Is Ukraine 'months away' from building a nuclear bomb?
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Is Ukraine 'months away' from building a nuclear bomb?

Firstpost  

Recent reports claim Ukraine could develop a basic nuclear bomb within months, using material from its existing power plants if Western support dwindles. However, officials have strongly denied these allegations, with foreign ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi reaffirming, ‘we do not possess, develop, or intend to acquire nuclear weapons’ Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacts as he attends a press conference during the European Political Community Summit in Budapest, Hungary, November 7, 2024. The think tank’s report mentioned that “the weight of reactor plutonium available to Ukraine can be estimated at seven tons,” which would be sufficient to create a limited arsenal of tactical nuclear warheads. Ukraine’s foreign ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi firmly asserted, “We do not possess, develop, or intend to acquire nuclear weapons.” He also said that Ukraine remains committed to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and continues to maintain transparency with the International Atomic Energy Agency, whose oversight rules out any military applications of nuclear materials. He recounted telling former US President Donald Trump that Ukraine’s response to Russian aggression would be either restoring its nuclear deterrent or joining NATO.

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Russia-Ukraine War: NATO’s New Missile Strategy Risks Nuclear Conflict While Europe Celebrates Christmas
1 month, 1 week ago

Russia-Ukraine War: NATO’s New Missile Strategy Risks Nuclear Conflict While Europe Celebrates Christmas

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 29, 2024 13:55 IST - 6 MINS READ A surreal atmosphere currently loiters over Europe: a strange disconnect between festive preparations and the content of TV news bulletins and posts on social media. The day after Biden’s pronouncement, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, eager to burnish Britain’s reputation as the US’ most stalwart ally, declared he would …

Nuclear attack unlikely despite Russia's warnings, US intelligence says
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nuclear attack unlikely despite Russia's warnings, US intelligence says

India Today  

The US decision to allow Ukraine to fire American weapons deeper into Russia has not increased the risk of a nuclear attack, which is unlikely, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin's increasingly bellicose statements, five sources familiar with US intelligence told Reuters. A series of intelligence assessments over the past seven months have concluded nuclear escalation was unlikely to result from …

Are We at the Endgame of the War in Ukraine?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Are We at the Endgame of the War in Ukraine?

Bloomberg  

This is Bloomberg Opinion Today, a battlefield guide to Bloomberg Opinion’s opinions. Depending on when you read this, there are fewer than 60 days until Donald Trump can launch his 24-hour diplomatic sweep to end the war in Ukraine. First, North Korea has committed 100,000 troops to help Moscow prosecute the war against Kyiv, with perhaps 15,000 now on rotation …

Ukraine, pummeled by Russia now, had world's third-biggest nuclear stockpile
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine, pummeled by Russia now, had world's third-biggest nuclear stockpile

India Today  

It wasn't the UK, France or China, but Ukraine that had the world's third-biggest stockpile of nuclear weapons. As an inheritance from the Soviet Union, Ukraine possessed the third-largest arsenal of nuclear weapons after Russia and the US. "Ukraine had 1,900 Soviet strategic nuclear warheads and between 2,650 and 4,200 Soviet tactical nuclear weapons deployed on its territory at the …

Could Zelensky really go nuclear and build a ‘dirty bomb’ if Trump ends US support of Ukraine?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Could Zelensky really go nuclear and build a ‘dirty bomb’ if Trump ends US support of Ukraine?

The Independent  

Two years ago, as the Russian army was retreating back from northeast Ukraine, there were serious worries that Vladimir Putin would use tactical nuclear weapons to block the Ukrainian advance. An influential think tank there has advised president Volodymyr Zelensky to use the fuel rods from Ukraine’s nuclear energy reactors to make either a Nagasaki-type Bomb or a “dirty bomb” …

Russia invokes its nuclear capacity in a U.N. speech full of bile toward the West
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Putin sees no need for nuclear weapons to win in Ukraine. But he’s also keeping his options open
6 months ago

Putin sees no need for nuclear weapons to win in Ukraine. But he’s also keeping his options open

Associated Press  

The message to NATO from President Vladimir Putin was simple and stark: Don’t go too far in providing military support for Ukraine, or you’ll risk a conflict with Russia that could quickly turn nuclear. “It mustn’t be treated in a light, superficial way,” Putin said in June, reaffirming that Russia’s nuclear doctrine calls for using atomic weapons if it perceives …

There is an explosive flaw in the plan to rearm Ukraine
7 months, 1 week ago

There is an explosive flaw in the plan to rearm Ukraine

Hindustan Times  

AS UKRAINE COMES under mounting pressure on the battlefield, Europe is desperately scrambling to boost its puny production of artillery shells and missiles. The trouble is that explosive makers are unsure that production can be cranked up and fear that the quirks of the industry will hamper the surge that Ukraine needs to remain competitive on the battlefield. The end …

What is behind Russia’s nuclear escalation threat?
7 months, 4 weeks ago

What is behind Russia’s nuclear escalation threat?

Al Jazeera  

Brinkmanship in the war in Ukraine might be nearing its natural limits; this could pave the way for diplomacy. Last week, tensions between Russia and the West appeared to escalate to a dangerous new level when President Vladimir Putin ordered military drills involving tactical nuclear weapons near the Ukrainian border. The Kremlin made clear that the drills were in response …

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

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

LA Times  

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

Russia says Ukraine attack hits Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
9 months 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 …

Ukraine to build 4 nuclear reactors as war hits power supply
11 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine to build 4 nuclear reactors as war hits power supply

The Hindu  

Ukraine's Energy Ministry said on January 29 that it will begin building four new nuclear reactors this year to compensate for Russia's seizure of the country's largest nuclear plant. Energy Minister German Galushchenko said in televised comments that all four new reactors would be at the Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant in western Ukraine, eventually making it the largest in Europe. …

Russia declares deployment of nuclear weapons to Belarus, closer to Ukraine
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia declares deployment of nuclear weapons to Belarus, closer to Ukraine

India Today  

Sometime this summer, if President Vladimir Putin can be believed, Russia moved some of its short-range nuclear weapons into Belarus, closer to Ukraine and onto NATO’s doorstep. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg denounced Moscow’s rhetoric as “dangerous and reckless,” but said earlier this month the alliance hasn’t seen any change in Russia’s nuclear posture. Sergei Karaganov, a top Russian foreign affairs …

Land mines are in place around a Russian-occupied nuclear plant in Ukraine, UN watchdog warns
1 year, 5 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 accuse each other of planning to attack Europe’s biggest nuclear plant
1 year, 6 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 …

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 …

Belarusians wary of being drawn into war with Ukraine
1 year, 8 months ago

Belarusians wary of being drawn into war with Ukraine

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — For Ruslan, an engineer in the Belarus capital of Minsk, Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine suddenly seemed closer than ever when a conscription office recently sent him a summons for military training. “Everybody fears that they won’t allow Belarusians to keep watching the war from a distance for too long.” Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has welcomed thousands …

Their leader is Putin’s friend. But Belarusians are wary of being drawn into Ukraine war
1 year, 8 months ago

Their leader is Putin’s friend. But Belarusians are wary of being drawn into Ukraine war

LA Times  

For Ruslan, an engineer in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine suddenly seemed closer than ever when a conscription office recently sent him a summons for military training. “Everybody fears that they won’t allow Belarusians to keep watching the war from a distance for too long.” Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has welcomed thousands of Russian troops to …

Ukraine stands firm on Crimea, wants Russia out of all areas
1 year, 8 months ago

Ukraine stands firm on Crimea, wants Russia out of all areas

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s foreign minister said Thursday his country won’t budge from its demand that Russia withdraw its forces from Crimea, as well as from other parts of Ukraine that Moscow illegally annexed more recently, for the war to end. In the latest dispute, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that no discussion about extending the Black Sea grain deal …

March 27, 2023 - Russia-Ukraine news
1 year, 9 months ago

March 27, 2023 - Russia-Ukraine news

CNN  

Vladimir Putin says he plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, the neighboring ally from which he staged part of his February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The weapons Putin plans to move to Belarus are not strategic nuclear weapons, those giant intercontinental ballistic missiles that, if fired, could end life on earth. What’s more, he notes, Russia already has …

Vladimir Putin can use nuclear weapon to end Ukraine war: US Intel
1 year, 10 months ago

Vladimir Putin can use nuclear weapon to end Ukraine war: US Intel

Live Mint  

The intelligence community of the United States believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin can use nuclear weapons to end the Ukraine war. The Annual Threat Assessment report released on Wednesday added that Putin may also drag the US-led West to the Ukraine war in an effort to win back public support. Putin's escalation may also delve from the larger opinion …

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 war is going to ‘take a while,’ Putin says as he warns nuclear risk is increasing
2 years, 1 month ago

Ukraine war is going to ‘take a while,’ Putin says as he warns nuclear risk is increasing

CNN  

CNN — Nearly 10 months after his invasion of Ukraine began, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday acknowledged that the conflict is “going to take a while,” as he also warned of the “increasing” threat of nuclear war. Speaking at a meeting of Russia’s Human Rights Council at the Kremlin, Putin said Moscow will fight by “all available means at …

Ukraine provides evidence of dummy warhead fired by Russia using nuclear-capable missile
2 years, 1 month ago

Ukraine provides evidence of dummy warhead fired by Russia using nuclear-capable missile

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. The British Ministry of Defence has suggested that nine …

November 28, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
2 years, 1 month ago

November 28, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

CNN  

The head of Ukraine’s nuclear energy provider says the company has received information that Russian forces may be preparing to leave the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. “We are now observing signs that the Russian invaders may be preparing to leave,” Petro Kotin, the head of Energoatom, said in a statement Sunday. “It’s like, you know, they’re packing and they’re stealing …

November 28, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
2 years, 1 month ago

November 28, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

CNN  

The head of Ukraine’s nuclear energy provider says the company has received information that Russian forces may be preparing to leave the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. “We are now observing signs that the Russian invaders may be preparing to leave,” Petro Kotin, the head of Energoatom, said in a statement Sunday. “It’s like, you know, they’re packing and they’re stealing …

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 …

Amid war with Russia, Ukrainians face a nuclear threat with grit and dark humour
2 years, 2 months ago

Amid war with Russia, Ukrainians face a nuclear threat with grit and dark humour

ABC  

Dmytro Bondarenko is ready for the worst. "Of course Ukraine takes this threat seriously, because we understand what kind of country we are dealing with," presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said, referring to Russia. Mr Bondarenko said he started making nuclear survival plans when Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant — the largest in Europe — was affected by Russian attacks. Mr …

Ukrainians face nuclear threat with grit and dark humor
2 years, 2 months ago

Ukrainians face nuclear threat with grit and dark humor

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Dmytro Bondarenko is ready for the worst. “Of course Ukraine takes this threat seriously, because we understand what kind of country we are dealing with,” presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said in an interview with The Associated Press, referring to Russia. CASUAL TALK AND DARK HUMOR ABOUT NUKES With all the high-level talk from Moscow, Washington and Kyiv …

Putin says Russia will not nuclear bomb against Ukraine
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin says Russia will not nuclear bomb against Ukraine

Deccan Chronicle  

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday denied having any intentions of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine but described the conflict there as part of alleged efforts by the West to secure its global domination, which he insisted are doomed to fail. Speaking at a conference of international foreign policy experts, Putin said it's pointless for Russia to strike Ukraine …

Russian President Vladimir Putin rules out using nuclear weapons in Ukraine
2 years, 2 months ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin rules out using nuclear weapons in Ukraine

India TV News  

Russia-Ukraine war: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday denied having any intentions of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine but described the conflict there as part of alleged efforts by the West to secure its global domination, which he insisted are doomed to fail. He argued that the world has reached a turning point when “the West is no longer able …

Russia Ukraine war: Ukraine alleges Russian 'dirty bomb' deception at nuclear power plant
2 years, 2 months 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, 2 months 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 …

U.S. says no indication Russia has decided to use nukes in Ukraine
2 years, 2 months ago

U.S. says no indication Russia has decided to use nukes in Ukraine

The Hindu  

The United States has no indication that Russia has decided to use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine, including a so-called "dirty bomb," a senior military official said on Monday. Moscow has repeatedly warned in recent days that Ukraine could employ a dirty bomb — which spreads nuclear, chemical or biological material via conventional explosives — sparking fears that …

Russia claims Ukraine is in 'final stage' of creating a 'dirty bomb'
2 years, 2 months ago

Russia claims Ukraine is in 'final stage' of creating a 'dirty bomb'

Daily Mail  

Russia has claimed Ukraine is in the 'final stage' of creating a 'dirty bomb,' further raising fears that Moscow will carry out a false flag attack. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made the claim that Ukraine is developing a dirty bomb in phone calls with his counterparts from the United States, Britain, France and Turkey over the weekend. The Russian …

9 months into war, Ukraine claims success in downing drones
2 years, 2 months ago

9 months into war, Ukraine claims success in downing drones

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 Ukrainian authorities on Monday tried …

Ukraine’s utilities threatened by Russia in war’s new phase
2 years, 2 months ago

Ukraine’s utilities threatened by Russia in war’s new phase

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — When a missile struck a power station less than a mile from his apartment on the outskirts of Kyiv, Oleksander Maystrenko didn’t panic, run to a bomb shelter or consider evacuating, even though he lives close to what suddenly has become the Russian military’s main target in the war: anything related to Ukraine’s vital infrastructure. One Ukrainian …

India will do whatever it takes to facilitate solution to Ukraine crisis: Jaishankar
2 years, 3 months ago

India will do whatever it takes to facilitate solution to Ukraine crisis: Jaishankar

Deccan Chronicle  

AUCKLAND: India is willing to do whatever it can to facilitate a solution to the Ukraine crisis, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday, as he highlighted how India pressed Moscow on the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine when the two countries stepped up fighting near the highly sensitive facility. Jaishankar, who is here on …

Could a desperate Russia use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine?
2 years, 3 months ago

Could a desperate Russia use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine?

Firstpost  

The United States warned of “catastrophic consequences” if Moscow were to cross the line and use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, after Russia’s foreign minister said that regions holding referendums would get full protection. Russia is known to have 6,257 nuclear weapons; USA 5,550; China 350 and expanding; France 290; United Kingdom 225; Pakistan 165; India 156; Israel 90; and North …

Ukraine war: Will Putin use nuclear weapons?
2 years, 3 months ago

Ukraine war: Will Putin use nuclear weapons?

Al Jazeera  

Russian president has repeatedly pledged to use all means at his disposal to keep his country safe. “All those weapons are in storage,” Pavel Podvig, a senior researcher who specialises in nuclear weapons at the United Nations’ disarmament think-tank in Geneva, told The Associated Press news agency. “But what will happen in a week or a month from now is …

Column: Putin’s threat of a nuclear strike on Ukraine may not be a bluff. What do we do now?
2 years, 3 months ago

Column: Putin’s threat of a nuclear strike on Ukraine may not be a bluff. What do we do now?

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks Friday during a ceremony at the Kremlin to formally annex four regions of Ukraine. “He’s losing on the battlefield, so he’s trying to intimidate Ukraine and the West into giving up.” “If Putin faces the imminent prospect of losing the war, he’s likely to use nuclear weapons before being defeated,” warned Matthew Kroenig of the …

EXPLAINER: How real are Putin’s nuclear threats in Ukraine?
2 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINER: How real are Putin’s nuclear threats in Ukraine?

Associated Press  

Russian President Vladimir Putin warns that he won’t hesitate to use nuclear weapons to ward off Ukraine’s attempt to reclaim control of Moscow-occupied areas that the Kremlin is about to annex. While the West dismisses that as a scare tactic, a top Putin lieutenant upped the ante by boldly saying the U.S. and its NATO allies wouldn’t dare strike Russia, …

What if Vladimir Putin used nuclear weapons in Ukraine?
2 years, 3 months ago

What if Vladimir Putin used nuclear weapons in Ukraine?

Al Jazeera  

Experts are not convinced the Russian leader would use nukes, but here are several possible scenarios that could unfold. President Vladimir Putin’s thinly veiled threat to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine if Russian “territorial integrity” is threatened has sparked deep discussion in the West as to how it would respond. Mark Cancian, a military expert with the Center for Strategic …

Beware the prospect of a nuclear calamity
2 years, 3 months ago

Beware the prospect of a nuclear calamity

Al Jazeera  

The world’s indifference to the prospect of a nuclear disaster, today, is frankly insane. Since Putin first put Russia’s nuclear arsenal on alert back in February, many experts have argued that he was merely posturing in a bid to throw his “adversaries off balance”. Or as one analyst put it: “Russia is willing to use nuclear weapons if Ukraine continues …

War Put Ukraine’s Biggest Nuclear Plant At Risk. Will It Threaten Atomic Energy’s Revival?
2 years, 3 months ago

War Put Ukraine’s Biggest Nuclear Plant At Risk. Will It Threaten Atomic Energy’s Revival?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In the early 2000s, with the threat of climate change coming into focus, the declining nuclear power industry, with its capacity to generate huge volumes of emission-free electricity, looked to be on the cusp of a revival. “It cannot stand.” If the worst happens, would a disaster at Europe’s largest nuclear plant prove a setback for an …

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 199
2 years, 4 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 199

Al Jazeera  

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 199th day, we take a look at the main developments. Ukraine’s rapid territorial gains have caught Russia off guard at a vulnerable section of its front line in an attack that threatens an important supply hub used by Russian forces in the east, military analysts said. Fighting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces liberated …

What’s happening with Ukraine’s threatened nuclear plant
2 years, 4 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.” …

Nuclear weapons as the ‘million pound note’
2 years, 4 months ago

Nuclear weapons as the ‘million pound note’

Hindustan Times  

It seems everyone is at war. All are being ‘fought’ between nuclear powers, and of the three only the India China border has seen actual casualties between two nuclear weapon states. But even as the war expands with US long range missiles arriving in Ukraine in June, Shoigu hastened to say that Russia had no need to use nuclear weapons …

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 195
2 years, 4 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 195

Al Jazeera  

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 195th day, we take a look at the main developments. Energy The International Atomic Energy Agency is due to issue a report on the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, in southern Ukraine, and brief the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday. European Union energy ministers will meet on September 9 to discuss …

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