KYIV: UkraineThe head of the UN nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday the head of the UN nuclear watchdog said it was a “deeply worrying development”.
The warning from the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi comes in the context of Russia’s many developments in the war in Ukraine. Ukraine’s military command says its forces have recaptured five settlements in the southern Kherson region, on the western edge of the Russian-controlled zone, and Russia’s top domestic security agency. said eight people were arrested in connection with the explosion of the Crimean bridge over the weekend.
Grossi, who met the President of Russia Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, the watchdog said at Zaporizhzhia The nuclear power plant – Europe’s largest nuclear power facility – has reported an outage of external power and says its backup diesel generators are keeping safety and safety equipment up and running. nuclear security.
“This ongoing outage of #ZNPP is a deeply worrying development and it underscores the urgent need for a nuclear safe and secure enclosure around the site,” Grossi tweeted.
Ukraine’s state nuclear operator Energoatom said on the social media platform Telegram that a Russian missile attack on the “Dniprovska” substation in the northern vicinity of Dnipropetrovsk was damaged, leading to shutting down the main line of communication to the plant – causing the diesel engine to automatically turn on the generator.
Earlier, Ukraine’s Southern Command said its forces had recaptured five settlements in the southern Kherson region, according to the Southern Operations Command.
The villages of Novovasylivka, Novohryhorivka, Nova Kamianka, Tryfonivka and Chervone in the Beryslav district have been recaptured since October 11, according to the spokesman of the southern commander Vladislav Nazarov.
The settlements are located in one of four regions recently annexed by Russia.
Also on Wednesday, Russia’s top domestic security agency said it had arrested eight people in connection with the bombing of a main bridge linking Russia to Crimea, while an official in the city of Zaporizhzhia, Southern Ukraine says Russian forces have conducted more airstrikes there.
The Federal Security Service, known by its Russian abbreviation FSB, said it had arrested five Russians and three Ukrainian and Armenian nationals for Saturday’s attack that damaged the Kerch Bridge between Russia and The Crimean peninsula – an important road for supplies and tourism, has been overcome with many construction errors under Russian President Vladimir Putin, costing billions of dong.
A truck loaded with explosives exploded while crossing the bridge, killing four people and collapsing two sections of one of the cars.
Ukrainian officials have praised the explosion on the bridge, but have not directly claimed responsibility for the explosion.
The FSB, the main successor to the KGB, alleges that the suspects were working under orders of Ukrainian military intelligence to secretly transfer explosives into Russia and forge accompanying documents.
It said the explosives were shipped by sea from the Ukrainian port of Odesa to Bulgaria before being shipped to Georgia, shipped to Armenia and then back to Georgia before being transported to Russia in a complex scheme. to secretly bring them to their destination.
Putin accused Ukraine’s special services of masterminding the blast, calling it “an act of terror” and responded by ordering a missile strike on Ukraine.
Russian onslaught continued in the Zaporizhzhia region and the city of the same name on Wednesday, breaking windows and blowing out doors in residential buildings, city council secretary Anatoliy Kurtev said. There were no immediate reports of casualties, although Kurtev warned locals of the possibility of a further attack.
Zaporizhzhia, located fairly close to the front line between Russian and Ukrainian forces, has been hit with deadly attacks in recent weeks. It is part of a broader region that includes Europe’s largest nuclear power plant now under Russian control, which Moscow claims is a violation of international law. The city itself is still in Ukrainian hands.
To the south, in an area controlled by Russia, a powerful explosion hit the city of Melitopol – sending a car into the air, Mayor Ivan Fedorov said. There is no information on casualties.
The fresh clashes come two days after Russian forces began attacking parts of Ukraine with rockets and bomb-carrying drones, killing at least 19 people on Monday in a single day. the attack, which the United Nations human rights office described as “particularly shocking” and amounted to a potential war criminal.
Tuesday marked the second day in a row as air raid sirens sounded across Ukraine, and officials advised residents to conserve energy and stock up on water. The attacks have knocked power across the country and pierced the atmosphere of relative peace that has returned to the capital Kyiv and many other cities far from the front lines.
“It brings anger, not fear,” said Volodymyr Vasylenko, 67, a resident of Kyiv, as teams worked to restore traffic lights and clear debris from the capital’s streets. . “We are used to this. And we will continue to fight.”
Leaders of the Group of Seven industrial powers condemned the bombardment and said they would “stand firm with Ukraine as long as it happens”. Their pledge defied Russian warnings that Western help would prolong the war and cause pain for the Ukrainian people.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy told G-7 leaders during a virtual meeting Russia had fired more than 100 missiles and dozens of drones into Ukraine in two days. He called for air defenses to be “more modern and effective” – although he said Ukraine had shot down many Russian projectiles.
The Pentagon on Tuesday announced plans to deliver the first two advanced NASAM air defense systems to Ukraine in the coming weeks. The systems Kyiv have long wanted would provide medium to long-range defense against missile attacks.
In a phone call with Zelenskyy on Tuesday, President Joe Biden The White House said it was “committed to continuing to provide Ukraine with the support it needs to defend itself, including with advanced air defense systems.”
Ukraine’s Defense Minister tweeted that four German IRIS-T air defense systems have just been fitted, saying that a “new era” of air defense for Ukraine has begun.
The warning from the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi comes in the context of Russia’s many developments in the war in Ukraine. Ukraine’s military command says its forces have recaptured five settlements in the southern Kherson region, on the western edge of the Russian-controlled zone, and Russia’s top domestic security agency. said eight people were arrested in connection with the explosion of the Crimean bridge over the weekend.
Grossi, who met the President of Russia Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, the watchdog said at Zaporizhzhia The nuclear power plant – Europe’s largest nuclear power facility – has reported an outage of external power and says its backup diesel generators are keeping safety and safety equipment up and running. nuclear security.
“This ongoing outage of #ZNPP is a deeply worrying development and it underscores the urgent need for a nuclear safe and secure enclosure around the site,” Grossi tweeted.
Ukraine’s state nuclear operator Energoatom said on the social media platform Telegram that a Russian missile attack on the “Dniprovska” substation in the northern vicinity of Dnipropetrovsk was damaged, leading to shutting down the main line of communication to the plant – causing the diesel engine to automatically turn on the generator.
Earlier, Ukraine’s Southern Command said its forces had recaptured five settlements in the southern Kherson region, according to the Southern Operations Command.
The villages of Novovasylivka, Novohryhorivka, Nova Kamianka, Tryfonivka and Chervone in the Beryslav district have been recaptured since October 11, according to the spokesman of the southern commander Vladislav Nazarov.
The settlements are located in one of four regions recently annexed by Russia.
Also on Wednesday, Russia’s top domestic security agency said it had arrested eight people in connection with the bombing of a main bridge linking Russia to Crimea, while an official in the city of Zaporizhzhia, Southern Ukraine says Russian forces have conducted more airstrikes there.
The Federal Security Service, known by its Russian abbreviation FSB, said it had arrested five Russians and three Ukrainian and Armenian nationals for Saturday’s attack that damaged the Kerch Bridge between Russia and The Crimean peninsula – an important road for supplies and tourism, has been overcome with many construction errors under Russian President Vladimir Putin, costing billions of dong.
A truck loaded with explosives exploded while crossing the bridge, killing four people and collapsing two sections of one of the cars.
Ukrainian officials have praised the explosion on the bridge, but have not directly claimed responsibility for the explosion.
The FSB, the main successor to the KGB, alleges that the suspects were working under orders of Ukrainian military intelligence to secretly transfer explosives into Russia and forge accompanying documents.
It said the explosives were shipped by sea from the Ukrainian port of Odesa to Bulgaria before being shipped to Georgia, shipped to Armenia and then back to Georgia before being transported to Russia in a complex scheme. to secretly bring them to their destination.
Putin accused Ukraine’s special services of masterminding the blast, calling it “an act of terror” and responded by ordering a missile strike on Ukraine.
Russian onslaught continued in the Zaporizhzhia region and the city of the same name on Wednesday, breaking windows and blowing out doors in residential buildings, city council secretary Anatoliy Kurtev said. There were no immediate reports of casualties, although Kurtev warned locals of the possibility of a further attack.
Zaporizhzhia, located fairly close to the front line between Russian and Ukrainian forces, has been hit with deadly attacks in recent weeks. It is part of a broader region that includes Europe’s largest nuclear power plant now under Russian control, which Moscow claims is a violation of international law. The city itself is still in Ukrainian hands.
To the south, in an area controlled by Russia, a powerful explosion hit the city of Melitopol – sending a car into the air, Mayor Ivan Fedorov said. There is no information on casualties.
The fresh clashes come two days after Russian forces began attacking parts of Ukraine with rockets and bomb-carrying drones, killing at least 19 people on Monday in a single day. the attack, which the United Nations human rights office described as “particularly shocking” and amounted to a potential war criminal.
Tuesday marked the second day in a row as air raid sirens sounded across Ukraine, and officials advised residents to conserve energy and stock up on water. The attacks have knocked power across the country and pierced the atmosphere of relative peace that has returned to the capital Kyiv and many other cities far from the front lines.
“It brings anger, not fear,” said Volodymyr Vasylenko, 67, a resident of Kyiv, as teams worked to restore traffic lights and clear debris from the capital’s streets. . “We are used to this. And we will continue to fight.”
Leaders of the Group of Seven industrial powers condemned the bombardment and said they would “stand firm with Ukraine as long as it happens”. Their pledge defied Russian warnings that Western help would prolong the war and cause pain for the Ukrainian people.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy told G-7 leaders during a virtual meeting Russia had fired more than 100 missiles and dozens of drones into Ukraine in two days. He called for air defenses to be “more modern and effective” – although he said Ukraine had shot down many Russian projectiles.
The Pentagon on Tuesday announced plans to deliver the first two advanced NASAM air defense systems to Ukraine in the coming weeks. The systems Kyiv have long wanted would provide medium to long-range defense against missile attacks.
In a phone call with Zelenskyy on Tuesday, President Joe Biden The White House said it was “committed to continuing to provide Ukraine with the support it needs to defend itself, including with advanced air defense systems.”
Ukraine’s Defense Minister tweeted that four German IRIS-T air defense systems have just been fitted, saying that a “new era” of air defense for Ukraine has begun.
