Russia strikes residential buildings in northern Kyiv | DW News

Ukrainian emergency services say a shell that hit a residential building in Kyiv's Obolon district has killed one person. The emergency services had earlier said two bodies were found in the 9-story apartment building, but later revised the figure down. The online news site Ukrayinska Pravda tweeted a video of the burning and damaged building, which has said to have been hit at about 7:40 am local time.

Ukrainian authorities say 2 people were killed and 7 were injured after an aircraft factory was hit. The Antonov factory is known for producing many of the world's largest cargo planes. Authorities said a large fire broke out after the plant, which also makes passenger planes, was hit.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was supposed to speak to the Council of Europe on Monday, but his address has been cancelled due to "very urgent, unforeseen circumstances," the organization said. It is not clear what the circumstances are, but it is expected that Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal will take Zelenskyy's place at a slightly delayed time.

The connection between the decommissioned nuclear power plant Chernobyl, located in Ukrainian territory north of Kyiv, and the power grid has been damaged for the second time since Russia invaded Ukraine and took control of the facility, according to a statement Ukraine's grid operator Ukrenerho. The operator said a power line had been damaged and demanded that it be given access to the site to carry out necessary repairs. Reports of the damage could not be verified, and it was not clear if the plant had been cut off from the power grid entirely. Ukrenerho reported last Wednesday that the plant had been temporarily disconnected from the power grid, leaving essential systems reliant on power generators. Power is necessary to keep cooling the spent fuel for the site, decades after the 1986 meltdown that led to the spread of radioactive contamination.

Ukrainian and Russian delegations have met for a fourth round of talks, this time meeting online rather than in person, Ukrainian negotiator Mykhailo Podolyak wrote on Twitter. Podolyak said that "communication is being held yet it's hard" which he said was down to "too different political positions." He said earlier that the talks will focus on achieving a ceasefire ahead of political discussions.

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