As KYIV marked the Independence Day, Ukraine hit a Russian nuclear site.

grey placeholderThe two soldiers of the Honorary Security Guard in EPA Ukraine raises blue and yellow flags on the city of Cibe on August 23, 2025.EPA

At the beginning of the celebration of the Independence Day, a person who raises the flag of Ukraine in the capital

Russia has accused the Ukrainian drone attack at a nuclear power plant in the Western Kursk region and said that Russian power and energy facilities were aimed at night.

The media service of the factory was injured and the fire was quickly disappeared, the messaging app telegram said. The attack said that the transformer was damaged, but the radiation level was within the normal range.

Firefighters are also angry at the UST-Luga port in Leningrad, Russia, and have a large fuel export terminal. The local governor said that about 10 Ukrainian drones collapsed and debris caused fire.

Ukraine did not mention Russia’s accusation.

The UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) repeatedly demanded both Russia and Ukraine to show the highest restrictions on nuclear facilities in war.

As Ukraine celebrates its anniversary on Sunday, it marks the Declaration of Independence with the Soviet Union in 1991.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived at the Civi on Sunday morning and met with Ukrainian President Bologdie Mirgen Ski. This pair is expected to hold a joint press conference.

Andriy Yermak, the principal of Zelensky, told Telegram, “This special day -Ukrainian Independence Day -We feel especially important to the support of friends, and Canada has always been standing at us.

Zelen Ski, meanwhile, shared a letter from King Charles to send the Ukrainian people the “warmest and most sincere wish.”

“I keep feeling the greatest admiration of the unbroken spirit of the Ukrainians,” the king says. “I hope our country will be able to cooperate closely to get just and continuous peace.”

Zelensky said that “kind words are true inspiration for our people in difficult wars.”

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Custical Nuclear Power Plant

The British government also said that the Ukrainian flag will appear on the Downing Street in recognition of its anniversary.

The Ministry of Defense confirmed that the British military experts will continue to train Ukrainian soldiers by the end of 2026, and continue to train Ukrainian soldiers with the extension of the Code name given to the British army training program for Ukrainian new employees.

Norway announced on Sunday that it will contribute about 7 billion krone (514m; $ 693m) in Ukraine.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said in a statement: “With Germany, Ukraine is guaranteed to receive a powerful aviation defense system.

The two countries are funding two patriotic systems, including missiles, and Norwegians are helping air defense radar.

Russia said on Saturday that the army in eastern Ukraine seized two villages in Donetsk.

The Russian forces are very slow in the eastern Ukraine and control about 20%of Ukrainian territory at a high cost.

In February 2022, Russia began to invade Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump met with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15, and there was a fierce diplomacy of this month’s war.

The summit was claimed as an important stage for peace in Ukraine. But both leaders insisted that the talks were successful, but Trump showed publicly frustrated because of the lack of peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.

The US president said he is considering striking Russia by economic sanctions or being far from peace talks.

Trump said on Friday, “I will make a decision on what we do and what it will be, and it will be a very important decision, and that it is your fight without doing anything, whether it is large sanctions, large -scale tariffs, or both.”

grey placeholderReuters people pass through the Temporary Memorial Hall, where the Ukrainian defender has fallen in Civ's Independent Square. There are some other countries, including flowers and Ukrainian flags.Reuters

In the Ukrainian Independence Square, people pass through the temporary transformation commemoration of the Ukrainians who were killed to protect the state.

Zelensky repeatedly demanded an unconditional ceasefire, and his European allies also insisted on stopping the fight.

He accused Russia’s “do everything he could” to prevent his meeting with Putin to end the war.

Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, said Putin was ready to meet Ukrainian leaders.