Ukraine war live updates: Moscow says ties with China are at post-Cold War peak; Russia scrambles to deal with massive floods

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45% : "The head of Ukraine's center for countering disinformation, Lieutenant Andriy Kovalenko, said on Monday that Russia's attempts to blame Ukraine for the terror attack were "propaganda.""At the same time, Russia is striking the ZNPP with drones, pretending that the threat to the plant and nuclear safety is coming from Ukraine," he added.- Elliot SmithRussian central bank governor says worker shortage is limiting productionBank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina told lawmakers in Russia's lower house of parliament that production in the country is being constrained by worker shortages, according to Reuters.Nabiullina reportedly told the State Duma that Russia's economy is continuing to grow at an impressive rate.-- Elliot SmithUN sounds alarm after strike on Europe's largest nuclear plantThe United Nations' atomic energy watchdog sounded the alarm Sunday after drones struck a nuclear reactor at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine.

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