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kraine-war/article/ukraine-assassination-traitor-nuclear-plant-zaporizhzhia-xtcpndlx2
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Ukraine assassination traitor at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
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Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant longest blackout since invasion, iodine tablets distributed
The IAEA said Zaporizhzhia has gone more than a week without external power — the longest blackout since the invasion began. In nearby Nikopol, authorities distributed iodine tablets in case of radiation release. 6X
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Leontyev killing and Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactor crisis
Leontyev’s killing coincided with a nuclear emergency at the Zaporizhzhia plant. Zelenskyy said Russian shelling severed the last power line. He warned that only diesel generators now cool the reactors and that the situation is critical and a threat to everyone. 5/
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Ex-MP Kovalev killed in 2022, pro-Moscow MP Kyva in 2023
Other collaborators met the same fate. Gunmen shot Oleksiy Kovalev, an ex-MP who joined Russian forces in Kherson, in his home in 2022. In 2023 assassins gunned down Illia Kyva, a pro-Moscow MP, outside Moscow. 4/
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Kyiv court sentences Leontyev to 15 years for abduction and torture
A Kyiv court sentenced Leontyev in absentia to 15 years for ordering Russian troops to abduct and torture Oleksandr Shapovalov, mayor of nearby Beryslav, and journalist Oleh Baturin. He helped occupation forces hunt pro-Ukrainian residents. 2/
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Ukraine continues targeting collaborators in occupied territories
Ukraine’s military intelligence vows to keep targeting collaborators. After agents killed Mykhailo Hrytsai in June, a DIU officer told Kyiv Independent: There’re still plenty of such targets in the occupied territories. We will get to each and every one. 3/
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Ukrainian drone kills Russian-backed mayor
A Ukrainian "Baba Yaga" mega drone killed Volodymyr Leontyev, Moscow’s puppet mayor of occupied Nova Kakhovka. He was one of Kyiv’s most wanted collaborators accused of torture and abductions. The strike destroyed his car near Zaporizhzhia, and he died in hospital shortly after, according to The Times.
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Russia attacks Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
For those who don’t know — or for those with conveniently short memories but endlessly big mouths — Russia launched and continues its massive campaign to destroy Ukraine’s electricity and heating infrastructure, since September–October 2022. It was “retaliation” for the
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Ukraine may adapt ground systems for Tomahawks, low risk
Launching is the next test. Tomahawks are ship-based, but Ukraine could adapt ground systems like it did with Harpoons. Escalation risk is low, Moscow already faces strikes hundreds of kilometers inside its borders. 5X
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Pentagon chief may block long-range weapons transfer due to China threat
Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby may block the transfer, saying long-range weapons are vital for a potential war with China. Others argue the US can spare them — Ukraine already hits deep inside Russia with drones. 4/