Explosions were reported near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, raising safety concerns according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The agency noted that one of the plant's auxiliary facilities, located approximately 1,200 meters from the plant's perimeter, was attacked, with smoke still visible from that area in the afternoon. Despite the explosions, a fire at the plant was contained. Meanwhile, Russia's Ministry of Defence reported the destruction of 93 Ukrainian drones by its air defense units overnight. In the city of Mykolaiv, Ukraine, a Russian missile strike injured seven people and caused damage to multiple private houses, apartment buildings, vehicles, a post office, and a building materials store. Additionally, Ukrainian women are increasingly involved in warfare, with all-female drone crews actively engaging Russian forces and a female artillery officer aspiring to become defense minister. Since the lifting of the ban on women in combat roles in 2018, approximately 100,000 women volunteers have joined, utilizing technology to conduct precision operations.
Ukrainian women redefine warfare. All-female drone crews “liquidate Russians,” while a female artillery officer dreams of becoming defense minister, The Economist. From banned combat roles in 2018 to 100k volunteers today, tech makes women deadly precision pilots. 1/ https://t.co/LsSqJWRr0F
Russian soldier defies his luck by touching a Ukrainian FPV drone that failed to detonate when it struck him. https://t.co/9RU3og8wDS
Russian soldier defies his luck as he decides to touch a Ukrainian FPV drone that failed to detonate when it struck him. https://t.co/ArCtRImfi9