Three more ships have left Ukrainian ports under the Istanbul grain export agreement, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense announced on Thursday. While one ship departed from the port of Pivdennyi in the Ukrainian city of Yuzhne, two ships departed from the port of Odessa, the ministry said in a statement. The Joint Coordination Center, […]
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Zaporizhia Nuclear Plant: IAEA ‘very, very close’ to gaining access
LAST UPDATE: 17.37 The International Atomic Energy Agency is “very, very close” to gaining access to the Russian-held Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, Europe’s largest, its head Raphael Grossi told France 24 TV today. Asked if talks to gain access to the station were successful, in which case Grossi has said the IAEA will […]
Russia makes massive use of cluster munitions in Ukraine, cluster munitions watchdog says
Russia is making massive use of cluster weapons in Ukraine, causing hundreds of civilian casualties and destroying homes, schools and hospitals, the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) reports in its annual report. “Ukrainian forces also appear to have made repeated use of such weapons during the conflict,” according to the agency. Neither Russia nor Ukraine have […]
Albania: The two Russians and the Ukrainian accused of espionage remain in custody
An Albanian court today ordered the detention of two Russians and a Ukrainian suspected of espionage who were arrested on Saturday when they tried to force their way into an arms factory, injuring two soldiers. “The court’s view is that they should remain at the disposal of justice until the investigation is completed,” Elbasan court […]
The heads of the IAEA and Rosatom discuss an inspection of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant
The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the director of the Russian Atomic Energy Agency met today to discuss an inspection of Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant, Zaporizhia, which has been bombed several times. The director general of the UN agency Rafael Grossi, the head of Rosatom, Alexei Likhatsov, and the […]
Zelensky: Russia must withdraw from Zaporizhia – Missile strikes in Dnipropetrovsk
Russia must stop “nuclear blackmail” and withdraw from the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today, speaking via video link to the UN Security Council. “Russia should, without conditions, stop nuclear blackmail and simply withdraw from the station,” the Ukrainian president said at the meeting convened to mark six months since the […]
Vatican: Criticism from the Ukrainian ambassador to the Pope for his references to Daria Dugina
Ukraine’s ambassador to the Vatican today criticized Pope Francis for calling her an innocent victim of war when referring to Daria Dugina, daughter of prominent Russian ultranationalist Alexander Dugin, who was killed by a car bomb near Moscow. It is highly unusual for ambassadors to the Vatican to publicly criticize the Pope. “The innocent pay […]
53% of Americans in favor of supporting Ukrainians until Russian troops withdraw
After half a year of war in Ukraine, a narrow majority of Americans agree that the United States should continue to support Kyiv until Russia withdraws all its forces, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released today. The survey shows that Americans, despite the economic concerns and internal political developments that have caught their attention in […]
The Russian-appointed occupying commander of the Ukrainian Mykhailivska was killed by a bomb
The Russian-appointed head of the Ukrainian city of Mykhailivka in the Russian-controlled part of the Zaporizhia region was killed by a car bomb on Tuesday, an official in the region’s Russian-backed administration said. In a Telegram post, Vladimir Rogov, a member of the Zaporizhia regional administration, said that the head of Mikhailifka, Ivan Susko, was […]
‘Slava Ukraini’: Chancellor Scholz assures Germany will support Ukraine as long as needed
The assurance to Kyiv that Germany will support Ukraine “for as long as it takes” against the Russian attack was given by Chancellor Olaf Solz on the occasion of Ukraine’s national holiday. “Germany stands firmly by Ukraine today and for as long as Ukraine needs our support,” the German chancellor said in a video posted […]
