Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 and has used the region as a staging ground for its attacks, but it has rarely been a target for Ukrainian forces. Dramatic amateur footage on social media appeared to show panicked holidaymakers fleeing a Crimean beach with young children, as ballooning clouds of grey smoke rose over the horizon. Beachgoers fleeing - The strikes came a day after major blasts at the Saki airfield, a key military base on the Russian-annexed Crimea peninsula.
The plant was captured by Russian troops on March 4 after a battle with Ukrainian forces. The tensions have brought back memories of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in then Soviet Ukraine, which killed hundreds of people and spread radioactive contamination over much of Europe. Ukraine says Russia has stationed hundreds of troops and stored ammunition at the plant.
Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of recent shelling around the plant itself. Regional council head Mykola Lukashuk said the strikes had hit a local power line, leaving thousands of people without electricity. Most of the casualties were in the town of Marganets, just across the Dnieper River from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's biggest. Don't let the Russians kill you," he wrote, adding that Russia had fired a total of 80 rockets at the area. "It was a terrible night, regional governor Valentin Reznichenko wrote on Telegram, urging residents to shelter when they hear air raid sirens. The overnight strikes in the Dnipropetrovsk region in central Ukraine also injured 11 people, with five reported to be in a serious condition. Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of rocket strikes that killed 13 civilians in areas near a Russian-held power plant, where renewed fighting has raised fears of a nuclear disaster. Plus, "there's a lot of pent-up demand for animated films and for family films," said Geetha Ranganathan, senior media analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, signaling even more potential strength. The Chris Evans–led spinoff (which cost $200 million to produce) dropped a whopping 65% in its second weekend of release, ending its tenth day in theaters with just $89 million domestically after opening during the long Juneteenth weekend.īut "Minions" should not have too much to worry about given Thursday's previews. The film will also test the role of family-friendly flicks at the box office following "Lightyear's" dismal debut last month amid controversy surrounding a same-sex kissing scene. The site noted that "Minions" now has the highest preview gross for an animated film since 2019's "The Lion King" remake and that same summer's "Toy Story 4" (and the best of all time for a non-Disney/non-Pixar animated release.)
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The next installment of the "Despicable Me" franchise, which already nabbed the best previews for an animated movie of the pandemic era, with $10.75 million in domestic ticket sales on Thursday, is widely expected to secure a $116.6 million 4-day holiday opening, a $98.7 million 3-day after a $43 million opening day (including yesterday's $10.75 million), with possibly more room to run, Deadline reports.īox Office Pro adds it could easily see the film earning $100 million-plus, citing Thursday's strong preview results. "Minions: The Rise of Gru" will be another key summer box office test.
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