U.N. inspectors assess damage to Ukraine nuclear plant, say its integrity has been "violated"
2 years, 3 months ago

U.N. inspectors assess damage to Ukraine nuclear plant, say its integrity has been "violated"

The Hindu  

The head of the U.N. atomic watchdog said the physical integrity of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine had been violated several times and he was worried by the situation there. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi was speaking after spending several hours at the plant on Thursday, braving gunfire he said had come "uncomfortably close". Mr. Grossi said on his return to Ukrainian-held territory on Thursday: "It is obvious that the plant and the physical integrity of the plant has been violated, several times. "There were moments where fire was obvious, heavy machine gun, artillery mortars, at two or three times really very concerning I would say for all of us," Mr. Grossi said.

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Ukraine says its soldiers recaptured a Russian stronghold after hand-to-hand fighting
3 months ago

Ukraine says its soldiers recaptured a Russian stronghold after hand-to-hand fighting

LA Times  

Smoke, dust and debris can be seen after a Russian attack that hit a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Ukrainian troops engaged in hand-to-hand combat as they drove Russian forces out of a huge processing plant in the town of Vovchansk in Ukraine’s northeast that had been occupied for four months, officials said Tuesday. The plant, a partly …

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

Belarus says Ukraine amassing troops at border amid incursion into Russia
4 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 …

Ukraine’s president acknowledges military incursion onto Russian soil
4 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 …

Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Why is Kharkiv important? | Explained
7 months ago

Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Why is Kharkiv important? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday said the situation in the city of Kharkiv — a town in the northeastern part of the country that has seen intense fighting since Russia invaded the country in February 2022 — has stabilised. We also continue to counter Russian… pic.twitter.com/FGaoiaS25E — Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський May 16, 2024 …

Is Russia’s assault on northeastern Ukraine already losing steam?
7 months, 1 week ago

Is Russia’s assault on northeastern Ukraine already losing steam?

Al Jazeera  

Moscow’s troops have seized several villages in Kharkiv in recent days, but experts say Ukraine’s defence and Russia’s manpower woes will limit the advance. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow wants to create a “sanitary zone” in Kharkiv to protect the Russian region of Belgorod that lies north of it and has been heavily shelled by Ukrainian forces. Moscow’s push …

Ukraine says Russia is trying to break through its defenses in the northeastern Kharkiv region
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine says Russia is trying to break through its defenses in the northeastern Kharkiv region

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine rushed reinforcements to its northeastern Kharkiv region on Friday to hold off a Russian attempt to breach local defenses, authorities said, signaling a tactical switch in the war by Moscow that Ukrainian officials had been expecting for weeks. Kharkiv’s regional governor, Oleh Syniehubov, said intense overnight shelling targeted Vovchansk, a city with a prewar population of …

UN atomic watchdog says the status of Russian-occupied Ukraine nuclear plant is ‘extremely serious’
8 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
8 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
8 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 …

Ukraine denies a Russian claim that it launched drone strikes on a major nuclear power plant
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine denies a Russian claim that it launched drone strikes on a major nuclear 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 A senior Ukrainian official has …

Ukraine and Russia trade fresh accusations of targeting a major nuclear power plant
8 months, 2 weeks ago

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

LA Times  

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, is seen in the background of the shallow Kakhovka Reservoir after the dam collapse, in Energodar, Russian-occupied Ukraine, in June 27. 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 …

Russia says Ukraine attack hits Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia says Ukraine attack hits Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Al Jazeera  

Russian-installed officials at the plant say radiation levels remain normal after the attack. Russia, which occupies the site of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in southern Ukraine, has accused Kyiv of attacking a dome above one of the plant’s shutdown reactors. The Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, has come under regular attack from Kyiv’s forces since 2022, with 25 people …

UN watchdog’s head in Russia to discuss safety of Ukrainian nuclear plant caught in crossfire
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

UN nuclear chief says security is still fragile at Ukraine’s Russian-occupied nuclear power plant
10 months, 2 weeks ago

UN nuclear chief says security is still fragile at Ukraine’s Russian-occupied nuclear power plant

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Security at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant remains fragile amid worrying recent staff cuts enacted by Russian authorities occupying the facility, which is one of the 10 biggest atomic power plants in the world, the United Nations nuclear watchdog chief said Tuesday. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi, who is in Kyiv, told The Associated Press …

UN: Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities, worsening humanitarian conditions
1 year ago

UN: Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities, worsening humanitarian conditions

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Intensifying Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities are worsening humanitarian conditions across the war-torn country, where heavy snow and freezing temperatures have already arrived, U.N. officials said Wednesday. Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenca told the U.N. Security Council that Russia’s continuing daily attacks on Ukraine’s critical civilian infrastructure have resulted in civilian casualties, and Moscow recently escalated its …

Russia accuses Ukraine of damaging a nuclear waste warehouse as the battle for Avdiivika grinds on
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia accuses Ukraine of damaging a nuclear waste warehouse as the battle for Avdiivika grinds on

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia accused Ukraine on Saturday of damaging a nuclear waste storage facility in a drone strike on the Kursk nuclear power plant while fighting raged on for the control of the key eastern city of Avdiivika, where Russians apparently suffered heavy losses. Russia’s Defence Ministry said that the country’s air defences shot down six Ukrainian drones in …

Land mines are in place around a Russian-occupied nuclear plant in Ukraine, UN watchdog warns
1 year, 4 months ago

Land mines are in place around a Russian-occupied nuclear plant in Ukraine, UN watchdog warns

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The U.N. atomic watchdog says its monitors at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant reported seeing anti-personnel mines around the site as Ukraine’s military pursues a counteroffensive against the Kremlin’s entrenched forces after 17 months of war. The agency did not directly attribute the placement of the mines to the Russians but said its experts were told …

Ukraine, Russia trade blame as shelling continues near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine, Russia trade blame as shelling continues near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

India Today  

Three civilians were wounded in Russian shelling of a village in Zaporizhzhia, the head of Ukraine's presidential administration said on Saturday, while Moscow-backed officials said that Kyiv's forces shelled a school there. Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukraine's presidential administration, said on his Telegram messaging app that Russian forces shelled the village of Stepnohirske in the region from multiple rocket …

Ukrainian minister says he fears Russia has ‘no red lines’ to prevent attacks on nuclear plant
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukrainian minister says he fears Russia has ‘no red lines’ to prevent attacks on nuclear plant

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The catastrophic collapse of a dam in southern Ukraine has made Kyiv worried that Russia might stage an attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to foment panic and quell Ukrainian advances on the frontline, Ukraine’s energy minister said Monday. He said it warrants the level of alarm Ukraine’s leadership has been raising in recent weeks of an …

UN nuclear agency seeks more access to the plant that Kyiv and Moscow say is under threat
1 year, 5 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 …

UN wants more access to Ukraine nuclear plant amid sabotage warnings
1 year, 5 months ago

UN wants more access to Ukraine nuclear plant amid sabotage warnings

Al Jazeera  

International Atomic Energy Agency seeks access to rooftop of Zaporizhzhia reactors to check for presence of explosives. IAEA experts at 🇺🇦's #Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant have inspected parts of the facility – including sections of the perimeter of the large cooling pond – so far without observing any visible signs of mines or explosives, but additional access is neededhttps://t.co/UlWeMsaFdU pic.twitter.com/Fpq124tDap …

Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of planning to attack Europe’s biggest nuclear plant
1 year, 5 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, 5 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 …

Ukraine holds drills in Zaporizhzhia to prepare for radiation leaks from Russian-held nuclear plant
1 year, 5 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 atomic watchdog chief visits Ukraine nuclear plant threatened by war with Russia
1 year, 6 months ago

UN atomic watchdog chief visits Ukraine nuclear plant threatened by war with Russia

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog visited Europe’s largest atomic power plant Thursday in southern Ukraine, where a recent dam burst and the start of a counteroffensive in the war by Kyiv’s forces have heightened safety risks. Rafael Mariano Grossi, the International Atomic Energy Agency chief, met Tuesday in Kyiv with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy …

UN nuclear chief says large Ukraine atomic power plant held by Russia faces ‘dangerous situation’
1 year, 6 months ago

UN nuclear chief says large Ukraine atomic power plant held by Russia faces ‘dangerous situation’

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The largest nuclear power plant in Europe faces “a relatively dangerous situation” after a dam burst in Ukraine and as Ukraine’s military Kyiv launches a counteroffensive to retake ground occupied by Russia, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Tuesday. When asked about Ukraine’s plans, Grossi noted that Russia controlled the plant and that it …

UN nuclear chief urges Russia and Ukraine to ban attacks at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant
1 year, 6 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 …

UN Asks Russia, Ukraine to Protect Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
1 year, 6 months ago

UN Asks Russia, Ukraine to Protect Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant

News 18  

UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on Tuesday urged Ukraine and Russia to adhere to “concrete principles” to prevent nuclear catastrophe at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. The safety of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, located in Ukraine’s southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia, has been a concern since Russian forces seized it over a year ago during Moscow’s war on its neighbor. …

Ukraine claims Russia is plotting ‘a provocation’ at nuclear plant, offers no evidence
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukraine claims Russia is plotting ‘a provocation’ at nuclear plant, offers no evidence

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s military intelligence has claimed, without offering evidence, that Russia is plotting a “large-scale provocation” at a nuclear power plant it occupies in the southeast of the country with the aim of disrupting a looming Ukrainian counteroffensive. A statement released Friday by the intelligence directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry claimed that Russian forces would strike the Zaporizhzhia …

Ukraine claims Russia planning ‘massive’ incident at nuclear site
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukraine claims Russia planning ‘massive’ incident at nuclear site

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s defence ministry has warned that Russia plans to simulate a major accident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, which is under the control of Russian forces, in a bid to thwart the expected counteroffensive by Ukraine to retake its territory captured by Moscow. “Russians are preparing massive provocation and imitation of the accident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in …

Ukraine’s occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant faces possible staffing crunch
1 year, 7 months ago

Ukraine’s occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant faces possible staffing crunch

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia intends to relocate around 3,100 Ukrainian staff from Europe’s largest nuclear plant, Ukraine’s atomic energy company claimed Wednesday, warning of a potential “catastrophic lack of qualified personnel” at the Zaporizhzhia facility in Russia-occupied southern Ukraine. Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin has previously complained that Russia wasn’t adequately supplying his fighters and said on Telegram on Wednesday that …

Worries grow about Ukraine nuke plant amid evacuations
1 year, 7 months ago

Worries grow about Ukraine nuke plant amid evacuations

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Anxiety about the safety of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant grew Sunday after the Moscow-installed governor of the Ukrainian region where it is located ordered civilian evacuations, including from the city where most plant workers live. Analysts have for months pointed to the southern Zaporizhzhia region as one of the possible targets of Ukraine’s expected spring counteroffensive, …

UN nuclear chief discusses Ukraine nuclear plant in Russia
1 year, 8 months ago

UN nuclear chief discusses Ukraine nuclear plant in Russia

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The head of the U.N.'s atomic energy watchdog met with Russian officials in Kaliningrad on Wednesday for negotiations on the safety of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, currently held by Russian forces. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi’s trip to the Russian exclave came a week after he visited the plant, which is the largest nuclear …

Russian shelling of Ukraine city kills 2, wounds 29 people
1 year, 8 months ago

Russian shelling of Ukraine city kills 2, wounds 29 people

The Hindu  

Two people were killed and 29 wounded on March 27 when Russian forces shelled the Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, in the partially occupied eastern Donetsk region, local officials said. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack as “terrorism.” Russia has denied targeting residential areas even though artillery and rocket strikes have hit Ukrainian apartment buildings and civilian infrastructure daily during …

Major Russian missile barrage strikes cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv
1 year, 9 months 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 …

Russian forces hit more civilian targets as Ukraine foresees a renewed assault
1 year, 10 months ago

Russian forces hit more civilian targets as Ukraine foresees a renewed assault

LA Times  

Relatives of Eduard Strauss, a Ukrainian serviceman who died in combat Jan. 17 in Bakhmut, grieve at his funeral Monday. Russian shelling damaged a hospital and apartment buildings in Ukraine, local officials said Tuesday, while military analysts expressed skepticism about the potential impact of what Kyiv says is a brewing offensive by Moscow’s forces around the anniversary of its invasion. …

Russian forces keep up pressure as Ukraine anniversary nears
1 year, 10 months ago

Russian forces keep up pressure as Ukraine anniversary nears

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces are keeping Ukrainian troops tied down with attacks in the eastern Donbas region as Moscow assembles additional combat power there for an expected offensive in the coming weeks, Ukrainian officials said Monday. Serhii Haidai said shelling there had subsided because “the Russians have been saving ammunition for a large-scale offensive.” Military analysts say the Kremlin’s …

Ukraine: Russian strikes thwarted, wreckage hits buildings
2 years 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 committing 'nuclear terrorism' over Zaporizhzhia, says Russian defence minister
2 years ago

Ukraine committing 'nuclear terrorism' over Zaporizhzhia, says Russian defence minister

Firstpost  

Ukraine denies shelling the facility, which has been under the control of Russian forces since the first days of the war and has accused Russia of firing on it Moscow: Russian defence minister has accused Ukraine of continuing to shell the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, deliberately creating the threat of a possible nuclear catastrophe. Shoigu said Russian forces were taking …

UN calls for end to ‘madness’ of attacks near Zaporizhzhia plant
2 years, 1 month ago

UN calls for end to ‘madness’ of attacks near Zaporizhzhia plant

Al Jazeera  

IAEA says some shelling is ‘targeting’ Europe’s biggest nuclear plant as Ukraine and Russia trade blame over responsibility. “As I have said many times before, you’re playing with fire!” In renewed shelling close to and at the site, IAEA experts at the Zaporizhzhia facility reported hearing more than a dozen blasts within a short period on Sunday morning and could …

Shelling of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant continues as UN nuclear watchdog warns of catastrophic consequences
2 years, 1 month ago

Shelling of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant continues as UN nuclear watchdog warns of catastrophic consequences

ABC  

Powerful explosions from shelling have rocked Ukraine's Russian-controlled nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia, drawing condemnation from UN nuclear watchdog and the warning: "You're playing with fire." Key points: More than a dozen blasts shook the plant on Saturday and Sunday Russia and Ukraine have been blaming each other for the shelling of the facility The head of the International Atomic …

Shells hit near nuclear plant; Blackouts roll across Ukraine
2 years, 1 month ago

Shells hit near nuclear plant; Blackouts roll across Ukraine

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Powerful explosions from shelling 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. A heavy barrage of Russian military strikes — almost 400 on Sunday alone — also hit Ukraine’s eastern regions, and fierce …

Nuclear accident in offing? Russia accuses Ukraine of shelling its facility
2 years, 1 month 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 …

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv prepares for a winter with no heat, water or power
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv prepares for a winter with no heat, water or power

India TV News  

Russia-Ukraine war: The mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, is warning residents that they must prepare for the worst this winter if Russia keeps striking the country’s energy infrastructure — and that means having no electricity, water or heat in the freezing cold cannot be ruled out. Residents of Ukraine’s Russian-occupied city of Kherson received warning messages on their phones urging …

Ukraine: Russian shelling damaged nuclear plant power lines
2 years, 1 month ago

Ukraine: Russian shelling damaged nuclear plant power lines

The Hindu  

Ukraine's nuclear state operator Energoatom said on Thursday that Russia has shelled and damaged power lines connecting Europe's largest nuclear power plant to the Ukrainian grid, leaving the plant reliant on diesel generators again. The nuclear power plant lies within part of the Zaporizhzhia region that has been occupied by Russian forces since the early days of the war, which …

U.N. inspectors find no evidence of Ukraine preparing a ‘dirty bomb’ attack on itself, as Russia claims
2 years, 1 month ago

U.N. inspectors find no evidence of Ukraine preparing a ‘dirty bomb’ attack on itself, as Russia claims

LA Times  

Yaroslav Vedmid and his wife, Olena, check their getaway luggage during a blackout in their village on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine. Experts from the United Nations’ nuclear power agency inspected two sites in Ukraine on Tuesday where Russia has alleged without evidence that Ukrainian authorities planned to set off radioactive “dirty bombs” in their own invaded country. Russian strikes …

Russia Ukraine war: Ukraine alleges Russian 'dirty bomb' deception at nuclear power plant
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia Ukraine war: Ukraine alleges Russian 'dirty bomb' deception at nuclear power plant

India TV News  

Highlights Russian forces were performing secret work at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, says Ukraine Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made an unsubstantiated allegation He alleged that Ukraine was preparing to launch a so-called dirty bomb Russia Ukraine war : Ukraine’s nuclear energy operator said on Tuesday that Russian forces were performing secret work at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, …

Live Updates | Russia-Ukraine-War
2 years, 1 month ago

Live Updates | Russia-Ukraine-War

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday chaired a new committee tasked with boosting the delivery of weapons and supplies for his country’s troops in Ukraine. ___ KEY DEVELOPMENTS: - ‘They took my big love’: Ukraine woman searches for answers - German president visits Kyiv as West mulls rebuilding plan - EU energy ministers seek way forward for more …

Kyiv preparing to use 'dirty bomb' in Ukraine: Rebuffed by western countries, Russia brings matter to UNSC
2 years, 2 months ago

Kyiv preparing to use 'dirty bomb' in Ukraine: Rebuffed by western countries, Russia brings matter to UNSC

India Today  

Russia, on Tuesday, said that it would bring Ukraine's 'dirty bomb' warning to the United Nations Security Council, according to Reuters. Russia had accused Ukraine of plotting to use a bomb laced with radioactive material in the Russia-occupied town of Kherson, a claim that was rejected by Kyiv. In the letter, Russia's UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told UN Secretary-General Antonio …

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