EU adopts 21st sanctions package against Russia as strikes continue
The EU has enacted its 21st sanctions package against Russia as cross-border strikes hit energy targets and the IAEA issues new warnings regarding the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
The European Union has officially implemented its 21st sanctions package targeting Russia, blacklisting 218 individuals and entities while restricting the country's banking, cryptocurrency, shadow fleet, and oil exports.
Concurrently, military strikes persist across both borders. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed successful attacks on a Russian military plant in Kirov and an oil storage facility. Meanwhile, Russian drone strikes targeted port infrastructure and fuel stations in Ukraine's Mykolaiv region. Ukrenergo reported subsequent power outages across the Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Additionally, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi raised concerns over infrastructure risks to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant caused by shelling near Enerhodar. Grossi noted that while reactor cooling water supplies currently remain adequate, long-term stability is threatened.
Sources: Ukrinform
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