Reuters. Russia launched a flurry of missile and drone attacks on Ukraine for a second day on Tuesday. Ukraine said it shot down five of Russia's 10 missiles and 60 of its 81 drones on Tuesday. After the attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has demanded long-range weapons from allies Western countries and also asked for permission to attack inside Russia.

Ukraine's energy infrastructure targeted

On Monday, Russia targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure with more than 200 missiles and drones. Eight people were killed in this. On Tuesday also, five people were killed in an attack on a residential building in Krivy Rivstrakh. The Ukrainian Air Force said that it could not track 10 more drones on Tuesday, which fell somewhere in its territory. One of these reached the territory of Belarus.

Electricity supply has not been fully restored

At the same time, the power system has not been fully restored after the attack on power plants on Monday. Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry talked about a major attack on Ukraine, but denied targeting civilians. At the same time, many Russian defense bloggers described Russia's attack as an action taken in response to Ukrainian intrusion in the Kursk region.

What did the Ukrainian army chief say?

Ukraine's army chief General Oleksandr Siirsky said on Tuesday that our army has captured 1,300 square km in Kursk and 594 Russian prisoners are in custody. At the same time, the head of Russia's Belgorod region has said that the situation in the areas bordering Ukraine is difficult but under control. Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov claimed that America is involved in the infiltration of Ukrainian army in Kursk region.

The safety of Kursk nuclear plants is in danger

Rafael Grossi, the head of the United Nations nuclear agency, inspected the security of Kursk nuclear plants on Tuesday. After this, he said that the nuclear plants are in danger and the situation is serious. Both sides have accused each other of attacking the Zaporizhia nuclear plant of Ukraine, which is controlled by Russia.

China seeks cooperation from more countries in Ukraine peace plan

China's Eurasian affairs envoy in Bangkok, Li Hui, on Tuesday sought cooperation in its peace plan in Ukraine from three Global South countries - Indonesia, Brazil and South Africa - saying cooperation from the global south is crucial to the peace plan.