The notice of the existence of a concentration camp in Vovchanks, Ukraine, is marked this Tuesday (26), the 62nd day of Russia’s invasion of the country. According to Ukrainian officials, there are civilians held by the Russian army at a factory in the city.

“This is a real concentration camp, where people are tortured and forced to cooperate with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation,” said Oleg Syniehubov, governor of the Kharkov region.

Also today, Moldovan President Maia Sandu held a security meeting to address a series of blasts in Transnistria, a pro-Russian separatist region on the border with Ukraine. Russia has maintained permanent troops stationed in the country since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Transnistria has been controlled by separatists since the 1990s. According to the Russian agency TASS, there are plans between Russian authorities to create a land corridor between Donbass and Crimea, which runs through the region.

Ukraine accuses Russia of trying to destabilize Moldova. “Bad news: if Ukraine falls tomorrow, Russian troops will be at the gates of Chisinau [capital da Moldávia]Ukrainian presidential adviser Mikhailo Podoliak wrote on Twitter.

The Kremlin said it is closely following the news about the region.

Fear of another nuclear accident

Rafael Grossi, director general of the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), reported today that the radioactivity at the Chernobyl power plant has reached an “abnormal” level.

The facility was captured by Russian troops on the first day of the invasion of Ukraine and occupied for a little over a month.

“As for the level of radioactivity, I would say it’s abnormal. There were times when the levels went up and down because the heavy equipment the Russian forces brought here was moving around. We’re watching it every day,” he said.

The worst nuclear accident in history took place there exactly 36 years ago. Grossi visited the facility with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who criticized Russian leader Vladimir Putin for invading the region.

“The world was once again on the brink of disaster, because for the Russian army the territory and the Chernobyl plant were a normal zone for military operations,” Zelensky said. Said.

Earlier, two Russian missiles flew over the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeast Ukraine. Petro Kotin, CEO of state-owned energy company Energoatom, said the flight took place at low altitude and posed a huge risk.

“Missiles may hit one or more nuclear facilities, this is the threat of nuclear and radioactive disaster for the whole world,” he said.

UN: Worst refugee crisis

The UN (United Nations) has declared that war between countries could lead to the worst refugee crisis on the continent, with at least 8.3 million Ukrainians leaving the country. The projection was released this afternoon; Currently, the official number is 5.2 million refugees.

Also recorded today:

• 35 air raids on Azovstal, a metallurgical plant in Mariupol that resisted Russian troops;
• According to Russia, 500 deaths of Ukrainian soldiers at the military installations of Kurşunka and Novaya Dmitrovka in the Kharkiv region;
• a bombing in Kharkov that left three dead and seven wounded, according to the local governor;
• three deaths ass (region Lugansk) after a Russian missile attack;
• Two people were killed and seven injured in airstrikes in Donetsk;
• A hospital, school and residential buildings were hit in Avdvka as a result of aerial bombardment.

With information from AFP, ANSA and Reuters