Ukraine restricts electricity use after 'Russian terror' hits power stations
2 years, 2 months ago

Ukraine restricts electricity use after 'Russian terror' hits power stations

ABC  

Ukraine has urged residents to drastically restrict their electricity consumption to cope with the destruction of power stations by the Russian army as winter approaches. Key points: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he's preparing "for all possible scenarios with a view to winter" Kyiv accuses Moscow of orchestrating a "mass deportation" of civilians from Kherson Mr Zelenskyy urges citizens to conserve power as the government scrambles to make "mobile power supply points" Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after a meeting with energy companies that they were preparing "for all possible scenarios with a view to winter", as Kyiv accused Moscow of orchestrating a "mass deportation" of civilians from the occupied region of Kherson. Ukraine said it had downed "several Russian rockets" over Kyiv in the third consecutive day of attacks on the capital, with Mr Zelenskyy saying 10 Iranian-made drones aimed at the city had also been destroyed. "Putin's martial law in the annexed regions of Ukraine is preparation for the mass deportation of the Ukrainian population to depressed areas of Russia in order to change the ethnic composition of the occupied territory," Mr Danilov said. Separately, the secretary of Russia's National Security Council Nikolay Patrushev said around five million people from Russian-held parts of Ukraine had "found shelter" in Russia.

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'No heating, no light': Moldovans fear looming energy shortage as Russia halts gas supplies
1 week, 2 days ago

'No heating, no light': Moldovans fear looming energy shortage as Russia halts gas supplies

The Independent  

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Ukraine war: ‘State-sponsored terrorism’ as Russia attacks energy targets on Christmas Day
Top News
2 weeks ago

Ukraine war: ‘State-sponsored terrorism’ as Russia attacks energy targets on Christmas Day

The Independent  

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Ukraine war: ‘State-sponsored terrorism’ as Russia attacks energy targets on Christmas Day
Top News
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Ukraine war: ‘State-sponsored terrorism’ as Russia attacks energy targets on Christmas Day

The Independent  

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Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day

The Independent  

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Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched a massive missile and drone barrage targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Wednesday, striking a thermal power plant and prompting Ukrainians to take shelter in metro stations on Christmas morning. At least one person was killed in Russia’s attack on Ukraine’s Dnipro region, Vice Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba said on Telegram, adding that heating was disrupted …

Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day

LA Times  

Firefighters put out a fire following a Russian missile attack on the country’s energy system in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine on Wednesday. Russia launched a massive missile and drone barrage targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Wednesday, striking a thermal power plant and prompting Ukrainians to take shelter in metro stations on Christmas morning. At least one person was killed in Russia’s …

Why is Russia targeting Ukraine’s energy grid with missile attacks?
1 month, 1 week ago

Why is Russia targeting Ukraine’s energy grid with missile attacks?

The Independent  

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Ukrainian energy workers carry out repairs despite Russia's pounding of the country's power grid
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1 month, 1 week ago

Ukrainian energy workers carry out repairs despite Russia's pounding of the country's power grid

New Indian Express  

On a bright winter day, workers at a Ukrainian thermal power plant repair its heavily damaged equipment as drops of water from melted snow leak through gaping holes in its battered roof. Several weeks earlier, the facility was targeted by a Russian air attack that left scorch marks, shrapnel scars on the walls, and missile fragments scattered across the production …

Massive Russian strike on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure leaves over a million without power
1 month, 1 week ago

Massive Russian strike on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure leaves over a million without power

Firstpost  

Russia’s overnight strikes on energy infrastructure impacted Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions, according to Ukraine’s top private power company DTEK A window is illuminated in a residential building during a power outage after a morning Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 21, 2024. Reuters Over a million people were reported without power across …

Latest 'Massive' Russian Aerial Attack Cuts Power To 1 Million Homes In Ukraine
1 month, 1 week ago

Latest 'Massive' Russian Aerial Attack Cuts Power To 1 Million Homes In Ukraine

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING KYIV, Ukraine — Russia conducted a “massive” attack against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Thursday, firing nearly 200 missiles and drones and leaving more than a million households without power, Ukrainian officials said. Last March, the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued arrest warrants for two high-ranking Russian military officers on war crimes charges linked to attacks …

A ‘massive’ Russian missile and drone attack targets Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
Top News
1 month, 1 week ago

A ‘massive’ Russian missile and drone attack targets Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia conducted a “massive” missile and drone attack against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Thursday, officials said, adding to fears that the Kremlin aims to cripple the country’s power generation capacity before winter. Ukrainian officials have in the past accused Russia of “weaponizing winter.” Around half of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has been destroyed during the almost three years …

‘Massive enemy attack’: Russia strikes Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Massive enemy attack’: Russia strikes Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Al Jazeera  

Russian missile attacks have been reported across Ukraine, with emergency power outages affecting more than one million people amid freezing cold temperatures. Ukraine’s power infrastructure has come “under massive enemy attack”, according to the country’s energy minister, leaving more than 1 million people without electricity. In a Facebook post on Thursday, Energy Minister German Galushchenko said that “attacks on energy …

Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Maxim Timchenko, who runs the largest private energy company in Ukraine, pulls out a piece of paper with bar charts showing how much new electricity his company has brought online this year in the country versus how much Russian bombs have destroyed. “Sit and wait and pray that they don’t hit us, or do our job and …

Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy

The Independent  

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NATO scrambles 'all available' warplanes from Poland and Romania to Ukraine's borders after Russian unleashes massive missile attack to cripple the country's power grid ahead of winter
1 month, 3 weeks ago

NATO scrambles 'all available' warplanes from Poland and Romania to Ukraine's borders after Russian unleashes massive missile attack to cripple the country's power grid ahead of winter

Daily Mail  

NATO has scrambled all its warplanes from Poland and Romania to Ukraine's fraught borders, after Russia targeted the country's critical infrastructure with a new onslaught of missile attacks that aim to wipe out its energy grid. The country's energy operator DTEK announced emergency power cuts at around 7am UK time on Sunday morning affecting the Kyiv, Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions …

Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Al Jazeera  

Explosions heard across Ukraine, including Kyiv and Odesa, as Russia advances at its fastest rate since the early days of the nearly three-year war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday said Russian forces launched about 120 missiles and 90 drones in a “massive” combined air attack – one of the largest barrages of the near-three-year war. A Russian drone attack …

Russia Ukraine war: 210 Russian missiles, drones hit Ukraine's power grid in one of largest strikes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Russia Ukraine war: 210 Russian missiles, drones hit Ukraine's power grid in one of largest strikes

India Today  

Blasts rang out across Ukraine's capital Kyiv and other cities early on Sunday, as Russia staged its biggest missile attack since August and targeted power facilities with the winter setting in, according to officials. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched around 120 missiles and 90 drones in a "massive" combined air strike on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. "Russia launched one …

Underground Schools Offer Safe Haven Amid Nuclear Shadow
2 months, 1 week ago

Underground Schools Offer Safe Haven Amid Nuclear Shadow

Associated Press  

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has been under repeated attacks, posing a significant threat from both bombs and radiation. Despite being in cold shutdown for two years, the plant's external electrical supply is cut off for extended periods, increasing the risk of a large-scale meltdown. The plant's safer design compared to Chernobyl reduces the immediate threat of a …

Takeaways from AP story on Ukrainian schools built underground to guard against bombs and radiation
2 months, 1 week ago

Takeaways from AP story on Ukrainian schools built underground to guard against bombs and radiation

The Independent  

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Ukraine Is Decentralizing Energy Production to Protect Itself From Russia
55 years ago

Ukraine Is Decentralizing Energy Production to Protect Itself From Russia

Wired  

As soon as the Russian invasion of Ukraine started, Yuliana Onishchuk knew she had to help her country. “I realized: We have to rebuild them in a new way.” Putting her expertise as an energy lawyer and solar power project manager to good use, Onishchuk set up an NGO, the Energy Act for Ukraine Foundation. “I was already in renewables, …

Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns of 'nuclear disaster' under Russian plans to strike Ukraine's power plants
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns of 'nuclear disaster' under Russian plans to strike Ukraine's power plants

ABC  

Russia's plans to "torment millions of Ukrainians" by destroying the country's power infrastructure threatens to cause a nuclear catastrophe that could reach beyond Ukraine's borders, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned the UN. Just hours after Mr Zelenskyy's speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia was updating its "nuclear doctrine" – effectively rewriting the rules for its own weapons. "If, God forbid, …

A charred transformer on a Kyiv square makes for an unusual Ukraine war exhibit
3 months, 3 weeks ago

A charred transformer on a Kyiv square makes for an unusual Ukraine war exhibit

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A charred transformer from one of Ukraine’s badly damaged power plants has come to a square in Kyiv’s city center — a stark reminder of the scale of destruction caused by Russian strikes on the country’s energy system. The exhibition by private energy company DTEK, a nongovernmental organization and Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy opened on Thursday with …

Russian attacks on Ukraine power grid probably violate humanitarian law: UN
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian attacks on Ukraine power grid probably violate humanitarian law: UN

Al Jazeera  

International Energy Agency separately warns that the coming winter would prove to be the ‘sternest test yet’ for Ukraine’s energy grid. “Russia is trying to plunge Ukraine in the dark with targeted attacks on its energy systems,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday as she announced that 160 million euros from the proceeds of frozen Russian …

UN nuclear watchdog warns conditions ‘very fragile’ at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia power plant
4 months ago

UN nuclear watchdog warns conditions ‘very fragile’ at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia power plant

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog on Tuesday described the situation at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant as “very fragile” following fresh attacks near the site in central Ukraine, and vowed to expand the agency’s inspections to include critical electricity supplies. No cooling, then maybe you have a disaster.” Earlier, Grossi posted on X that …

Facing constant threat of Russian strikes on their energy grid, Ukrainians have learned to live with blackouts
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Facing constant threat of Russian strikes on their energy grid, Ukrainians have learned to live with blackouts

CNN  

Kyiv CNN — When hundreds of Russian missiles and drones assaulted Ukraine on Monday morning, Victoria Novorzhytska’s power went out first. “The key task is to get through the winter, to provide energy supply to critical infrastructure, people and the economy,” Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal told reporters on Tuesday. Maksym Holubchenko, a 25-year-old barista in Kyiv said his cafe’s …

Belarus says Ukraine amassing troops at border amid incursion into Russia
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Belarus says Ukraine amassing troops at border amid incursion into Russia

Al Jazeera  

Fighting has escalated after Ukrainian troops smashed through the border into Russia’s Kursk region this month. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says Kyiv has stationed more than 120,000 soldiers along its border with Belarus, the country’s state news agency reported, as fighting continues amid Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant Elsewhere, the United Nations nuclear watchdog warned …

IAEA warns of heightened security dangers facing Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
4 months, 3 weeks ago

IAEA warns of heightened security dangers facing Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

ABC  

The International Atomic Energy Agency has called on Kyiv and Moscow to exercise "maximum restraint" amid fears of a deteriorating safety situation around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in south-eastern Ukraine. "Yet again we see an escalation of the nuclear safety and security dangers facing the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant power plant," he said. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has …

Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant sustains damage after Ukrainian strike
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant sustains damage after Ukrainian strike

China Daily  

This video grab taken from a handout footage released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on August 11, 2024, shows a fire at a cooling tower of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. AFP PHOTO / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE MOSCOW -- The infrastructure of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has sustained serious damage for the first time since the start …

Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant sustains damage after Ukrainian strike
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant sustains damage after Ukrainian strike

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-08-12 10:29 This video grab taken from a handout footage released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on August 11, 2024, shows a fire at a cooling tower of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. AFP PHOTO / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE MOSCOW -- The infrastructure of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has sustained serious damage for the …

Fire at cooling tower of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Fire at cooling tower of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

The Hindu  

A fire broke out Sunday at a cooling tower of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, with Kyiv and Moscow trading blame for the incident. "As a result of shelling of the town of Energodar by the Ukrainian armed forces, there was a fire at a cooling system of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station," Yevgeny Balitsky, the Russian-installed …

Russia launches 'massive' attack on Ukraine power grid
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia launches 'massive' attack on Ukraine power grid

The Hindu  

Ukraine on Saturday said Russia had launched a "massive" overnight attack on energy infrastructure in the west and south, adding that at least seven persons died in strikes elsewhere. Russia launched 16 cruise missiles from land, sea and air as well as 13 attack drones, aiming at energy infrastructure in several regions, Ukraine's military said. The Energy Ministry said this …

Ukrainian drones knock out two substations near Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, Russia-installed officials say
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukrainian drones knock out two substations near Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, Russia-installed officials say

Hindustan Times  

June 21 - Russian-installed officials said on Friday that Ukrainian drone attacks had put out of action two electricity substations in Enerhodar, the town serving the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station and cut power to most of its residents. Ukrainian drones knock out two substations near Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, Russia-installed officials say But an official at the occupied Zaporizhzhia …

Russia launches 'massive' attack on Ukraine power infrastructure
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia launches 'massive' attack on Ukraine power infrastructure

New Indian Express  

KYIV: Ukraine on Saturday said Russia had launched a "massive" overnight attack on energy infrastructure in the country's west and south. It said this was "the eighth massive, combined attack on energy infrastructure facilities" in the past three months. Ukrainian authorities on Thursday said energy infrastructure, including a power station, had been damaged in a major overnight attack which left …

Russia’s shifting tactics put unprecedented pressure on Ukraine’s already hobbled power system
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia’s shifting tactics put unprecedented pressure on Ukraine’s already hobbled power system

CNN  

Kyiv CNN — Kateryna Serzhan says the only way to survive Ukraine’s almost daily blackout schedule is to “always have a plan B.” The 35-year-old has had to adapt to life in her high-rise Kyiv apartment block with her active 3-year-old daughter, Varia. On Saturday, “massive” Russian missile attacks hit several Ukrainian energy facilities, leaving thousands without power, officials said. …

Russia hits Ukraine energy facilities, apartment block killing three
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia hits Ukraine energy facilities, apartment block killing three

Al Jazeera  

Russia has relied increasingly on guided bombs dropped from a distance that involve fewer risks for its forces. Russian guided bombs struck an apartment building in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, killing three people, wounding 29 and prompting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to call for more help from Kyiv’s allies. Energy facilities targeted Overnight, Russia also launched a series of strikes …

Ukraine seeks air defence boost to protect battered energy grid
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine seeks air defence boost to protect battered energy grid

Al Jazeera  

The Ukrainian leader asks for help in repelling air attacks, warning Russia has destroyed half of Ukraine’s power production capacity. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on allies to increase their air defence support to Ukraine to help protect his country’s energy infrastructure. Sustained Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid in recent weeks have forced energy companies to institute nationwide rolling …

Energy shutdowns hit Ukraine after Russian attacks target infrastructure
7 months, 1 week ago

Energy shutdowns hit Ukraine after Russian attacks target infrastructure

The Independent  

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At least 19 injured as Russia hits Ukraine's power grid with fresh barrage
7 months, 1 week ago

At least 19 injured as Russia hits Ukraine's power grid with fresh barrage

The Hindu  

Russia pummelled Ukraine's energy infrastructure with a large-scale drone and missile attack Saturday, injuring at least 19 people, local officials said. Ukraine's largest private energy firm, DTEK said that two of its power plants had been seriously damaged in what it said was the sixth attack on the company's plants in two and a half months. Meanwhile, Ukraine's Energy Minister, …

At least 19 injured as Russia hits Ukraine’s power grid with fresh barrage
7 months, 1 week ago

At least 19 injured as Russia hits Ukraine’s power grid with fresh barrage

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia pummeled Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with a large-scale drone and missile attack Saturday, injuring at least 19 people, local officials said. Ukraine’s largest private energy firm, DTEK said that two of its power plants had been seriously damaged in what it said was the sixth attack on the company’s plants in two and a half months. Meanwhile, …

Send us Patriots: Ukraine’s battered energy plants seek air defenses against Russian attacks
8 months, 1 week ago

Send us Patriots: Ukraine’s battered energy plants seek air defenses against Russian attacks

LA Times  

Workers remove debris from the roof of a damaged thermal power plant after a Russian attack in Ukraine this week. Staffers worry they will lose the race to prepare for winter unless Ukraine’s allies come up with air-defense systems like U.S.-made Patriot missiles to stop more destruction on already damaged plants. The Associated Press on Thursday visited a plant owned …

Ukraine calls for energy savings amid Russian strikes
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine calls for energy savings amid Russian strikes

The Hindu  

A major Ukrainian power company and the government on April 18 urged businesses to limit energy use during peak evening hours after a series of Russian strikes on the war-battered country's electricity grid. Russian forces have renewed coordinated aerial attacks on Ukraine's energy production facilities, including hitting a major power plant near the capital Kyiv last week. The Energy Ministry …

Is Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant at risk of an ‘accident’?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Is Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant at risk of an ‘accident’?

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is dangerously close to suffering an accident because of recent drone attacks on it, according to the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency, the International Atomic Energy Agency. Last week, all six power units of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant which is located in southeastern Ukraine were switched to the cold shutdown …

Ukraine warns it lacked missiles to protect power plant from Russian attack
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine warns it lacked missiles to protect power plant from Russian attack

Al Jazeera  

The Trypilska thermal power station, one of the biggest electricity suppliers to the Kyiv region, was destroyed by Russian missiles on April 11. Russia was able to destroy a key power plant serving Kyiv because Ukraine ran out of defensive missiles, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed. The Trypilska thermal power plant, one of the biggest electricity suppliers to the Kyiv …

Ukraine 'ran out' of missiles to defend key plant, Zelensky says
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine 'ran out' of missiles to defend key plant, Zelensky says

The Hindu  

Russia was able to destroy a key power plant serving Kyiv because Ukraine ran out of defensive missiles, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday. Mr. Zelensky's warning came as overnight storms put further strain on Ukraine's fragile energy system, cutting power to thousands of people. "Due to the bad weather, 173 settlements in four regions are without power supply," Ukraine's …

Ukraine’s military chief warns of ‘significantly’ worsening battlefield situation in the east
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine’s military chief warns of ‘significantly’ worsening battlefield situation in the east

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s military chief on Saturday warned that the battlefield situation in the industrial east has “significantly worsened in recent days,” as warming weather allowed Russian forces to launch a fresh push along several stretches of the more 1,000 km-long front line. Also on Saturday, Germany announced that it will deliver an additional Patriot air defense system to …

Massive attack by Russia destroys one of Ukraine's largest power plants
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Massive attack by Russia destroys one of Ukraine's largest power plants

The Hindu  

A massive missile and drone attack destroyed one of Ukraine's largest power plants and damaged others, officials said, part of a renewed Russian campaign targeting energy infrastructure. Speaking in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin cast the attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities as a response to Ukrainian strikes that targeted Russian oil refineries. At least 10 other strikes overnight damaged energy …

Massive attack destroys one of Ukraine’s largest power plants
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Massive attack destroys one of Ukraine’s largest power plants

Associated Press  

A massive missile and drone attack destroyed one of Ukraine’s largest power plants and damaged others, officials said Thursday, part of a renewed Russian campaign targeting energy infrastructure. Speaking in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin cast the attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities as a response to Ukrainian strikes that targeted Russian oil refineries. At least 10 other strikes overnight damaged …

UN atomic watchdog says the status of Russian-occupied Ukraine nuclear plant is ‘extremely serious’
9 months ago

UN atomic watchdog says the status of Russian-occupied Ukraine nuclear plant is ‘extremely serious’

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — An explosion caused by an alleged drone attack at Europe’s largest nuclear plant in Ukraine on Tuesday posed no direct threat to its safety but underscored the “extremely serious situation” at the facility that repeatedly has been caught in the war ‘s crossfire, the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency said. The International Atomic Energy Agency said its team …

Status of Ukraine nuclear power plant is ‘extremely serious,’ U.N. watchdog says
9 months ago

Status of Ukraine nuclear power plant is ‘extremely serious,’ U.N. watchdog says

LA Times  

People pay respect Tuesday to Ukrainian servicemen Serhiy Konoval and Taras Petrushun, who were killed in a battle with Russian troops, during a funeral ceremony in Independence square in Kyiv, Ukraine. An explosion caused by an alleged drone attack at Europe’s largest nuclear plant in Ukraine on Tuesday posed no direct threat to its safety but underscored the “extremely serious …

Ukraine and Russia trade fresh accusations of targeting a major nuclear power plant
9 months ago

Ukraine and Russia trade fresh accusations of targeting a major nuclear power plant

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine are trading fresh accusations over renewed threats to Europe’s largest nuclear plant that has been caught up in the war, with Moscow alleging Ukraine was behind drone attacks on the facility that were witnessed by U.N. inspectors and Kyiv accusing Russia of disinformation tactics. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday called the drone attacks …

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