Ukrainian Will Target Russian Troops Who Shoot At Nuclear Power Plant

"Every Russian soldier who either shoots at the plant, or shoots using the plant as cover, must understand that he becomes a special target for our intelligence agents, for our special services, for our army," Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address on August 13.

The situation at the plant caused heightened alarm this week at the United Nations and the UN's nuclear energy watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Both sides have said IAEA inspectors should be allowed to visit the plant, while UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a demilitarized zone to be set up around it.

Zelenskiy in his nightly address said recent shelling at the plant has increased the threat of a leak of radiation, and he said Ukrainian diplomats and partner states "will do everything to ensure” that new sanctions block the Russian nuclear industry.

Russian troops are continuing assaults in eastern Donetsk region. 

Ukrainian forces say their goal is the key city of Bakhmut (Video  #2).

Ukrainian forces strike Russian positions in occupied Nova Kakhovka

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have struck Russian positions in occupied Nova Kakhovka in the Kherson region, with a black plume of smoke observed rising above the city.

Serhii Khlan, deputy of the Kherson Regional Council, said this in a Facebook post, Ukrinform reports.

"Strike on Russian positions in Nova Kakhovka. A plume of smoke can be seen above the city. We continue to burn the orcs," the post reads.

Local Telegram channels reported that Ukrainian forces struck the electrical engineering plant, where ammunition started exploding.

On August 13, powerful explosions were also reported in Mariupol and Melitopol.

In Ukraine’s south, Russian military leadership flees to left bank of Dnipro

In the south of Ukraine, the Russian military leadership is moving across the Dnipro River, leaving the personnel on the right bank cut off by the strikes of the Armed Forces.

Head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, Vitaliy Kim (Above left) said in a Telegram post.

"Not much but it’s even a little pity for the stupid orcs as they were abandoned on the right bank of the Dnipro. Their entire leadership is fleeing across the Dnipro," Kim wrote.

As reported by Ukrinform, the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck the road bridge over the dam in Nova Kakhovka, which the enemy used to transfer equipment onto the right bank.

Previously, the Antonivka Road Bridge over the Dnipro River in Kherson city was seriously damaged.

The Daryiv Bridge over the Inhulets River in Kherson region was also destroyed.