Russia condemns Ukraine’s use of NATO weapons in alleged attacks on the Zaporozhye power plant.

Russian authorities have stated that Armed Forces of Ukraine they are using NATO-supplied weapons in alleged attacks on the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant over the weekend.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that “numerous shellings” of Zaporozhye and the plant’s facilities were caused by “155-caliber NATO ammunition.”

Zakharova accused Western powers and members NATO gave carte blanche to Ukraine “continue reckless attempts to cause irreparable damage to the Zaporozhye NPP.”

“In fact, they are accomplices in the crimes committed by Kyiv, for which there is no justification,” condemned a representative of Russian diplomacy, who expressed regret about this. Ukraine count on the “limitless support” of the West.

“Fortunately, significant damage to the Zaporizhzhya NPP was avoided, no radiation was released,” Zakharova said.

However, despite the fact that the situation does not seem to have worsened, the official says that the situation in the area is at a “critical point” and that “it is very likely that it could lead to a man-made disaster.” .

Finally, the Russian diplomatic representative accused Kyiv of continuing to “play with fire” by committing “serious and irresponsible” provocations against nuclear facilities. “The international community needs to know who is behind the attacks,” he said, defending himself against accusations that Moscow is carrying out attacks on infrastructure.

Ukraine claims to have found ‘places of torture’

On Monday, Ukraine’s prosecutors announced they had uncovered “torture sites” used by the Russians in Kherson, a southern city retaken by Kyiv forces after nearly nine months of Russian occupation.

“In Kherson, the prosecutor’s office continues to establish Russia’s crimes,” the Ukrainian prosecutor’s office wrote on Telegram, saying officials found “places of torture” in “four buildings.”

Among the four buildings visited by the investigators are pre-war “temporary detention facilities”, “where, during the capture of the city, the invaders illegally detained people and brutally tortured them,” the prosecutor’s office added.

Pope Francis insists on mediation between Ukraine and Russia

Pope Francisco confirmed his hopes for the end of the war Ukraine and assured that the Vatican is ready to do everything possible for mediation, because “peace is possible.”

The supreme pontiff gave an interview to the Italian media and called on the warring countries to work together to “disarm the violence.”

“Yes, I have hope. Let’s not give up, peace is possible. However, everyone must commit to demilitarize hearts, starting with their own, in order to then defuse and disarm violence. We should all be pacifists. it can only serve for rearmament. True peace, which is the fruit of dialogue,” Francisco said of the end of this conflict.

(According to Europa Press and AFP)