Video analysis reveals Russian attack on Ukrainian nuclear plant veered near disaster
2 years, 9 months ago

Video analysis reveals Russian attack on Ukrainian nuclear plant veered near disaster

NPR  

Video analysis reveals Russian attack on Ukrainian nuclear plant veered near disaster Loading. A thorough review of a four-hour, 21-minute security camera video of the attack reveals that Russian forces repeatedly fired heavy weapons in the direction of the plant's massive reactor buildings, which housed dangerous nuclear fuel. The security camera footage also shows Russian troops haphazardly firing rocket-propelled grenades into the main administrative building at the plant and turning away Ukrainian firefighters even as a fire raged out of control in a nearby training building. At Rivne Nuclear Power Plant in the country's north, the plant's director, Pavlo Pavlyshyn, told NPR that Ukrainian forces were prepared to mount a defense should Russian troops try to take the plant.

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Russian attacks kill one in Ukraine, damage energy infrastructure
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Russian attacks kill one in Ukraine, damage energy infrastructure

Al Jazeera  

One killed in southern Ukraine city of Kherson as Russian missiles cause significant damage to energy infrastructure. Ukraine’s Energy Minister German Galushchenko said on Facebook that Russia “is massively attacking the power sector” and that the transmission system operator had restricted electricity supply to minimise the effect. DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko said on X that Ukraine’s allies must give it …

Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day

LA Times  

Firefighters put out a fire following a Russian missile attack on the country’s energy system in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine on Wednesday. Russia launched a massive missile and drone barrage targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Wednesday, striking a thermal power plant and prompting Ukrainians to take shelter in metro stations on Christmas morning. At least one person was killed in Russia’s …

Underground Schools Offer Safe Haven Amid Nuclear Shadow
2 months, 1 week 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
2 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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

Russia claims major attack on Ukraine: ‘Electricity supply, rail network struck’ | Top updates
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia claims major attack on Ukraine: ‘Electricity supply, rail network struck’ | Top updates

Hindustan Times  

Russia launched a massive strike on Ukraine on Monday, targeting the electricity supply and disrupting the rail transport of arms and ammunition to the front lines, Kremlin claimed. Russia-Ukraine war escalates | Latest Updates • Russia's defence ministry stated that missiles were fired from the air and sea, hitting electricity substations in nine Ukrainian regions and gas compressor stations in …

Belarus says Ukraine amassing troops at border amid incursion into Russia
4 months, 3 weeks 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 allays fears over nuclear safety after fire
4 months, 4 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 …

Fire seen at Ukrainian nuclear power plant as 15 injured in Kursk drone strike
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Fire seen at Ukrainian nuclear power plant as 15 injured in Kursk drone strike

The Independent  

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Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant sustains damage after Ukrainian strike
4 months, 4 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
4 months, 4 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
4 months, 4 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 …

Russia launches new operation to halt advancing Ukrainian troops
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia launches new operation to halt advancing Ukrainian troops

The Hindu  

Moscow on Saturday mounted a "counter-terror operation" in three border regions adjoining Ukraine to halt Kyiv's advance deeper into Russia and warned that the fighting endangered a nuclear power plant. Russia's nuclear agency on Saturday warned the Ukrainian attack posed a "direct threat" to the nearby Kursk nuclear power station. Belarus, Russia's close ally, on Saturday ordered military reinforcements — …

Ukraine’s surprise attack on Russian soil leaves Putin humiliated
5 months ago

Ukraine’s surprise attack on Russian soil leaves Putin humiliated

The Independent  

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Russia hits Ukraine’s power grid with ‘massive’ attack
8 months ago

Russia hits Ukraine’s power grid with ‘massive’ attack

LA Times  

Ukrainian rescuers work at a damaged building after a Russian missile attack in the Kyiv region on Wednesday. Russian forces unleashed a nighttime barrage of more than 50 cruise missiles and explosive drones at Ukraine’s power grid Wednesday, targeting a wide area in what President Volodymyr Zelensky called a “massive” attack on the day the country celebrates the defeat of …

Russia pummels exhausted Ukrainian forces with smaller attacks ahead of a springtime advance
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia pummels exhausted Ukrainian forces with smaller attacks ahead of a springtime advance

Associated Press  

Russian troops are ramping up pressure on exhausted Ukrainian forces to prepare to seize more land this spring and summer as muddy fields dry out and allow tanks, armored vehicles and other heavy equipment to roll to key positions across the countryside. Now everything is exposed, making it very dangerous.” In a recent podcast, Kofman also said that Kyiv is …

Is Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant at risk of an ‘accident’?
8 months, 3 weeks 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 warns it lacked missiles to protect power plant from Russian attack
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Massive attack by Russia destroys one of Ukraine's largest power plants
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Massive attack by Russia destroys one of Ukraine's largest power plants

The Hindu  

A massive missile and drone attack destroyed one of Ukraine's largest power plants and damaged others, officials said, part of a renewed Russian campaign targeting energy infrastructure. Speaking in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin cast the attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities as a response to Ukrainian strikes that targeted Russian oil refineries. At least 10 other strikes overnight damaged energy …

Massive attack destroys one of Ukraine’s largest power plants
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Massive attack destroys one of Ukraine’s largest power plants

Associated Press  

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. Speaking in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin cast the attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities as a response to Ukrainian strikes that targeted Russian oil refineries. At least 10 other strikes overnight damaged …

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

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

Ukraine denies a Russian claim that it launched drone strikes on a major nuclear power plant

The Independent  

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Ukraine and Russia trade fresh accusations of targeting a major nuclear power plant
9 months 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, Ukraine feud over ‘dangerous’ attack on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
9 months ago

Russia, Ukraine feud over ‘dangerous’ attack on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Al Jazeera  

Kyiv accuses Moscow of spreading ‘fake’ information of an attack on Europe’s largest nuclear plant to stir more tension. Moscow has accused Ukraine of launching “very dangerous” drone attacks on the Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant – allegations that Kyiv described as “fake” information. Russia’s nuclear agency Rosatom said there was a “series of attacks” on Sunday, with one drone …

Attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant significantly increase accident risk, IAEA head says
9 months ago

Attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant significantly increase accident risk, IAEA head says

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency on Sunday condemned a drone strike on one of six nuclear reactors at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, saying such attacks “significantly increase the risk of a major nuclear accident.” In a statement on the social media platform X, Rafael Mariano Grossi confirmed at least three …

Drones attack the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, according to plant officials
9 months ago

Drones attack the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, according to plant officials

LA Times  

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is in the background of the shallow Kakhovka Reservoir after the dam collapse in Energodar, Russian-occupied Ukraine in June 2023. Officials at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant said that the site was attacked Sunday by Ukrainian military drones, including a strike on the dome of the plant’s sixth power unit. Later on Sunday, however, …

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 …

Russia unleashes new attacks as Ukraine sees another reshuffle
9 months, 1 week ago

Russia unleashes new attacks as Ukraine sees another reshuffle

The Hindu  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed a longtime aide and several advisers on Saturday in a continuing reshuffle while Russia unleashed fresh attacks overnight. Ukraine's air force said on Saturday that Russia launched 12 Shahed drones overnight, nine of which were shot down, and fired four missiles into eastern Ukraine. Russia unleashed a barrage of 38 missiles, 75 airstrikes and 98 …

‘Imagine if just one dam is hit’: Russian-Ukrainian energy war heats up
9 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Imagine if just one dam is hit’: Russian-Ukrainian energy war heats up

Al Jazeera  

Moscow is targeting Ukraine’s energy hubs with intensity after a string of successful Ukrainian attacks inside Russia. Friday’s attacks with about 60 drones and 90 missiles killed at least two people, wounded scores, struck Ukraine’s largest dam and severed the power supply to the Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, officials said. Energoatom, Ukraine’s main nuclear agency, said the Zaporizhzhia plant was …

Russia launches sweeping attack on Ukraine’s power sector, a sign of possible escalation
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia launches sweeping attack on Ukraine’s power sector, a sign of possible escalation

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia unleashed one of its most devastating attacks against Ukraine’s electric sector on Friday, an aerial assault it said was retaliation for recent strikes inside Russia and which could signal an escalation of the war just days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on power in a preordained election. “It is important to understand the cost …

Russia launches sweeping attack on Ukraine’s power sector, a sign of possible escalation
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia launches sweeping attack on Ukraine’s power sector, a sign of possible escalation

LA Times  

Russia unleashed one of its most devastating attacks against Ukraine’s electric sector on Friday, an aerial assault it said was retaliation for recent strikes inside Russia and which could signal an escalation of the war just days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on power in a preordained election. “It is important to understand the cost of delays and …

Russia accuses Ukraine of damaging a nuclear waste warehouse as the battle for Avdiivika grinds on
1 year, 2 months 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 …

Russian drones likely targeted Khmelnytskyi nuclear power station, Zelensky says
1 year, 2 months ago

Russian drones likely targeted Khmelnytskyi nuclear power station, Zelensky says

The Independent  

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Russia launches deadly rocket attack near Europe’s largest nuclear plant
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia launches deadly rocket attack near Europe’s largest nuclear plant

LA Times  

Smoke rises from an explosion Wednesday at a factory near Moscow that makes optical equipment for Russia’s security forces. A Russian rocket attack on Wednesday killed two people and wounded at least seven others in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, which is near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Ukrainian officials said. In Russia, an explosion on the grounds of a …

Russian bombs target frontline Ukrainian chemical plant
1 year, 5 months ago

Russian bombs target frontline Ukrainian chemical plant

India Today  

The Russian high-explosive bombs started falling around the frontline Ukrainian chemical plant about three months ago. 'Precision bombing raids' Dmytrenko's troubled plant lies in New York -- a ruined settlement with an incongruous name that ends where Russian positions begin. A direct strike "and our village is gone", the 65-year-old retiree said on her way out of one of New …

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 …

Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of preparing imminent attack on nuclear plant
1 year, 6 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, 6 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 …

IAEA’s Grossi says situation ‘serious’ at Ukraine nuclear plant
1 year, 6 months ago

IAEA’s Grossi says situation ‘serious’ at Ukraine nuclear plant

Al Jazeera  

The head of the UN atomic energy agency visits the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after dam breach. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says the situation at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine is “serious” but being stabilised. Grossi arrived at Europe’s biggest nuclear plant on Thursday to assess potential safety risks after the partial collapse of …

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 …

Intense fighting reported in Ukraine as last nuclear reactor is shut down amid flooding
1 year, 6 months ago

Intense fighting reported in Ukraine as last nuclear reactor is shut down amid flooding

The Hindu  

Ukraine’s military reported intense fighting with Russian forces on June 10, while the country's nuclear energy agency said it put the last operating reactor at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant into a “cold shutdown” for safety as Russia's war on Ukraine drags on through its 16th month. After Russian forces pummeled Ukraine with missiles and drones overnight resulting in deaths …

UN nuclear chief urges Russia and Ukraine to ban attacks at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant
1 year, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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 says Russia eases attacks on Bakhmut to regroup
1 year, 7 months ago

Ukraine says Russia eases attacks on Bakhmut to regroup

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian defence minister says Russian attacks have decreased as Moscow troops are being ‘replaced and regrouped’. In a statement on Telegram, Ukraine Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said Russian forces were continuing to attack but that overall offensive activity had decreased. ‘Large-scale provocation’ Meanwhile, Ukraine’s military intelligence has claimed, without offering evidence, that Russia is plotting a “large-scale provocation” at …

Ukraine warns of Russian plan to ‘simulate nuclear power plant accident’
1 year, 7 months ago

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

The Independent  

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

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 …

Russia orders evacuation of civilians around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant amid warnings of 'severe nuclear accident'
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia orders evacuation of civilians around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant amid warnings of 'severe nuclear accident'

ABC  

Anxiety about the safety of Europe's largest nuclear power plant is growing after the Moscow-installed governor of the Ukrainian region where it is located ordered civilian evacuations. Key points: Russian forces are ordering civilians to leave towns around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant The evacuation zone includes Enerhodar, which is home to most of the plant's staff IAEA head Rafael Mariano …

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