war map. What is known about day 164 of the conflict

These are some of the highlights of what happened this Saturday in the Ukraine war.

• The war in Ukraine is entering a “new phase”, with the focus of fighting shifting from the Donbass region to the southern part of the country. Russian forces are moving from Donbass, various occupied sites and Russian territory to the Crimea region, where they are expected to support attacks in the Kherson region, the British Ministry of Defense says. in an analysis of movements on the ground published this Saturday.
• The executive director of Amnesty International (AI) Ukraine has resigned after a report published by the organization accused the Ukrainian military of endangering civilian lives by using civilian infrastructure, such as schools, during the conflict. Oksana Pokalchuk wrote that he tried to dissuade the organization from publishing the report as it was.
• Pope Francis received Ukraine’s ambassador to the Holy See, Andrii Yurash, at a time when the Vatican is considering a possible trip by the pontiff to kyiv to demand an end to the war.
• Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said that “by a miracle” there was no disaster in Europe tonight with the explosion of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. He also pointed to “dangerous provocations” by Russia. kyiv and Moscow trade blame and blame for the incident, while Ukraine’s state nuclear regulator points to a high risk of “fire”, “hydrogen leak and radioactive spray”.
• The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, expressed this Saturday “extremely concerned” about yesterday’s bombing of the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, under Russian occupation in Ukrainian territory.