UN chief issues warning as Ukraine nuclear plant shelled again
2 years, 4 months ago

UN chief issues warning as Ukraine nuclear plant shelled again

Al Jazeera  

Russian and Ukrainian officials have repeatedly accused each other of shelling the Zaporizhzhia plant since the invasion began. The United Nations chief has called for an immediate end to all military activity around Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine, as Moscow and Kyiv blamed each other for renewed shelling. https://t.co/aLppSvn22A pic.twitter.com/69AQIbPMx7 — United Nations August 11, 2022 UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi told the Security Council that the military activity around Zaporizhzhia was “very alarming” and called on Ukraine and Russia to immediately allow nuclear experts to assess damage as well as evaluate safety and security at the complex because the situation had “been deteriorating very rapidly”. Plant shelled again At the Security Council meeting, Russia’s UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia accused Kyiv of “criminal attacks on nuclear infrastructure … pushing the world to the brink of nuclear catastrophe”. “We call on states that support the Kyiv regime to bring their proxies into check to compel them to immediately and once and for all stop attacks.” Ukraine’s UN ambassador, Sergiy Kyslytsya, accused Russia of using “elaborate plans of deceit, sabotage and cover-ups” to stage the shelling at Zaporizhzhia, including on Thursday, which poses “an unprecedented threat to nuclear security for Ukraine, to Europe and the world as a whole”.

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The UN atomic watchdog’s director says he’s heading to Moscow for talks on nuclear safety in Ukraine
9 months, 2 weeks ago

The UN atomic watchdog’s director says he’s heading to Moscow for talks on nuclear safety in Ukraine

Associated Press  

VIENNA — The U.N. atomic watchdog agency’s director said that he’s due to depart for a trip to Moscow on Tuesday for high-level talks with Russian officials to discuss the issue of nuclear safety in Ukraine. “The situation continues to be very fragile,” Grossi told reporters, referring to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant located in southeastern Ukraine. Grossi visited Ukraine …

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 …

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 …

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 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 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. …

IAEA asks Russia, Ukraine to protect Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
1 year, 6 months ago

IAEA asks Russia, Ukraine to protect Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Al Jazeera  

Grossi calls on Ukraine and Russia to respect five principles to safeguard Ukraine’s nuclear plant. UN International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi has urged Ukraine and Russia to adhere to “concrete principles” to prevent nuclear catastrophe at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Grossi, speaking to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, said the nuclear safety and security situation at …

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 …

UN agency warns of rising combat near Ukraine nuclear plant
1 year, 8 months ago

UN agency warns of rising combat near Ukraine nuclear plant

Associated Press  

DNIPRO, Ukraine — The head of the U.N.’s atomic energy watchdog crossed the front line in the war in Ukraine to visit Europe’s largest nuclear power plant Wednesday, and warned that it was easy to see evidence of intensified fighting in the area that poses a threat to the facility’s safety. The increasing combat makes it urgent to find a …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Ukraine nuclear plant reconnected to grid after line was cut
2 years, 2 months ago

Ukraine nuclear plant reconnected to grid after line was cut

Associated Press  

BERLIN — An external power line to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — the biggest in Europe — was repaired on Sunday after shelling disconnected the facility from the grid and forced it to resort to emergency diesel generators, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said. “Almost every day now, there is shelling in the region where the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant …

With Ukraine nuke plant in peril, UN tries to broker safety
2 years, 3 months ago

With Ukraine nuke plant in peril, UN tries to broker safety

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Wednesday he met with Ukraine’s and Russia’s foreign ministers in a bid to establish a safety and security zone around a nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine that is Europe’s largest. The IAEA chief said the Zaporizhzhia plant was shelled and attacked earlier Wednesday, and a “projectile” hit a …

Russia-Ukraine War: Mapping damages at Europe's largest nuclear power plant
2 years, 3 months ago

Russia-Ukraine War: Mapping damages at Europe's largest nuclear power plant

India Today  

The largest nuclear power plant in Europe and one of the 10 largest in the world — the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, has been under constant shelling during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The safety of Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant is hanging by a thread,” IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said on Monday. August 25: The last two reactors …

Last reactor at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant stopped
2 years, 3 months ago

Last reactor at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant stopped

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Europe’s largest nuclear plant has been reconnected to Ukraine’s electricity grid, allowing engineers to shut down its last operational reactor in an attempt to avoid a radiation disaster as fighting rages in the area. Nuclear operator Energoatom said one of the power lines was restored “to its operational capacity” late Saturday, making it possible to run the …

Fighting rages near Russian-held nuclear plant in Ukraine
2 years, 3 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 …

Shelling goes on near Ukraine nuclear plant, despite risks
2 years, 3 months ago

Shelling goes on near Ukraine nuclear plant, despite risks

The Hindu  

Russian renewed its shelling in the area of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, a local official said Wednesday, a day after the U.N. atomic watchdog agency pressed for the warring sides to carve out a safe zone there to protect against a possible catastrophe. The city of Nikopol, located on the opposite bank of the Dnieper River from Europe's largest …

What’s happening with Ukraine’s threatened nuclear plant
2 years, 3 months ago

What’s happening with Ukraine’s threatened nuclear plant

Associated Press  

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, built during the Soviet era and one of the 10 biggest in the world, has been engulfed by fighting between Russian and Ukrainian troops in recent weeks, fueling concerns of a nuclear catastrophe. Pending repairs, the plant’s only operational reactor was generating the power the plant needs for its own safety in so-called “island mode.” …

UN agency calls for safety zone around Ukraine nuclear plant
2 years, 3 months ago

UN agency calls for safety zone around Ukraine nuclear plant

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The U.N. atomic watchdog agency urged Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday to establish a “nuclear safety and security protection zone” around the Zaporizhzhia power plant amid mounting fears the fighting could trigger a catastrophe in a country still scarred by the Chernobyl disaster. At the Security Council meeting, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres likewise demanded that Russian …

U.N. agency calls for safety zone around Ukraine nuclear plant
2 years, 3 months ago

U.N. agency calls for safety zone around Ukraine nuclear plant

LA Times  

A Ukrainian soldier on the front line in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine on Sept. 3. The U.N. atomic watchdog agency urged Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday to establish a “nuclear safety and security protection zone” around the Zaporizhzhia power plant amid mounting fears the fighting could trigger a catastrophe in a country still scarred by the Chernobyl disaster. …

Ukraine says nuclear plant offline after Russian shelling
2 years, 3 months ago

Ukraine says nuclear plant offline after Russian shelling

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Europe’s largest nuclear plant was knocked off Ukraine’s electricity grid Monday, its last transmission line disconnected because of a fire caused by shelling, the facility’s operator and the U.N. atomic watchdog said. The plant’s operator, Energoatom, said Monday that Russian forces have kept up “intensive shelling” around Zaporizhzhia in recent days despite the warnings. Ukrainian Energy Minister …

Ukraine security chief: Nuclear plant a threat to the world
2 years, 3 months ago

Ukraine security chief: Nuclear plant a threat to the world

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The head of Ukraine’s powerful National Security Council says his government is still not fully aware of the situation, including potential threats, inside the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant despite the ongoing inspection by United Nations monitors. Oleksiy Danilov, a key official in Ukraine’s war effort, in an interview with The Associated Press Friday appealed for additional international …

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 …

UN team ‘not going anywhere’ after visiting Ukraine nuclear plant
2 years, 3 months ago

UN team ‘not going anywhere’ after visiting Ukraine nuclear plant

Al Jazeera  

IAEA chief says his experts are staying put after they cross into Russian-held territory in Ukraine and reach Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant. The United Nations nuclear agency chief says his experts are staying put after they cross into Russian-held territory in Ukraine and reach Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant, where both sides warn of potential catastrophe. An International Atomic …

Questions, tensions swirl as U.N. mission heads to Ukraine nuclear plant
2 years, 3 months ago

Questions, tensions swirl as U.N. mission heads to Ukraine nuclear plant

The Hindu  

U.N. nuclear inspectors set off for Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on August 31 after weeks of shelling nearby sparked fears of a Fukushima-style radiation disaster, with tensions rising between Kyiv and Moscow over the visit. “The situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and in Enerhodar and surrounding areas remains extremely dangerous,” Ukrainian President Zelenskiy said late on Tuesday. …

UN team to visit Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
2 years, 3 months ago

UN team to visit Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Al Jazeera  

IAEA team is scheduled to visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after months of haggling to gain access amid fighting around the site. United Nations inspectors are due to visit the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant – Europe’s largest nuclear facility – as they seek to safeguard the site amid artillery shelling that has prompted global fears of disaster. The International …

U.N. monitors head to Ukrainian nuclear plant caught in storm of shelling
2 years, 3 months ago

U.N. monitors head to Ukrainian nuclear plant caught in storm of shelling

LA Times  

A team of IAEA experts and inspectors leaves Kyiv, Ukraine, on an urgent mission to safeguard the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. A team of U.N. inspectors made its way toward Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant Wednesday on a perilous, long-sought mission to safeguard the site and prevent a catastrophe from the fighting raging around it. “It’s a mission that …

UN agency to inspect Ukraine nuclear plant in urgent mission
2 years, 3 months ago

UN agency to inspect Ukraine nuclear plant in urgent mission

The Hindu  

A U.N. nuclear watchdog team set off on an urgent mission Monday to safeguard the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant at the heart of fighting in Ukraine, a long-awaited trip the world hopes will help avoid a radioactive catastrophe. Underscoring the urgency, Ukraine and Russia again accused each other of shelling the wider region around the nuclear power plant, Europe's …

Ukraine on edge as Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, region's towns shelled
2 years, 3 months ago

Ukraine on edge as Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, region's towns shelled

ABC  

Russian artillery has fired at Ukrainian towns across the river from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Iodine tablets distributed near Zaporizhzhia Photo shows a woman and child speak to a medical worker over a desk at an iodine tablet distribution point Ukrainian authorities have started giving out iodine tablets to residents near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as concerns grow …

IAEA seeks to visit Ukraine nuclear plant amid concerns
2 years, 3 months ago

IAEA seeks to visit Ukraine nuclear plant amid concerns

Al Jazeera  

Fighting near the Zaporizhzhia power plant has sparked fears of a nuclear disaster that could affect the nearby area and much wider in Europe. 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 reported in the area overnight. Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s electricity transmission system operator, …

Ukrainian fears run high over fighting near nuclear plant
2 years, 3 months ago

Ukrainian fears run high over fighting near nuclear 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 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. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Europe's …

UN nuclear agency again asks to visit Ukraine nuclear plant
2 years, 4 months ago

UN nuclear agency again asks to visit Ukraine nuclear plant

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. nuclear agency renewed its request Tuesday to assess the safety and security at Europe’s largest nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine which Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of shelling, sparking warnings of a possible nuclear catastrophe. U.N. political chief Rosemary DiCarlo announced at the start of an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on …

August 23, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
2 years, 4 months ago

August 23, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

CNN  

Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya called Tuesday’s Security Council meeting a waste of time and said that Russian UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia filled it with “fictitious soundbites.” “I wish we had been gathered here by Russia to hear the only thing that the entire world wants to hear – and that is a statement that Russia demilitarizes …

Calls for restraint as attacks continue near Ukraine power plant
2 years, 4 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 …

High-level talks in Ukraine yield little reported progress
2 years, 4 months ago

High-level talks in Ukraine yield little reported progress

Associated Press  

LVIV, Ukraine — Turkey’s leader and the U.N. chief met in Ukraine with President Volodymr Zelenskyy on Thursday in a high-powered bid to ratchet down a war raging for nearly six months. Meeting in the western city of Lviv, far from the front lines, the leaders discussed expanding exchanges of prisoners of war and arranging for U.N. atomic energy experts …

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine facing ‘grave hour,’ UN watchdog says
2 years, 4 months ago

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine facing ‘grave hour,’ UN watchdog says

CNN  

United Nations CNN — The “alarming” situation at a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine had reached a “grave hour,” the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said Thursday, as he called for an immediate inspection of the facility by international experts. International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi warned that parts of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear …

UN chief calls for demilitarised zone as more shelling hits Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
2 years, 4 months ago

UN chief calls for demilitarised zone as more shelling hits Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

ABC  

UN chief Antonio Guterres has called for an end to military activity around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power complex after the plant was hit five more times. Key points: Russia's Defence Ministry said Ukrainian shelling had partly damaged part of the reactors' cooling systems Mr Guterres urged the withdrawal of military personnel Mr Zelenskyy warned government officials to stop talking to …

UN demands end to military activity at Ukraine nuke plant
2 years, 4 months ago

UN demands end to military activity at Ukraine nuke plant

The Independent  

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War is raging close to Europe's largest nuclear plant at Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine. What is happening, and what are the nuclear risks?
2 years, 4 months ago

War is raging close to Europe's largest nuclear plant at Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine. What is happening, and what are the nuclear risks?

ABC  

Heavy fighting is again raging around Europe's largest nuclear plant, with Russia and Ukraine accusing each other of shelling the facility. Russia has accused Ukraine of "taking Europe hostage" by shelling the Zaporizhzhia plant, while Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia is "creating the threat of a nuclear disaster". The plant appears to still be running, according to Petro Kotin, …

Kremlin accuses Kyiv of nuclear plant shelling, warns of 'catastrophic consequences'
2 years, 4 months ago

Kremlin accuses Kyiv of nuclear plant shelling, warns of 'catastrophic consequences'

The Hindu  

The Kremlin on Monday accused Ukrainian forces of firing on the Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant, warning of potential "catastrophic consequences" for Europe. Russia's defence ministry said on Monday that the Ukrainian army damaged a high-voltage power line that provides electricity to nearby regions. Moscow and Kyiv have blamed each other for strikes on the atomic power plant, where recent fighting …

IAEA chief raises alarm over strikes at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine
2 years, 4 months ago

IAEA chief raises alarm over strikes at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine

The Hindu  

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency raised grave concern about shelling at a nuclear power plant in Ukraine, as its military said Russian forces had attacked dozens of front-line towns. Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what President Vladimir Putin termed a "special military operation", the conflict has settled into a war of attrition fought largely …

UN's International Atomic Energy Agency chief condemns shelling at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia plant
2 years, 4 months ago

UN's International Atomic Energy Agency chief condemns shelling at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia plant

ABC  

The UN's nuclear watchdog has raised grave concerns for military action near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after it was hit by shelling, warning of "a very real risk" of nuclear disaster. Key points: All sides in the Ukraine conflict were urged to exercise the "utmost restraint" around the plant Shells hit a high-voltage power line on Friday at the …

‘Russian nuclear terror’: Ukraine atomic plant attacked again
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Russian nuclear terror’: Ukraine atomic plant attacked again

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy calls out Russia as fears of a nuclear disaster grow after Europe’s biggest atomic facility takes more artillery fire. Renewed Russian shelling damaged three radiation sensors and wounded a worker at the Zaporizhzhia power plant in the second such strike in consecutive days, Ukraine said on Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Saturday night’s shelling “Russian nuclear …

‘Very real risk’ of nuclear disaster as fighting around Ukraine power plant worsens
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Very real risk’ of nuclear disaster as fighting around Ukraine power plant worsens

The Telegraph  

There is a “very real risk” of nuclear disaster unless fighting around Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia power plant stops immediately, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency warned on Saturday. “I’m extremely concerned by the shelling yesterday at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which underlines the very real risk of a nuclear disaster that could threaten public health and the environment …

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is ‘out of control’, allow urgent inspection: U.N. nuclear chief
2 years, 4 months ago

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is ‘out of control’, allow urgent inspection: U.N. nuclear chief

The Hindu  

The U. N. nuclear chief warned that Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine “is completely out of control” and issued an urgent plea to Russia and Ukraine to quickly allow experts to visit the sprawling complex to stabilise the situation and avoid a nuclear accident. Inspection required urgently Mr. Grossi said the supply chain of equipment and spare parts …

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