Russian invasion

Drone alarm in Europe
Romania: No doubt the drone was Russian

The drone that hit a residential building in Romania this week was undoubtedly Russian. This is what the NATO country's President Nicusor Dan wrote in a post on X after the drone was examined by state experts.

The conclusion is based, among other things, on a Cyrillic marking on the wreckage and that several components match Russian drones that had crashed on Romanian soil earlier during the war.

Earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that it was not possible to determine the origin without a proper investigation, and asked for "objective information".
 

The fighting
Nuclear power plant hit by drone: “Playing with fire”

A drone hit the occupied Ukrainian nuclear power plant Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine on Saturday, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on social media.

Russia accuses Ukraine of what it describes as a “deliberate attack” on the sensitive facility. Ukraine denies the accusations.

According to the IAEA, the drone caused a hole in the wall of a turbine hall, but did not cause any leak.

“No attacks of any type should be carried out from or against the facility. Attacking nuclear power plants is playing with fire,” IAEA chief Rafael Grossi wrote in a statement.

Ukraine: Why would we attack our own nuclear power plant?

Ukraine strongly denies allegations that it attacked the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant with a drone, writes The Independent.

The Russian nuclear energy company Rosatom has said that the drone that hit the plant on Saturday was controlled via a fiber-optic cable, which it says shows that the attack was not accidental.

“It is unclear why Ukraine would attack its own nuclear power plant, located on our own territory, which we are trying to bring back under our own control,” the Ukrainian military wrote in a statement according to the AP.

Expert: Ukraine has gained the upper hand in the war

Ukraine has gained the upper hand over Russian forces in recent months, military analyst Giorgi Revishvili told Newsweek. He says the situation is “noticeably better” than last year, largely thanks to drones being able to reach logistical targets on occupied territory, far from the front lines.

Ukraine is launching daily attacks on Russian supply lines in occupied territories between mainland Russia and the annexed Crimean peninsula.

– Even pro-Russian military bloggers are sounding the alarm.