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Russia launched a deadly missile attack on a civilian community in Zaporizhzhia, near Europe's biggest nuclear power plant, Ukrainian officials report.
This comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Wednesday indicating he wants to seize control of the nuclear power plant. Ukrainian forces are pressing into the Luhansk region after Putin signed into law documents that illegally annex four Ukrainian regions.Ukrainian firefighters push out a fire after a strike in Zaporizhzhia on October 6, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.A map shared on social media by the UK Ministry of Defense shows reported Russian and Ukrainian troop movement in Ukraine as of October 6.
The map highlights Russian-controlled areas and contested areas, as well as reported military advances. It also shows five locations where Russian troops are reported to be gathering. Two of the Russian troop grouping locations are located in or near the Donbas region, where the UK defense ministry's map says troop advances are likely being made. Some likely Ukrainian troop advances are also drawn on the map in the Donbas region, and other likely Ukrainian advances are shown further south near the Kherson region.
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