LIVE – War in Ukraine: Russia is accused of firing missiles from the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant

BFMTV met two French members of the international legion who came to fight with the Ukrainians. For these former soldiers of the French army, “Putin will not stop in the Ukraine so in my opinion it is best to stop him as soon as possible.”

They explain that they help with training on the spot, “we are not talking about very heavy weapons, we are talking about anti-tank weapons where most Ukrainians are not trained with them, and that is something they are looking for a lot, “they detail. They plan to stay in Ukraine until the end of the war and martial law.

In the afternoon, it was Kramatorsk, a city in Donbass still under Ukrainian control, that suffered several bombardments. An attack on its central square, called Place de la Paix, left a two-meter crater and shattered the windows of surrounding buildings, but left no fatalities because it occurred after curfew, according to a defense police official. Ukrainian anti-aircraft brigade 81, on condition of anonymity.

Earlier, at least three attacks had taken place south of Kramatorsk, towards the airport, where AFP reporters saw a large plume of smoke.

The Russian army has deployed missile launchers at the site of the Zaporijjia nuclear power plant (south), under Russian control, since the beginning of March, the head of Energoatom, the Ukrainian operator, reported on Friday.

“The Russian occupiers have installed missile launch systems on the territory of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant and are attacking the Nikipol district from there,” Petro Kotin said on Telegram after a television interview with the Ukrainian channel United News.

According to him, up to 500 Russian soldiers are still at the plant and “control the site.”