Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 618

Two people were killed and the power supply was disrupted in Russian shelling of Ukraine's southern Kherson region. There were more than 40 hits in the village," regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on the Telegram messaging app. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces repelled a new Russian assault near the town of Vuhledar between the eastern and southern front lines in eastern Donetsk. Zelenskyy said the Russians had suffered "heavy losses" with many soldiers killed and wounded. Oleksandr Shtupun, a spokesman for Ukraine's military command, said Russian forces were trying to regroup and recover their losses near the eastern city of Avdiivka before trying to press ahead with its attempt to encircle the ruined town. Russia accused Ukraine of risking nuclear disaster after it shot down nine Ukrainian drones near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, which has been occupied by Russia since early March 2022. The drones were shot down near the Russian-held city of Enerhodar, where many of the plant's workers live. Russia and Ukraine have each accused the other of attacks near the plant. Russia said its air defences also brought down five Ukrainian drones over Crimea and one over the Black Sea. Russia jailed two more Ukrainian soldiers who fought in the city of Mariupol to lengthy prison sentences, as it continued to put dozens of prisoners of war on trial. Russia took thousands of Ukrainian soldiers captive after it seized Mariupol last May. Some were sent to Russia while others have been tried by Moscow-backed courts in occupied parts of eastern Ukraine. Under international law, soldiers cannot be prosecuted for having fought for their country. Two people were killed and the power supply was disrupted in Russian shelling of Ukraine's southern Kherson region. There were more than 40 hits in the village," regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on the Telegram messaging app.