Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff today accused Russia of trying to sabotage a visit by a mission of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, which is under Russian control, noting that Russia bombed again today the area in which the station is located. “The […]
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Ukraine: A reactor at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant was shut down due to Russian bombing
One of the two remaining reactors at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant was shut down due to Russian shelling, Ukrainian operator Energoatom announced today. “As a result of yet another shelling by Russian (…) forces against the Zaporizhia nuclear plant site, emergency protection was activated and the fifth power plant was shut down,” Energoatom said […]
Ukraine: The IAEA mission is on its way to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission has left Zaporizhia in Ukraine and is heading to the nuclear power plant in the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar, despite reports of heavy shelling there. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said he had been informed of “increased military activity in the area” but added that he would not change […]
Russia: Counterattacking Ukrainian forces suffer heavy casualties in the south
Since the start of the Ukrainian counteroffensive in southern Ukraine at the beginning of the week, Kiev forces have suffered heavy losses, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed on Wednesday. He spoke of 1,700 dead Ukrainian soldiers. In addition, according to Russian Armed Forces spokesman Igor Konashenkov, Russian forces destroyed 63 tanks, 48 ​​armored vehicles and […]
Sweden has delivered ammunition to Ukraine, the US is preparing another package of military aid
Sweden has delivered a new defense aid package to Ukraine, including artillery shells, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said today. “Great news from Sweden: the 7th military aid package, with artillery ammunition, will strengthen the Ukrainian army,” the minister tweeted, thanking Sweden’s foreign and defense ministers. “Together we will restore peace and security in Europe,” […]
Russia: The economy shrank by just 0.4% in the first half
Russia’s economy shrank by 0.4% in the first six months of 2022, compared to the same period last year, with capital investment – one of the main drivers of economic growth – increasing by 7.8%, according to with the data announced by the country’s federal statistical agency Rosstat on Wednesday. Russia’s export-dependent economy is slowly […]
Finland: Step ‘in the right direction’ the restriction on Russian visas
The European Union’s move to suspend an agreement to facilitate visas for Russian citizens because of Moscow’s war in Ukraine is a step “in the right direction” if implemented by member states, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said on Wednesday. “This is moving in the right direction, but once again we have seen that so […]
Russian armed opposition united in Ukraine
The “Free Russia” Legion and the National Republican Army have decided to unite their efforts to liberate Russia from Putin’s tyranny and end the war of aggression against Ukraine as soon as possible. The “Free Russia” Legion and the National Republican Army (NRA), which are engaged in armed resistance against Russia in Ukraine, today, August […]
Counterattack by Ukrainian forces in the south has recorded ‘successes’ in three sectors of the Kherson region
Ukrainian forces have scored “successes” in three areas of the Russian-held Kherson region, a Ukrainian regional official said today, two days after Kiev announced the launch of a counteroffensive to retake territory. Yuriy Sobolevskiy, deputy head of the Kherson regional council, told public television that Ukrainian troops had achieved success in the Kherson, Berislav and […]
Kyiv accuses Moscow of shelling city of Zaporizhia nuclear power plant
Ukrainian forces today accused Russia of shelling the city where the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant is located (south), while an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission is expected there. “The Russian army is shelling Enerhodar,” Yevgen Yeftuchenko, head of the administration of Nikopolis, which is across from Enerhodar on the other side of the Dnieper […]