White House ‘outraged by credible reports’ Russian forces have taken hostages inside Chernobyl power plant
3 years ago

White House ‘outraged by credible reports’ Russian forces have taken hostages inside Chernobyl power plant

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The White House has reviewed “credible reports” that Russian troops are holding staff inside Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant hostage, after Russian forces captured the facilities as Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale assault inside the country. “We’re outraged by credible reports that Russian soldiers are currently holding the staff of the Chernobyl facilities hostage,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on 24 February. Mykhailo Podolyak, an aide of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said on Thursday: “It is impossible to say the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is safe after a totally pointless attack by the Russians.” “This is one of the most serious threats in Europe today,” Podolyak said. open image in gallery The protective dome built over the sarcophagus covering the destroyed fourth reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant Ukrainian ambassador warns about Russia capturing Chernobyl nuclear power plant open image in gallery A woman holds her baby inside a bus as they leave Kyiv, Ukraine A Ukrainian official told Associated Press that Russian shelling hit a radioactive waste repository and an increase in radiation levels was reported.

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Radiation levels normal as Ukraine says Russia hit Chernobyl nuclear power plant
1 month ago

Radiation levels normal as Ukraine says Russia hit Chernobyl nuclear power plant

Firstpost  

The Kremlin rejected that its military targets Ukrainian nuclear sites, while the European Union said the attack was “reckless” and showed Russia was “not looking for peace” The Kremlin rejected that its military targets Ukrainian nuclear sites. Source: X Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that a Russian drone had struck a cover built to contain radiation at the Chernobyl …

Drone Damages Chernobyl Reactor Shell, Radiation Levels Remain Normal
Top News
1 month ago

Drone Damages Chernobyl Reactor Shell, Radiation Levels Remain Normal

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR POWER STATION, Ukraine — A drone armed with a warhead hit the protective outer shell of Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear plant early Friday, damaging the structure and briefly starting a fire, in an attack Kyiv blamed on Russia. Radiation levels at the shuttered plant in the Kyiv region — site of the world’s worst nuclear accident …

Russian drone attack damages Chernobyl nuclear plant’s shelter, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says
1 month ago

Russian drone attack damages Chernobyl nuclear plant’s shelter, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says

The Hindu  

A Russian drone caused significant damage to the radiation containment shelter at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday. The Russian drone struck the shelter of the destroyed power unit at the plant, causing a fire that has since been extinguished, Mr. Zelenskyy wrote on the Telegram app. “The only country in the world …

Chernobyl nuclear reactor roof under drone attack: Here's why it worries the world
Top News
1 month ago

Chernobyl nuclear reactor roof under drone attack: Here's why it worries the world

India TV News  

Chernobyl under attack: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday claimed that a Russian drone with a high-explosive warhead targeted the protective containment shell of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Kyiv region. Pescov, in a conference call with reporters, said, "There is no talk about striking on nuclear infrastructure, nuclear energy facilities, any such claim isn't true." In a …

Drone attack damages Chernobyl nuclear power plant site, Ukraine and UN agency say
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1 month ago

Drone attack damages Chernobyl nuclear power plant site, Ukraine and UN agency say

ABC  

Explosions have been heard and a fire ignited after an unmanned drone hit the roof of the radiation containment shell that covers the radioactive remains of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. "A Russian strike drone with a high-explosive warhead hit the shelter that protects the world from the radiation of the …

Chernobyl: Ukraine says Russia drone attack hits nuclear plant, radiation levels normal
1 month ago

Chernobyl: Ukraine says Russia drone attack hits nuclear plant, radiation levels normal

CNN  

CNN — A Russian drone struck the former nuclear power plant at Chernobyl in an attack overnight into Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Later on Friday, Chernobyl’s chief engineer Oleksandr Tytarchuk said, “The shelter ceased to fulfill its function” following the damage, according to Ukrainian state media Ukrinform. During intense fighting near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in …

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

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But Russian soldiers control another …

Ukraine’s president acknowledges military incursion onto Russian soil
7 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s president acknowledges military incursion onto Russian soil

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Days after Ukraine began a surprise military incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has broken the government’s silence on it by indirectly acknowledging the ongoing military actions to “push the war out into the aggressor’s territory.” Zelenskyy’s comment came in his nightly address late Saturday. But Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Sunday …

UN watchdog’s head in Russia to discuss safety of Ukrainian nuclear plant caught in crossfire
1 year ago

UN watchdog’s head in Russia to discuss safety of Ukrainian nuclear plant caught in crossfire

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — The U.N.'s atomic watchdog agency chief is visiting Russia amid concern about a Ukrainian nuclear power plant caught in the crossfire since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in 2022 and seized the facility shortly after. AP AUDIO: UN watchdog’s head in Russia to discuss safety of Ukrainian nuclear plant caught in crossfire AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports …

Russian occupiers rule Ukraine’s nuclear plant through force, fear: Sources
1 year, 7 months ago

Russian occupiers rule Ukraine’s nuclear plant through force, fear: Sources

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian insiders talk to Al Jazeera about life at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which was taken over in the early days of the war. The occupiers paid workers in the Russian rouble, while they still received the hryvnia from Ukraine’s state nuclear company Energoatom – until it found out about their “volunteer collaboration”, fired them, and stopped transferring wages. Even …

UN nuclear agency seeks more access to the plant that Kyiv and Moscow say is under threat
1 year, 8 months ago

UN nuclear agency seeks more access to the plant that Kyiv and Moscow say is under threat

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The head of the United Nations nuclear agency said Friday he was pushing for access to the rooftops of reactors at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, where Ukrainian officials accused Russia of planting explosives. The “foreign objects” were placed on the roof of the plant’s third and fourth power units, the General Staff of Ukraine’s armed …

Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of planning to attack Europe’s biggest nuclear plant
1 year, 8 months ago

Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of planning to attack Europe’s biggest nuclear plant

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine and Russia accused each other Wednesday of planning to attack one of the world’s largest nuclear power plants, but neither side provided evidence to support their claims of an imminent threat to the facility in southeastern Ukraine that is occupied by Russian troops. Citing the latest intelligence reports, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alleged Tuesday night that …

Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of preparing imminent attack on nuclear plant
1 year, 8 months ago

Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of preparing imminent attack on nuclear plant

LA Times  

Ukraine and Russia accused each other Wednesday of planning to attack one of the world’s largest nuclear power plants, which is located in southeastern Ukraine and occupied by Russian troops, but neither side provided evidence to support its claims of an imminent threat. Citing intelligence reports, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky alleged Tuesday night that Russian troops had placed “objects resembling …

Russians reducing personnel at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Ukrainian intelligence says
1 year, 8 months ago

Russians reducing personnel at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Ukrainian intelligence says

ABC  

Russia is gradually reducing the number of personnel at the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, Ukraine's military intelligence agency says. Key points: Ukraine's GUR MO intelligence agency says Russians stationed at Zaporizhzhia's nuclear power plant have begun to leave President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is boosting the military presence in Ukraine's north after the Wagner Group's arrival in Belarus Poland detained a …

Ukraine holds drills in Zaporizhzhia to prepare for radiation leaks from Russian-held nuclear plant
1 year, 8 months ago

Ukraine holds drills in Zaporizhzhia to prepare for radiation leaks from Russian-held nuclear plant

Associated Press  

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Dressed in white and yellow protective suits and armed with devices to detect radiation levels, Ukrainian emergency workers took part in a drill Thursday to prepare for a potential risk of radiation leakage from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Dozens of civilians joined the drill on the outskirts of the city of Zaporizhzhia, located around 100 …

UN nuclear chief urges Russia and Ukraine to ban attacks at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant
1 year, 9 months ago

UN nuclear chief urges Russia and Ukraine to ban attacks at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. nuclear chief stressed Tuesday that the world is fortunate a nuclear accident hasn’t happened in Ukraine and asked Moscow and Kyiv to commit to preventing any attack on Europe’s largest nuclear power plant and make other pledges “to avoid the danger of a catastrophic incident.” Rafael Grossi reiterated to the U.N. Security Council what he …

Ukraine warns of Russian plan to ‘simulate nuclear power plant accident’
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukraine warns of Russian plan to ‘simulate nuclear power plant accident’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Intelligence chiefs in Kyiv have …

Ukrainians mark Chernobyl disaster amid nuclear threats
1 year, 10 months ago

Ukrainians mark Chernobyl disaster amid nuclear threats

Associated Press  

CHERNOBYL, Ukraine — Workers at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on Wednesday marked the 37th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear disaster amid an ongoing war and nuclear threats, somberly laying flowers at a monument for victims. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used the day to repeat his warnings about the potential threat of a new atomic catastrophe in Ukraine amid …

West's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine exposes double standards, says Amnesty
1 year, 11 months ago

West's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine exposes double standards, says Amnesty

India Today  

Amnesty, in its annual world report for 2022, called out the West's "double standards" over human rights abuses throughout the world, news agency AFP reported on Tuesday. Amnesty secretary general Agnes Callamard said, “The West's formidable response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine underscored double standards, exposing in comparison how inconsequential their reactions have been to so many other violations of …

Major Russian missile barrage strikes cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv
2 years ago

Major Russian missile barrage strikes cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv

LA Times  

Three Russian rockets launched from Russia’s Belgorod region are seen at dawn in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 9, 2023. President Volodymyr Zelensky described the barrage, which came as many people slept, as an attempt by Moscow “to intimidate Ukrainians again.” The Russian Defense Ministry said the attacks were in retaliation for an incursion into the Bryansk region of western Russia …

Ukraine: Russian strikes thwarted, wreckage hits buildings
2 years, 3 months ago

Ukraine: Russian strikes thwarted, wreckage hits buildings

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian authorities said they thwarted a Russian attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region Wednesday as their air defense system destroyed 13 explosive-laden drones, although wreckage damaged five buildings, without causing casualties. The Russian Embassy in Washington said a Patriot missile delivery would be “another provocative step by the administration, which could lead to unpredictable consequences.” It …

Ukraine Russia news – live: Putin warns anyone attacking Moscow will be ‘wiped out’
2 years, 3 months ago

Ukraine Russia news – live: Putin warns anyone attacking Moscow will be ‘wiped out’

The Independent  

✕ Close Threat of nuclear war is rising but Russia has not 'gone mad', claims Vladimir Putin For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed …

Nuclear accident in offing? Russia accuses Ukraine of shelling its facility
2 years, 3 months ago

Nuclear accident in offing? Russia accuses Ukraine of shelling its facility

Live Mint  

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is now under the control of Russia, has come under the shelling allegedly by the Ukrainian forces. An official said that the Ukrainian forces shelled the nuclear power plant for two consecutive days. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which Russia occupied shortly after its invasion of Ukraine, has since come under repeated shelling. The …

Renewed shelling threatens key Ukrainian nuclear plant
2 years, 3 months ago

Renewed shelling threatens key Ukrainian nuclear plant

LA Times  

A plume of smoke rises during a fire caused by a Russian attack in Kherson, Ukraine, on Saturday. Powerful explosions shook Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, the site of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, the global nuclear watchdog said Sunday, calling for “urgent measures to help prevent a nuclear accident” in the Russian-occupied facility. Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director general of the …

UN, G7 decry Russian attack on Ukraine as possible war crime
2 years, 5 months ago

UN, G7 decry Russian attack on Ukraine as possible war crime

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces showered Ukraine with more missiles and munition-carrying drones Tuesday after widespread strikes killed at least 19 people in an attack the U.N. human rights office described as “particularly shocking” and amounting to potential war crimes. In a phone call with Zelenskyy on Tuesday, President Joe Biden “pledged to continue providing Ukraine with the support needed …

U.N. and G-7 decry Russian attack on Ukraine as possible war crime
2 years, 5 months ago

U.N. and G-7 decry Russian attack on Ukraine as possible war crime

LA Times  

A man walks past a car shop that was destroyed after a Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Tuesday. “They will encourage the terrorist state to think about peace, about the unprofitability of war.” Ukrainian officials said the diffuse strikes on power plants and civilian areas made no “practical military sense.” However, Putin’s supporters had urged the Kremlin for weeks …

Ukraine nuclear workers recount abuse, threats from Russians
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine nuclear workers recount abuse, threats from Russians

Associated Press  

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Alone in his apartment in the Russian-occupied city of Enerhodar in southeastern Ukraine, nuclear plant security guard Serhiy Shvets looked out his kitchen window in late May and saw gunmen approaching on the street below. Shvets, who survived the shooting, is among workers from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant recounting their fears of being abducted and tortured …

Russia Accused Of Kidnapping Head Of Ukraine Nuclear Plant
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia Accused Of Kidnapping Head Of Ukraine Nuclear Plant

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces blindfolded and detained the head of Europe’s largest nuclear plant, Ukraine’s nuclear power provider said Saturday, reigniting long-simmering fears over the plant’s security. In a possible attempt to secure Moscow’s hold on the newly annexed territory, Russian forces seized the director-general of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Ihor Murashov, around 4 p.m. …

Vladimir Putin mobilises more troops, says nuclear threat ‘not a bluff’
2 years, 5 months ago

Vladimir Putin mobilises more troops, says nuclear threat ‘not a bluff’

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called up 3,00,000 reservists to fight in Ukraine and backed a plan to annex parts of the country, hinting to the West he was prepared to use nuclear weapons to defend Russia. “Nuclear blackmail has also been used,” Mr. Putin said, citing Ukraine’s Zaporozhzhia nuclear power plant. Mr. Putin also accused officials of NATO …

Ukraine says Russian missile struck close to nuclear plant
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine says Russian missile struck close to nuclear plant

LA Times  

A Russian missile blasted a crater close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on Monday, not damaging its three reactors but hitting other industrial equipment in what Ukrainian authorities denounced as an act of “nuclear terrorism.” The missile struck within 325 yards of the reactors at the Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear power plant near the city of Yuzhnoukrainsk in Mykolaiv …

Fighting rages near Russian-held nuclear plant in Ukraine
2 years, 6 months ago

Fighting rages near Russian-held nuclear plant in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

An official says the besieged Zaporizhzhia nuclear facility may be closed as residents near the plant are urged to evacuate for their own safety. Heavy fighting erupted in areas near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in Ukraine after Kyiv warned it might have to shut down the plant to avoid a radiation disaster. The General Staff of the Ukrainian …

‘Afraid for our lives’: Ukraine nuclear plant loses power
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Afraid for our lives’: Ukraine nuclear plant loses power

Al Jazeera  

Constant artillery fire has prompted fears of a radiation disaster the International Red Cross says would cause a major humanitarian catastrophe. The Zaporizhzhia plant, Europe’s largest, had its last remaining main external power line cut off, although a reserve line continued supplying electricity to the grid, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Saturday. The goal is the “systemic grinding …

Opinion: Don’t wake the nuclear giant on our doorstep
2 years, 6 months ago

Opinion: Don’t wake the nuclear giant on our doorstep

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Sasha Dovzhyk is a special projects curator at the Ukrainian Institute London and Associate Lecturer in Ukrainian at School of Slavonic and East-European Studies, University College London. Sasha Dovzhyk with her best friend Diliara Didenko in Zaporizhzhia, 2002. courtesy Sasha Dovzhyk Growing up in Zaporizhzhia, the south eastern Ukrainian city some 50 kilometers away from the largest nuclear …

Op-Ed: A Ukrainian nuclear plant is under attack. We can’t risk another Chernobyl
2 years, 6 months ago

Op-Ed: A Ukrainian nuclear plant is under attack. We can’t risk another Chernobyl

LA Times  

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, lies along the Dnieper River in southeastern Ukraine. We drove to a Stalinist-era concrete block apartment building, which Oleg called “a high-rise research laboratory with human guinea pigs.” He said keeping survivors together helped doctors and scientists track and measure the advancement of radiation sickness, such as skin lesions, cancers of the mouth, …

Ukraine, Russia trade more blame on threats to nuclear plant
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine, Russia trade more blame on threats to nuclear plant

India TV News  

Fears about the potential for a radiation leak at Europe's largest nuclear power plant persisted Saturday as both sides traded blame for nearby shelling. Ukraine said Russian forces fired on areas just across the river from the plant and Russia claimed Ukrainian shells hit a building where nuclear fuel is stored. The governor of Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, Valentyn Reznichenko, said …

Ukraine, Russia trade more blame on threats to nuclear plant
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine, Russia trade more blame on threats to nuclear plant

ABC  

Fears about the potential for a radiation leak at Europe's largest nuclear power plant have persisted as both sides trade blame for nearby shelling. Key points: Much of the concern centres on the cooling systems for the plant's nuclear reactors The Ukrainian and Russian governments have repeatedly accused the other of shelling the complex The British government said it was …

Risk of leak at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: Operator
2 years, 6 months ago

Risk of leak at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: Operator

Al Jazeera  

Authorities have distributed iodine tablets to residents who live near the nuclear plant in case of a radioactive leak. Ukraine’s state energy operator said there is a risk of radioactive leakage at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is Europe’s largest nuclear facility and currently under occupation by Russian troops. Energoatom said on Saturday that Russian forces had “repeatedly shelled” …

Residents near a Ukrainian nuclear plant are preparing in case of radiation exposure
2 years, 6 months ago

Residents near a Ukrainian nuclear plant are preparing in case of radiation exposure

NPR  

Residents near a Ukrainian nuclear plant are preparing in case of radiation exposure Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrii Marienko/AP Andrii Marienko/AP KYIV, Ukraine — Concern about the potential for a radiation leak at Europe's largest nuclear power plant persisted as Ukrainian authorities said Saturday that Russian forces fired on areas just across the river and Russia claimed Ukrainian shelling …

UN's International Atomic Energy Agency seeks to visit Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant amid concerns
2 years, 6 months ago

UN's International Atomic Energy Agency seeks to visit Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant amid concerns

Firstpost  

Fighting near the nuclear plant has sparked fears of a nuclear disaster that could affect both the area around the plant and much wider in Europe, just like the Chernobyl accident in 1986 Kyiv, Ukraine: A team from the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency is expected to visit the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine soon but more shelling was …

Putin Expands Russian Army as Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Escaped Nuclear Disaster
2 years, 6 months ago

Putin Expands Russian Army as Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Escaped Nuclear Disaster

The Quint  

On the other hand, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday, 26 August, that the world narrowly escaped a radiation disaster after Europe's largest nuclear power plant, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in southeastern Ukraine, was cut off from electricity supply. Zelenskyy urged international bodies to force Russian troops to vacate the site after Russian shelling sparked fires in the …

Staff exodus risks safety at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
2 years, 6 months ago

Staff exodus risks safety at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

CNN  

Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine CNN — When Russian troops started shelling nearby towns from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant where she worked in southeastern Ukraine, Elena decided it was time to escape. “There are many, many explosions at the same time, like big cars firing.” On Thursday, the Zaporizhzhia plant was completely disconnected from Ukraine's power grid for the first time in …

Russia shells area near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, despite U.S. pleas
2 years, 6 months ago

Russia shells area near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, despite U.S. pleas

The Hindu  

NIKOPOL Russian shelling across the river from Ukraine's main atomic plant wounded four people on August 22, an official said, only hours after the latest international pleas to spare the area from attacks to prevent a nuclear disaster. Nikopol, on the opposite bank of the Dnieper River and about 10KM downstream from the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, came under fire three …

Calls for restraint as attacks continue near Ukraine power plant
2 years, 6 months ago

Calls for restraint as attacks continue near Ukraine power plant

Al Jazeera  

Leaders of the US, UK, Germany and France say independent inspectors need to visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear site as soon as possible. Leaders of the United States, United Kingdom, France and Germany have called for restraint around the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, as artillery shells continued to rain down on a city near the facility. In a statement …

Blasts behind Russian lines had major psychological effect on Putin – officials
2 years, 6 months ago

Blasts behind Russian lines had major psychological effect on Putin – officials

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Recent explosions deep behind Russia’s lines in Crimea have had …

Russia, Ukraine spar over fighting near nuclear facility
2 years, 6 months ago

Russia, Ukraine spar over fighting near nuclear facility

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A fire at a munitions depot inside Russia forced the evacuation of two villages near the border with Ukraine, an official said Friday, while two civilians were reported wounded by Russian shelling near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as both sides traded accusations about fighting near the facility in southern Ukraine. But President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alluded to …

Russia warns of another Chernobyl over Ukraine's attacks
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia warns of another Chernobyl over Ukraine's attacks

India TV News  

Ukraine's ongoing attacks on the Russia-controlled Zaporozhye nuclear power plant may cause a far worse disaster for Europe than the current energy crisis, a Russian Defense Ministry official has warned, media reports said. Igor Kirillov, who heads Russia's Nuclear Biological and Chemical Defense Troops, illustrated the likely worst-case scenario of a direct hit on Europe's largest nuclear plant, during a …

Zaporizhzhia: Inside the Ukraine power plant raising the specter of nuclear disaster in Europe
2 years, 7 months ago

Zaporizhzhia: Inside the Ukraine power plant raising the specter of nuclear disaster in Europe

CNN  

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — Every day Olga is bused from her home in the Russian-occupied town of Enerhodar, on the banks of the Dnipro River in southeastern Ukraine, to the nearby Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant where she works. “I urge the withdrawal of any military personnel and equipment from the plant and the avoidance of any further deployment of forces …

Nuclear accidents can happen in Europe too: Russian ex-president
2 years, 7 months ago

Nuclear accidents can happen in Europe too: Russian ex-president

Al Jazeera  

Dmitry Medvedev’s remarks come amid ongoing fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Russian ex-President Dmitry Medvedev has issued a veiled threat to Ukraine’s Western allies who have accused Russia of creating the risk of a nuclear catastrophe by stationing forces around the Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. And accidents can happen there, too.” The UN nuclear …

Ukraine and Russia promise to allow UN nuclear plant visit amid fears of disaster
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine and Russia promise to allow UN nuclear plant visit amid fears of disaster

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ukraine and Russia have both …

Russia accused of planting prison attack evidence, watchdog appeals for nuclear plant access, and Ukraine's worsening health crisis
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia accused of planting prison attack evidence, watchdog appeals for nuclear plant access, and Ukraine's worsening health crisis

ABC  

US officials believe Russia has been working to fabricate evidence concerning last week's deadly strike on a prison housing prisoners of war in eastern Ukraine. Key points: The UN will launch a "fact-finding mission" to investigate the Olenivka prison attack The UN's nuclear watchdog says contact with a Russian-controlled nuclear power plant in Ukraine is "fragile" and are appealing to …

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