Russian shelling hit cities near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant overnight, the region's governor reported via Telegram, adding that schools, homes and other civilian infrastructure had been destroyed or damaged.
International leaders continue to sound the alarm over a potential nuclear disaster from the fighting and Russia's occupation of the plant, which is the largest of its kind in Europe.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is warning of a "particularly nasty" Russian attack this week ahead of Ukraine's 31st independence day on Aug. 24. Russian forces have positioned more cruise-missile bearing warships in the Black Sea, and large gatherings in Kyiv have been banned for most of this week.