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Kyiv residents stand shocked after Russian strikes pounded Ukraine's capital overnight during UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's visit, with one calling Russian President Vladimir Putin "worse than Hitler". Ukraine said that one person had been killed in the strike.
Rafael Grossi urged Russia and Ukraine -- who blame each other for the attacks on the plant -- to immediately allow nuclear experts to assess the damage and evaluate safety and security at Europe's largest nuclear powerplant.
The two-day summit, which begins on Thursday, will also touch upon Moldova's EU application, food insecurity, inflation and the cost-of-living crisis.
French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visit Irpin, a battle-damaged suburb of Ukraine's capital, in a show of support for the country at war with Russia. IMAGES
"I think we are at a time when we, the European Union, need to send clear political signals to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people in a context where they have been resisting heroically for several months," said Macron