A Ukrainian official urged civilians to leave the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, across from the city of Kherson, warning of the “possible intensification of hostilities” there. KYIV, Ukraine — Less than a month after driving Russian forces from the city of Kherson on the west bank of the Dnipro River, the Ukrainian authorities …
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Plus Ukraine updates, a U.S.-Iran World Cup preview and a “She Said” interview. People in Beijing held blank pieces of paper to protest censorship.Kevin Frayer/Getty Images In Beijing, anxious and resolute On Sunday, protesters gathered in the cold in Beijing, calling for an end to coronavirus restrictions. “We don’t want lockdowns, we want freedom!” they …
After nearly a week offline, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine resumed receiving electricity from the country’s power grid, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog, said on Saturday. The restoration came after engineers finished repairing a high-voltage line damaged by shelling. The restored line, one of four primary external connections …
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Ukraine on Sunday began turning off the last working reactor at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, a safety procedure that engineers undertook after ensuring that external power could run the critical cooling equipment needed to prevent a meltdown, the nation’s nuclear regulator said. The move is meant to put the last of six working reactors …
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In a highly anticipated report, nuclear experts who crossed a battlefield to inspect Europe’s largest nuclear plant called for Russia and Ukraine to halt all military activity around the complex. The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog on Tuesday called for a no-fire zone around an embattled Ukrainian nuclear generator, but like the plant itself, the agency …
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By The Associated Press •August 31, 2022 A group of experts with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations nuclear watchdog, departed from Kyiv, Ukraine, headed to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The team intends to establish a permanent monitoring mission at the Russian-occupied nuclear facility. Original Source
By Reuters •August 18, 2022 During a visit to Ukraine, António Guterres, the United Nations secretary general, discussed the risks posed by fighting near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, urging Moscow and Kyiv to reach a similar compromise displayed in the grain deal. Original Source
Russia, trying to pin down Ukraine’s forces to blunt a counteroffensive in Kherson, has been firing shells from near a nuclear plants it occupies. ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — The main front in Russia’s military onslaught on Ukraine appears to have shifted dangerously to the south of the country, risking a catastrophe at Europe’s largest nuclear power …
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