Russia Ukraine War News LIVE Updates: Fire breaks out in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, after attack by Russian forces - The Economic Times

The invasion of Ukraine is entering its ninth day. Thousands are thought to have died or been wounded as the biggest attack on a European state since World War Two unfolds, creating 1 million refugees, hits to Russia's economy, and fears of wider conflict in the West unthought-of for decades.Russia has already captured the defunct Chernobyl plant, some 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.On Thursday, the United States and Britain announced sanctions on more oligarchs, following on from EU measures, as they ratcheted up the pressure on the Kremlin.Included was Russian tycoon Alisher Usmanov, the founder of mining company Metalloinvest.Visa restrictions will be imposed on 19 Russian oligarchs, their family members and associates, the White House said.Sanctions have "had a profound impact already," said U.S. President Joe Biden.Russia calls its actions in Ukraine a "special operation" that is not designed to occupy territory but to destroy its neighbour's military capabilities and capture what it regards as dangerous nationalists. It denies targeting civilians.

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