Presidents of Ukraine

Referring to her sources, Fiona Hill, former official at the U.S. National Security Council specializing in Russian and European affairs, added that a peace agreement could have been reached as early as April.

For days, the two sides have been accusing each other of shelling the area around the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia.
Energodar authorities claim that a Ukrainian drone was shot down over the nuclear plant. Previously, the Russian Ministry reported that Ukrainian forces fired nine shells at the nuclear power plant.

That holiday, which "marks" six months after the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, will be celebrated without organized festivities and under the threat of land, air and sea attacks, reports Reuters.

Russia might take the provocative step of putting Ukrainian soldiers on trial as Kiev marks 31 years of independence for the war-ravaged country next week, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Sunday.

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

Zelensky, Erdogan and Guterres will talk in Lviv

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Ukraine for a tripartite meeting. In a few hours in Lviv, he will meet with the presidents of Ukraine and Turkey.

Tension continues over the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Again, the two sides exchange accusations of shelling the area around the nuclear power plant.
After the detonation of ammunition in a warehouse in Dzhankoi in the north of Crimea, a regional emergency regime was introduced. Fighting is also taking place throughout the Donbass.

A "catastrophe" at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine would threaten the whole of Europe, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Monday.

"Under the cover of the plant, the occupiers are shelling nearby cities and communities," Zelensky said in his evening address.

The restart of negotiations would not contribute to the goals of the Ukrainian government, Mikhail Podolyak, assistant to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, told the Ukrainian "Babel", reports RT.
"Today, Ukraine has no motivation to conduct negotiations," said Podolyak, adding that "the opportunity to win this war is much more important than any situational pause."

On their feet and with applause, MEPs welcomed the speech of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at an extraordinary sitting of the European Parliament today.

The Ukrainian capital Kyiv dawned in complete silence after a long and sleepless night. Intense fighting broke out and dozens of explosions erupted in the city in the dark hours of street clashes, including near government buildings.