A British intelligence report warned that Russian troops were advancing in southern Ukraine and predicted that fighting would now shift from the Donbass region to the eastern part of the country to Kherson and the Crimean peninsula in the south. “Russia’s war with Ukraine is set to enter a new phase, with the fiercest fighting shifting to a roughly 350-kilometer front line that runs southwest from near Zaporizhia to Kherson, alongside the Dnieper River,” it said. British Ministry of Defence. “Russian forces are almost certainly massing in the south in anticipation of a Ukrainian counterattack or preparing for a possible attack,” the intelligence report added. On Friday, explosions were reported at the Zaporizhia nuclear power complex, which Russian forces took over in March. The plant, the largest in Europe, is located on the banks of the Dniepro River in southern Ukraine. Russian troops have advanced into southern Ukraine and shelling of a power plant in the area has been reported. AFP via Getty Images British authorities predicted that the fighting would move to Kherson and the Crimean peninsula in the south.RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY PRESS RELEASE/EPA-EFE/S Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blamed Russia for the attack, calling it a “brazen crime” and an “act of terrorism”. “Today, the occupiers have created another extremely dangerous situation for everyone in Europe,” Zelensky said on his Friday night show. Russia denied launching the attack and blamed Ukrainian forces. Oleksandr Sugachov, 55, who suffered a stroke, is helped to board a train to Dnipro and Lviv during an evacuation effort from war-torn eastern Ukraine. Reuters A Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said production capacity at one unit at the plant had been reduced and power was cut at another unit, according to CNN. Separately, in a closed-door meeting in the Russian resort of Sochi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered on Saturday to organize a summit between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Zelensky.
