The 19th day of the war in Ukraine is brightening – here are three key things in the evening and at night

We compiled for this story the three most important events of the previous evening and last night in connection with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are scheduled to continue today via video link. The aim is to have a direct conversation between the presidents of the countries, which could lead to peace, said the President of Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelenskyi early Monday.

– Our goal is to get Ukraine the necessary result in this struggle, in these negotiations. Necessary for peace and security, Zelenskyi said in a videotaped message.

In his video speech, Zelenskyi again asked NATO to establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine. According to him, it is only a matter of time before the missiles fired by Russia will also start to hit the territory of NATO countries if the no-fly zone is declared.

Russia’s missile strike at a military base near Lviv killed 35 people and injured more than 130 on Sunday. Lviv is close to the NATO border with Poland.

Repairs and maintenance of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant to the safety equipment were suspended due to the physical and psychological strain on the staff. The Ukrainian authorities told the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) yesterday.

The personnel of the power plant occupied by Russia have been working on the pipeline for three weeks.

According to Ukrainian authorities, the power plant will be reconnected to the external grid this morning. Following the damage to the power lines, the power plant has continued to operate with the help of generators.

A decommissioned power plant needs electricity for cooling systems, for example.

According to the White House, the president of the United States Joe Biden talked to the president of France by phone on Sunday Emmanuel Macronin with the situation in Ukraine.

Macron and Biden stressed their commitment both to support Ukraine and to hold Russia accountable for their attack.