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Russia-Ukraine war live updates: White House says Iranian troops 'directly engaged on the ground' in Crimea supporting Russian drone attacks on Ukraine
Iran has rejected claims that it was sending missiles and drones to Russia for Russian forces to use in the invasion of Ukraine. Stay with TOI for live updates.Ukraine warns Russia planning to destroy hydro dam
Kyiv accused Russia on Thursday of planning to destroy a hydropower plant in the eastern Kherson region, where Ukrainian soldiers have been steadily advancing and Moscow-installed authorities have begun evacuations. "Russia is preparing a man-made catastrophe," said Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Podolyak said Russia was mining the dam and transformers at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant to flood the lower Dnipro River where Russian forces are under threat from a Ukrainian offensive.
Iran has rejected claims that it was sending missiles and drones to Russia for Russian forces to use in the invasion of Ukraine.
The European Union has imposed sanctions on Shahed Aviation Industries in Iran and three Iranian armed forces generals for undermining Ukraine’s territorial integrity by helping supply drones to Russia for use in the war.
Oleksei Hromov, a deputy chief of the general staff’s main operational department, said Thursday that Russia was deploying aircraft and troops to air bases and military infrastructure facilities in Belarus.
“This time, the direction of the offensive may be changed to the west of the Belarusian-Ukrainian border to cut the main logistical arteries of the supply of weapons and military equipment to Ukraine from partner countries,” Hromov said.
The Ukrainian army general staff says there is a heightened chance that Russian forces could launch an attack from Belarus to cut off supply routes for Western weapons and military equipment.
The U.N. humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine says the “humanitarian catastrophe” in the country has new dimensions.
White House says Iranian troops 'directly engaged on the ground' in Crimea supporting Russian drone attacks on Ukraine, reports AP
