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The Latest Breaking News from Zaporizhzhia

Explainer-The vast nuclear plant in the eye of the war in Ukraine

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has been shelled in recent days, raising the possibility of a grave accident just 500 km (around 300 miles) from the site of the world's worst nuclear accident, the 1986 Chornobyl disaster.

Reuters

Exclusive: IAEA's Grossi hoping for inspection of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant within 'days'

An uptick in fighting in recent weeks near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear facility in southern Ukraine, Europe's largest, has led to fears of a nuclear accident. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) wants to send a mission to inspect the plant but has yet to gain access. In an exclusive…

France 24

Russian and French defence ministers discussed Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in phone call

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu discussed the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant with his French counterpart by telephone, the ministry said on Thursday.

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U.N.'s Bachelet calls on Putin to halt armed attacks on Ukraine

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt armed attacks on Ukraine and said the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant must be demilitarized.

Reuters

Ukrainian fears run high over fighting near nuclear plant

Ukrainians are once again anxious and alarmed about the fate of a nuclear power plant in a land that was home to the world’s worst atomic accident in 1986 at Chernobyl

The Independent UK

Revealed: Russian plan to disconnect Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant from grid

Plan risks catastrophic failure of cooling systems, says head of Ukraine’s atomic energy company

The Guardian - UK

Russia arrests two Zaporizhzhia nuclear workers ‘for handing information to Ukraine’

Russia accuses staff members of passing information to Ukrainian authorities

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Russia detains two Zaporizhzhia nuclear workers for handing Ukraine information

Two employees of Ukraine's Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant have been detained for passing information to Ukrainian authorities, Russia's National Guard said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Ukraine envoy criticises pope over comments on Russian killed by car bomb

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Andreas Kluth: Putin wouldn’t shrink from starting Chernobyl 2.0 in Ukraine

The history of warfare has no precedent for what is happening right now in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Never before has a nuclear power plant been on the front line of a major war, and indeed a main object of the warring parties’ strategies.

Tribune News Service

Russia, Ukraine Spar at UN over Nuclear Plant Dangers

Russia and Ukraine traded accusations Tuesday over who was endangering the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, as the United Nations urged both sides to insulate the Ukrainian facility from the ongoing war. Russia called the meeting at the UN Security Council to discuss the dangers that close shelling and a military presence…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK’s Johnson visits Ukraine on Independence Day, pledges more military aid

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Wednesday as the country marks its independence from Soviet rule in 1991. Exactly six months after the Russian invasion, Johnson lauded Ukraine’s "indomitable" resistance and pledged a further military aid package. Read our blog to see how the…

France 24

IAEA says it could visit Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in days

The U.N. nuclear watchdog will visit the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine within days if talks to gain access succeed, it said in a statement on Tuesday.

Reuters

Ukrainians Destroy Precious Russian Radar System Near Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant

The footage was obtained from the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on Saturday, August 20.

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Macron vows ‘long term’ EU support for Ukraine on eve of Independence Day

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday joined other Western leaders in voicing ongoing solidarity with Ukraine as the country nears its anniversary of independence from Soviet rule and the Russian invasion nears its six-month mark. Read about the day's events as they unfolded on our liveblog. All times are Paris…

Reuters

Ukraine cites risk of 'brutal strikes' by Russia on Independence Day

With Ukraine set to mark its independence from Soviet rule in 1991 and six months since Russian forces invaded, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned of the risk of "brutal strikes" by Russia and said any attack would provoke a powerful response.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv bans Independence Day celebrations

Ukraine’s capital bans events celebrating independence from Soviet rule, citing threat of renewed Russian attacks.

Daily Mirror

Hundreds tortured and killed by Russian forces ahead of sham Ukraine referendums

Western intelligence sources say Vladimir Putin's forces are focussing brutal suppression techniques on the remaining population in the southern regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia ahead of anticipated votes next month

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Russia-Ukraine war: A weekly recap and look ahead (Aug. 22)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Russia requests U.N. meeting on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant - RIA cites diplomat

Russia on Monday requested that the U.N. Security Council holds a meeting on Tuesday regarding the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, Russian state-owned news agency RIA reported, citing Deputy Ambassador to the U.N. Dmitry Polyanskiy.

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Russia's State Duma Council to hold special meeting on Zaporizhzhia nuclear station on Thursday

Russia's parliament said it will hold a special meeting on Thursday to discuss the situation around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in eastern Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Russia fires rockets at towns near nuclear plant after Western leaders urge restraint near site

Rocket fire close to Zaporizhzhia reactor complex stirs fears of nuclear disaster

The Independent UK

Fate of Ukrainian lands held by Russia still seems unclear

As the war in Ukraine nears its six-month mark, Russia faces multiple problems in the territory it has taken over

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 180 of the invasion

Russia blames Ukraine for death of Darya Dugina as Kyiv again denies any involvement

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Accuses Kyiv of Poisoning Some of Its Soldiers in Ukraine

Russia's defense ministry accused Ukraine on Saturday of poisoning some of its servicemen in the Russian-controlled part of Ukraine's southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia in late July. An adviser to Ukraine's interior ministry said in response that the alleged poisoning could have been caused by Russian forces eating expired canned meat.…

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