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Russia-Ukraine War: Live Updates

KYIV, Ukraine — As a team of international monitors assessed conditions at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the middle of a raging war zone on Friday, Ukraine accused Russia of offering only a “staged” visit and called on the U.N. nuclear watchdog to condemn its control of the plant.

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U.N. Inspectors Reach Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant: Russia-Ukraine War Updates

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — A team of United Nations inspectors reached the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on Thursday on a risky, high-stakes mission to assess its safety, braving heavy shelling that struck parts of the sprawling complex hours before they arrived and highlighted the threat of an accident.

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U.N. Inspectors Set Out for Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant: Russia-Ukraine War News

A group of experts with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations nuclear watchdog, departed from Kyiv, Ukraine, headed to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The team intends to establish a permanent monitoring mission at the Russian-occupied nuclear facility.CreditCredit...Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times

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Ukraine Steps Up Strikes on Russia in Kherson: Live News Updates

KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian military continued to pound targets across southern Ukraine on Tuesday as it sought to disrupt Russian supply lines, degrade Russia’s combat capabilities and isolate Russian forces, part of what analysts said could be the beginnings of a broad and coordinated counteroffensive.

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Russia-Ukraine War News: Live Updates

President Vladimir V. Putin’s decision this week to expand the size of his military offered further evidence for a conviction taking hold in both Russia and Ukraine: The two sides are settling in for the long haul in a war that could last another year, or longer.

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How China Could Choke Taiwan’s Economy With a Blockade

For decades, Beijing has had its sights on Taiwan, the self-governing island that China claims as its own. It has built up the People’s Liberation Army with the goal of ultimately taking Taiwan, if efforts to unify peacefully fail. It has modernized its forces, developing the world’s largest navy, which now challenges American supremacy in the seas around Taiwan.

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After 6 Months of War in Ukraine, Here’s Where the Conflict Stands

It has been six months since Russian forces swept into Ukraine. This is what the conflict looks like for the combatants, and to a worried continent trying to maintain solidarity.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/24/world/europe/ukraine-russia-six-months.html

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Russia-Ukraine War News: Live Updates

The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday afternoon at the request of Russia to discuss the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine, where nearby fighting has raised the risk of a nuclear accident.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/08/23/world/ukraine-russia-war-news

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Latest Russia-Ukraine War News: Live Updates

The Russian authorities on Monday blamed Ukraine for organizing the killing of Daria Dugina, the ultranationalist daughter of a prominent Russian supporter of the invasion, a claim that raised fears of a further escalation in the six-month war.

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Odesa Is Defiant. It’s Also Putin’s Ultimate Target in Ukraine.

President Vladimir V. Putin knows that Ukraine’s fate, its access to the sea and its grain exports hinge on Odesa. Without it, the country shrivels to a landlocked rump state.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/19/world/europe/odesa-ukraine-russia-putin.html