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 said they will allow UN experts to conduct safety checks at a Ukrainian nuclear power plant amid fears of a second Chernobyl. Speaking on Monday, Antonio Guterres, the UN secretary general, urged Ukraine and Russia to grant the IAEA access to the plant so that they can “create conditions for stabilisation”. “Any attack a nuclear plant is a suicidal thing,” he said from Japan, where he was attending an event to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Meanwhile, Yevhenii Tsymbaliuk, Ukraine’s ambassador to the UN’s nuclear watchdog, accused Russia of targeting the plant in a deliberate move to cause electricity blackouts in Ukraine-held areas.

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US & Russia Discuss Demarcation Lines, Power Plant Control In Ceasefire Talks
3 days, 11 hours ago

US & Russia Discuss Demarcation Lines, Power Plant Control In Ceasefire Talks

ABP News  

US envoys had talks with Russia on Monday, following separate talks with a team from Kyiv, focusing on a proposed partial ceasefire in Ukraine's three-year war. While speaking about the other issues on the table, Trump said, that they were “talking about territory” and “lines of demarcation, talking about power, power plant ownership.” US Control Over Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant …

Trump floats US takeover of Ukraine nuclear plants
1 week, 1 day ago

Trump floats US takeover of Ukraine nuclear plants

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: Donald Trump told Volodymyr Zelensky Wednesday that the United States could own and run Ukraine's nuclear power plants as part of his latest bid to secure a ceasefire in Russia's invasion of its neighbor. The Ukrainian president said following their call that Kyiv was ready to pause attacks on Russia's energy network and infrastructure, a day after Vladimir Putin …

US Could Run Ukraine’s Nuclear Plant, Says Zelenskyy
1 week, 1 day ago

US Could Run Ukraine’s Nuclear Plant, Says Zelenskyy

ABP News  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that during the phone call, on Wednesday, with US counterpart Donald Trump, they discussed the possibility of the United States owning the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. During the hour-long phone conversation, Trump told Zelenskyy that the United States could own and run Ukraine's nuclear power plants as part of his latest …

Nuclear experts pour cold water on US idea to restore and run Ukrainian power plant
1 week, 1 day ago

Nuclear experts pour cold water on US idea to restore and run Ukrainian power plant

CNN  

CNN — Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, occupied by Russian forces since the early days of the war, could be restored and protected by US ownership – at least according to the Americans. As part of ongoing talks to inch toward a partial ceasefire, US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky “discussed Ukraine’s electrical supply and nuclear power …

The power play behind Russia's pause on Ukraine energy plant strikes
1 week, 1 day ago

The power play behind Russia's pause on Ukraine energy plant strikes

ABC  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made no effort to hide his plot to plunge Ukraine into darkness. Putin agrees to halt energy infrastructure strikes Photo shows Vladimir Putin, waring a suit and tie and making a hand gesture, pictured in front of a blue background Vladimir Putin rejects Donald Trump's proposal for an immediate full ceasefire in Ukraine, but tells …

Chernobyl Roulette: ‘Matter of time’ until nuclear disaster in Ukraine due to Russian recklessness at power plants, says expert
1 month ago

Chernobyl Roulette: ‘Matter of time’ until nuclear disaster in Ukraine due to Russian recklessness at power plants, says expert

The Independent  

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Chernobyl Roulette: ‘Matter of time’ until nuclear disaster in Ukraine due to Russian recklessness at power plants, says expert
1 month, 1 week ago

Chernobyl Roulette: ‘Matter of time’ until nuclear disaster in Ukraine due to Russian recklessness at power plants, says expert

The Independent  

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Radiation levels normal as Ukraine says Russia hit Chernobyl nuclear power plant
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Chernobyl nuclear reactor roof under drone attack: Here's why it worries the world
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1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

A drone damaged the outer shell of Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear plant. Radiation levels are normal
1 month, 2 weeks ago

A drone damaged the outer shell of Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear plant. Radiation levels are normal

LA Times  

A searchlight illuminates the protective shell over a reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant following a drone strike on Friday. 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 …

Drone attack damages Chernobyl nuclear power plant site, Ukraine and UN agency say
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1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

UN nuclear watchdog chief to visit Moscow as fears for Ukraine’s nuclear plants spike
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UN nuclear watchdog chief to visit Moscow as fears for Ukraine’s nuclear plants spike

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The head of the U.N. atomic watchdog said Tuesday he will visit Moscow in the coming days to speak with officials about Russia’s persistent attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure which threaten nuclear safety. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi also said there were “a few occasions where we had close calls” with regard to Europe’s largest …

Russian strikes near Ukrainian nuclear sites raise concerns over Kyiv’s preparedness
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Russian strikes near Ukrainian nuclear sites raise concerns over Kyiv’s preparedness

The Independent  

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Russian attacks near Ukrainian nuclear infrastructure heighten scrutiny of Kyiv’s preparedness
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Russian attacks near Ukrainian nuclear infrastructure heighten scrutiny of Kyiv’s preparedness

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Moscow’s renewed attacks on Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure this winter have heightened scrutiny over the Ukrainian Energy Ministry’s failure to protect the country’s most critical energy facilities near nuclear power sites. “The switchyards that handle electrical routing from nuclear power plants are a vital component of Ukraine’s nuclear energy infrastructure — powering homes, schools, hospitals and other critical …

IAEA chief warns of nuclear risk from Russia attacks on Ukraine power grids
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

IAEA chief warns of nuclear risk from Russia attacks on Ukraine power grids

Al Jazeera  

Moscow has constantly bombarded Ukraine’s energy infrastructure throughout its three-year invasion, although it has avoided direct strikes on nuclear plants. The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has sounded the alarm about the continued risk of nuclear accidents as a result of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s power grid. “I’m at Kyivska electrical substation – an important part of Ukraine’s …

Did Ukraine leave nuclear plants unprotected from Russian strikes this winter?
2 months ago

Did Ukraine leave nuclear plants unprotected from Russian strikes this winter?

Firstpost  

Under the scrutiny of the lawmakers are Ukraine’s state-owned atomic energy firm Energoatom and Energy Minister German Galushchenko. Both entities were accused of failing to ensure that the nuclear facilities were adequately prepared for Russian attacks at a time when the country was witnessing freezing temperatures A new blame game erupted in Ukraine after it was revealed that some of …

Pezeshkian meets Putin in Moscow, says Iran and Russia can finalise nuclear plant agreements
2 months, 1 week ago

Pezeshkian meets Putin in Moscow, says Iran and Russia can finalise nuclear plant agreements

Firstpost  

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin he believed their two countries could finalise agreements on the construction of a nuclear power plant in Iran as the two leaders held talks in Moscow on Friday Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian shake hands as they meet in Moscow, Russia on Friday. Reuters Iranian President …

Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day
3 months ago

Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day

The Independent  

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An explosion kills the head of Russia's nuclear defense forces in Moscow
3 months, 1 week ago

An explosion kills the head of Russia's nuclear defense forces in Moscow

NPR  

An explosion kills the head of Russia's nuclear defense forces in Moscow toggle caption File/AP KYIV — A top Russian military leader accused of using banned chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops was assassinated in Moscow on Tuesday. Sponsor Message Kirillov was killed a day after Ukraine's security service brought criminal charges against him in absentia for using banned chemical weapons …

Russia targets Ukraine's energy grid as winter sets in. Here's how one plant copes
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia targets Ukraine's energy grid as winter sets in. Here's how one plant copes

NPR  

Russia targets Ukraine's energy grid as winter sets in. Here's how one plant copes toggle caption Simona Supino for NPR Editor's note: This story is part of a series on Ukraine's energy industry under attack. toggle caption Simona Supino for NPR toggle caption Simona Supino for NPR Nearby, another crew in heavy protective gear is repairing the plant's outdoor switchyard, …

Russia strikes cities across Ukraine, targeting the country's energy infrastructure
4 months ago

Russia strikes cities across Ukraine, targeting the country's energy infrastructure

The Independent  

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Kremlin warns of possible nuclear response if Kyiv uses Western-made missiles
4 months, 1 week ago

Kremlin warns of possible nuclear response if Kyiv uses Western-made missiles

China Daily  

MOSCOW - Moscow's revised nuclear doctrine outlines the possibility of a nuclear response if Kyiv uses Western-made missiles against Russia, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree approving Russia's updated nuclear doctrine on Tuesday. The spokesperson further said that Russia would view the use of Western non-nuclear missiles by Ukraine as an attack by …

Kremlin warns of possible nuclear response if Kyiv uses Western-made missiles
4 months, 1 week ago

Kremlin warns of possible nuclear response if Kyiv uses Western-made missiles

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-20 09:57 MOSCOW - Moscow's revised nuclear doctrine outlines the possibility of a nuclear response if Kyiv uses Western-made missiles against Russia, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree approving Russia's updated nuclear doctrine on Tuesday. The spokesperson further said that Russia would view the use of Western non-nuclear missiles by …

Underground Schools Offer Safe Haven Amid Nuclear Shadow
4 months, 4 weeks 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
4 months, 4 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Russia invokes its nuclear capacity in a U.N. speech full of bile toward the West
6 months ago

Russia invokes its nuclear capacity in a U.N. speech full of bile toward the West

LA Times  

Russia’s top diplomat warned Saturday against “trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power,” delivering a U.N. General Assembly speech packed with condemnations of what Russia sees as Western machinations in Ukraine and elsewhere — including within the United Nations. Three days after Russian President Vladimir Putin aired a shift in his country’s nuclear doctrine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov …

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

Putin lowers the threshold for a nuclear response in new warnings to the West over Ukraine
6 months ago

Putin lowers the threshold for a nuclear response in new warnings to the West over Ukraine

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the Security Council meeting on nuclear deterrence at the Kremlin in Moscow on Wednesday. Speaking at a meeting of Russia’s Security Council that considered changes in the doctrine, Putin announced that a revised version of the document states that an attack against his country by a nonnuclear power with the “participation or support of …

Russian attacks on Ukraine power grid probably violate humanitarian law: UN
6 months, 1 week 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 …

Former Russian president threatens to turn Kyiv into ‘melted spot’ if long-range missiles approved
6 months, 1 week ago

Former Russian president threatens to turn Kyiv into ‘melted spot’ if long-range missiles approved

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 former Russian president Dmitry …

UN nuclear watchdog warns conditions ‘very fragile’ at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia power plant
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

UN nuclear watchdog head is in Ukraine out of renewed concern over Zaporizhzhia power plant safety
6 months, 3 weeks ago

UN nuclear watchdog head is in Ukraine out of renewed concern over Zaporizhzhia power plant safety

The Independent  

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IAEA chief to visit Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
6 months, 4 weeks ago

IAEA chief to visit Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: A view shows Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant from the bank of Kakhovka Reservoir. VIENNA - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday that he will visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant next week as nuclear safety situation there "remains precarious." Grossi's visit comes after what he called "recent deeply concerning incidents" at the ZNPP, including …

EU's top diplomat ramps up pressure on Ukraine's backers to permit strikes on targets inside Russia
6 months, 3 weeks ago

EU's top diplomat ramps up pressure on Ukraine's backers to permit strikes on targets inside Russia

The Independent  

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Belarus says Ukraine amassing troops at border amid incursion into Russia
7 months, 1 week 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
7 months, 1 week 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 …

IAEA allays fears over nuclear safety after fire
7 months, 2 weeks ago

IAEA allays fears over nuclear safety after fire

China Daily  

The logo of the International Atomic Energy Agency is seen at its headquarters. The United Nations' nuclear watchdog said on Sunday that a fire near the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant had "no impact" on the facility's safety. "No impact has been reported for nuclear safety," the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a statement. Russian nuclear corporation Rosatom said …

Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant sustains damage after Ukrainian strike
7 months, 2 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
7 months, 2 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
7 months, 2 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 …

Ukraine’s president acknowledges military incursion onto Russian soil
7 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Peace summit stands behind Ukraine, calls for dialogue to end Russia war
9 months, 1 week ago

Peace summit stands behind Ukraine, calls for dialogue to end Russia war

Al Jazeera  

World leaders call for the release of prisoners of war and the return of thousands of Ukrainian children taken by Russia. Dozens of countries at the Summit on Peace in Ukraine have declared that Kyiv’s “territorial integrity” should be respected, as they urged “dialogue between all parties” to find a lasting settlement in the ongoing conflict with Russia. The final …

Send us Patriots: Ukraine’s battered energy plants seek air defenses against Russian attacks
10 months, 3 weeks 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 warns it lacked missiles to protect power plant from Russian attack
11 months, 1 week 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 …

Is Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant at risk of an ‘accident’?
11 months, 1 week 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 'ran out' of missiles to defend key plant, Zelensky says
11 months, 1 week 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 …

Massive Attack Destroys One Of Ukraine's Largest Power Plants
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Massive Attack Destroys One Of Ukraine's Largest Power Plants

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING 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. In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency workers extinguish a fire after a Russian attack on the Trypilska thermal power plant in Ukrainka, Kyiv region, Ukraine, …

UN atomic watchdog says the status of Russian-occupied Ukraine nuclear plant is ‘extremely serious’
11 months, 2 weeks 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
11 months, 2 weeks 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
11 months, 2 weeks 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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