Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of shelling the complex, and the fighting has raised fears of a nuclear catastrophe. The three leaders’ agenda included the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine. Heightening international tensions, Russia deployed warplanes carrying state-of-the-art hypersonic missiles to the country’s Kaliningrad region, an enclave surrounded by two NATO nations. There was no immediate comment from the Ukrainian side. Russia’s military claimed that it struck a base for foreign mercenaries in Kharkiv, killing 90. On the battlefield, meanwhile, at least 11 people were killed and 40 wounded in heavy Russian missile strikes on Ukraine’s Kharkiv region on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, Ukrainian authorities said. help in freeing captured Ukrainian soldiers and medics. access to Ukrainian citizens deported to Russia, according to the Ukrainian president’s Website. While Turkey is a member of NATO - which backs Ukraine in the war - its wobbly economy is reliant on Russia for trade, and the country has tried to steer a middle course.Īt the meetings, Turkey agreed to help rebuild Ukraine’s infrastructure, including roads and bridges, and Zelenskyy asked Guterres to seek U.N. WATCH: Explosions hit Russian-annexed Crimea as Ukraine vows to retake territoryĮrdogan has positioned himself as a go-between in efforts to stop the fighting. The gathering, held far from the front lines in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, near the Polish border, marked the first visit to Ukraine by Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan since the outbreak of the war, and the second by U.N. chief met with Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy on Thursday in a high-stakes bid to ratchet down a war raging for nearly six months, boost desperately needed grain exports and secure the safety of Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant. LVIV, Ukraine (AP) - Turkey’s president and the U.N.