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Xinhua News Agency, Moscow/Kiev, August 27 (Xinhua) -- Russian troops launched a large-scale attack on many parts of Ukraine on August 27. The Ukrainian General Staff reported on social media on the morning of the 27th that a total of 170 battles took place between Ukraine and Russia in the past 24 hours.

The Russian Ministry of Defense issued a notice on the 27th saying that in the early hours of the morning, the Russian army used long-range air-based high-precision weapons including the "Dagger" hypersonic missile and drones to carry out cluster strikes on key facilities at several Ukrainian airports, and all intended targets were hit.

The Ukrainian Air Force posted on social media on the morning of the 27th that the Russian army launched another large-scale air strike on Ukraine in the early hours of the morning, launching a total of 10 missiles and 81 drones, of which the Ukrainian air defense force shot down 5 missiles and 60 drones. The Ukrainian State Electricity Company issued a statement on the 27th saying that due to the most serious Russian attack on the Ukrainian energy system since the Russian-Ukrainian conflict on the 26th, Ukraine implemented power rationing measures across the country on the 27th.

The Ukrainian General Staff announced on social media on the morning of the 27th that a total of 170 battles took place between Ukraine and Russia in the past 24 hours.

Ukrainian Army Commander-in-Chief Serski said at the "Ukraine 2024 Independence" forum on the 27th that as of that day, the Ukrainian army had controlled 100 settlements in Russia's Kursk Oblast, totaling more than 1,200 square kilometers of land, and Russia had transferred about 30,000 soldiers from Ukraine to Kursk. Ukrainian President Zelensky said at the forum that Ukraine is not prepared to trade territory for security guarantees.

Kirillov, commander of the Russian Armed Forces' radiation, chemical and biological protection forces, said at a press conference on the 27th that multiple materials obtained by Russia showed that the Ukrainian army used ammunition containing toxic chemicals, and Russia has transferred materials showing Ukraine's violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

At a press conference held after the IAEA's inspection of the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant on the 27th, Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said that nuclear power plants should not be the target of military operations under any circumstances. There were signs of drone attacks near the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, but the nuclear power plant is currently operating "very close to normal." He said that any "external influence" on the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant could have serious consequences. Grossi revealed that he will travel to Ukraine next week and plans to discuss the situation at the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant with Zelensky. He said that the IAEA has inspected all nuclear power plants in Ukraine and found no leakage of materials for making "dirty bombs." (End)