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      Russia opposed the demilitarized zone around the Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
      Aug12

      Russia opposed the demilitarized zone around the Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

      Russia’s permanent representative to the UN said on August 12, 2022, that Russia opposed the creation of a demilitarized zone around the captured Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant because of the “risk of provocations and terrorist attacks.” Source: Permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Vasyl Nebenzya...

      An accident at the Ukrainian nuclear plant can endanger Europe and Asia, – Ukraine’s Parliament
      Aug12

      An accident at the Ukrainian nuclear plant can endanger Europe and Asia, – Ukraine’s Parliament

      The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Ukraine’s Parliament) confirmed on August 11, 2022, that in the event of an accident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant caused by the actions of Russian troops, its consequences will be felt not only in Ukraine, but also throughout Europe and Asia. Source: The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine “The...

      Russia has started to link Ukraine’s nuclear power plant to Russian energy system
      Aug10

      Russia has started to link Ukraine’s nuclear power plant to Russian energy system

      Energoatom president Petro Kotin said on August 9, 2022, that Russia has started implementing a plan to connect Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to the Russian energy system and disconnect it from the Ukrainian one. Source: Energoatom (National Nuclear Energy Generating Company of Ukraine) president Petro Kotin According to him,...

      Ukraine called on the IAEA to visit the Zaporizhzhia NPP before the end of the August
      Aug09

      Ukraine called on the IAEA to visit the Zaporizhzhia NPP before the end of the August

      Yevhen Tsymbaliuk, representative of Ukraine to international organizations in Vienna said on August 8, 2022, that Ukraine has called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), an autonomous international organization within the UN, to visit the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) by the end of August, which the Russians are...

      Ukraine is investigating 26,000 war crimes committed by Russia, – Prosecutor General’s Office
      Aug08

      Ukraine is investigating 26,000 war crimes committed by Russia, – Prosecutor General’s Office

      Head of the War Department of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine said on August 7, 2022, that Ukraine was investigating nearly 26,000 Russian war crimes cases since Russia’s February 24 invasion and had charged 135 individuals. Source: Head of the War Department of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine, Yuriy...

      The Russians mined the nuclear plant and threat to blow it up if Ukrainian army attacks
      Aug08

      The Russians mined the nuclear plant and threat to blow it up if Ukrainian army attacks

      The commander of the Russian garrison at the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant stated on August 8, 2022, that all important objects were mined at the plant, and the station “will be Russian or a draw.” Source: Valeriy Vasyliev, head of the radiation, chemical and biological defense forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian...

      Russians have killed more than 1,000 civilians, including 50 children in the Kharkiv region
      Aug08

      Russians have killed more than 1,000 civilians, including 50 children in the Kharkiv region

      Oleksandr Filchakov, head of the regional prosecutor’s office confirmed on August 7 that Russia had already killed over one thousand civilians and 50 children in the Kharkiv region (east of Ukraine) since the beginning of the war. Source: Oleksandr Filchakov, head of the regional prosecutor’s office According to the prosecutor’s office,...

      The Russian troops mined power units of the Zaporizhzhia NPP, – Ukrainian Intelligence
      Aug07

      The Russian troops mined power units of the Zaporizhzhia NPP, – Ukrainian Intelligence

      Ukrainian Intelligence confirmed the information on August 6 that the Russian army mined the power units of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, as well as brought weapons to the territory of the plant. Source: Andriy Yusov, a representative of the press service of the Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine He...

      Nine G20 countries did not support anti-Russian sanctions
      Aug06

      Nine G20 countries did not support anti-Russian sanctions

      According to a Bloomberg article published on August 5, only half of the G20 countries have joined the sanctions against the Russian Federation, imposed because of its war against Ukraine. Source: Bloomberg journalists “Comprising nations that account for some 85% of global economic output, the G-20 is supposed to be more reflective of the...

      The Russians shelled the Zaporizhzhia NPP two times: shells fell next to the nuclear reactor
      Aug06

      The Russians shelled the Zaporizhzhia NPP two times: shells fell next to the nuclear reactor

      The press service of “Energoatom” stated that the Russian occupying forces shelled the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant with multiple launch rocket systems for the second time since August 5, hitting the area near power unit where the nuclear reactor is located. Source: The press service of “Energoatom”, National Nuclear...