Ukraine news LIVE: Vladimir Putin to force enemy to surrender with ‘nuclear BLACKMAIL’ tactics at occupied power plant

THE UKRAINIAN Ministry of Defence have issued a stark warning to Vladimir Putin’s forces after it was announced that “45,200 Russian troops have been eliminated”. Taking to Twitter, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced that a further 300 Russian personnel had been killed taking the total to 45,200. The MoD Tweeted the following warning: “In February,Russia prepared a parade in advance & purchased 45,000 body bags for the 1st wave of ethnic cleansing in occupied Ukraine. “In August, Russians realised that they would need those bags for themselves. “Don’t buy a body bag for your neighbour, because you will go home in it.” It comes as Putin’s troops have told workers at Europe’s biggest nuclear plant to “take holiday” – sparking fears of a nuke disaster. The Zaporizhzhia  plant has been in the hands of Putin‘s forces since the early stages of the Ukraine war, with the world staring down the barrel of another radiation nightmare. Read our Ukraine-Russia blog below for the latest updates…