Russian forces fired missiles at a physics institute in Kharkiv, according to Ukraine’s Security Service, marking the second attack on a Ukrainian nuclear facility in under a week.
Ukraine’s Security Service stated in a Facebook post on Sunday that the Russians were firing at the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology from Grad launchers. Inside the institute is nuclear material and a reactor, which the service said could lead to a “large-scale ecological disaster” if hit, according to the Daily Mail.
Sunday’s attack comes two days after Russians attacked the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, one of the world’s largest nuclear facilities, on Friday. Ukrainian authorities also reported that Russian military forces had occupied the plant.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told U.S. lawmakers on Saturday that Ukraine needs an influx of fighter jets from NATO allies and an embargo on Russian oil. Zelensky’s frustration with Western officials was on full display during his meeting, as he acknowledged the value of the sanctions that have been imposed on Russia but said they came too little, too late.
The State Department updated its travel advisory to Russia Saturday morning, directing U.S. citizens in the country to leave “immediately” due to the possibility of an “unprovoked and unjustified attack” from Russian armed forces. Since Russia’s invasion began in late February, more than 1.45 million people have left Ukraine, the International Organization for Migration confirmed to the Washington Examiner on Saturday.
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Former President Bill Clinton announced Friday the reactivation of the Clinton Global Initiative, citing climate change and the war in Ukraine. The CGI is a branch of the Clinton Foundation consisting of “a community of doers from across a broad section of society” attempting to solve the “world’s most pressing challenges.”
