Ukraine and Russia: what you need to know

Updated August 8 2022 - 9:38pm, first published 9:34pm
Pope Francis has welcomed the departure from Ukrainian ports of the first ships carrying grain. (AP PHOTO)
Pope Francis has welcomed the departure from Ukrainian ports of the first ships carrying grain. (AP PHOTO)

International alarm over weekend artillery attacks on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear complex has grown, with Kyiv warning of the risk of a Chornobyl-style catastrophe and appealing for the area to be made a demilitarised zone.

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