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For Families And Detainees In Russian Occupied Areas A Grim Wait

For Families and Detainees in Russian-Occupied Areas, a Grim Wait

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After Russia’s retreat from Kherson city, Ukrainians in other occupied areas of the south had expectations of quickly regaining their freedom. But those hopes have been dashed. ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Last month a message was smuggled out to friends from 10 Ukrainian detainees in Russian-occupied territory. The men, among hundreds of other civilian prisoners missing …

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Ukraine Calls For Evacuations From A Russian Controlled Area

Ukraine Calls for Evacuations From a Russian-Controlled Area

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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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Ukraine Warns Of More Strikes On Power Plants As Russians Dig In

Ukraine Warns of More Strikes on Power Plants, as Russians Dig In

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Russian forces are fortifying positions in southern Ukraine after retreating from Kherson, and the Kremlin denied planning to withdraw from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Amid Ukrainian warnings that Moscow is preparing a new wave of strikes on energy plants, Russian forces are fortifying their defensive lines in southern Ukraine after retreating from the city of …

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Putin Signs Annexation Laws As Russia Loses Ground In Ukraine

Putin Signs Annexation Laws as Russia Loses Ground in Ukraine

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President Vladimir V. Putin signed more than 400 pages of legislation annexing four Ukrainian regions, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, forging ahead with a parallel reality in which Russia pretends to exercise sovereignty over thousands of square miles of territory that its military does not actually control. Russia’s economy ministry sought to attach real-world benefits …

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Russia Begins Mobilizing Ukrainians To Fight Against Their Own Country

Russia Begins Mobilizing Ukrainians to Fight Against Their Own Country

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Panic and fear flooded the occupied territories as Russian forces rounded up men to fight and forced residents to vote in a staged referendum on joining Russia, Ukrainian officials and rights groups said. KYIV, Ukraine — In the occupied city of Kherson, some Ukrainian men believe that if they break their own arms, maybe the …

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Ukraine Begins Shutdown Of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

Ukraine Begins Shutdown of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

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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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U N Team Calls For No Fire Zone At Ukraine Nuclear Plant

U.N. Team Calls for No-Fire Zone at Ukraine Nuclear Plant

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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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Ukraine Nuclear Plant Disconnected From Grid After Shelling

Ukraine Nuclear Plant Disconnected From Grid After Shelling

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A fire caused by shelling forced the staff of Europe’s largest nuclear plant to disconnect from the nation’s power grid, showing that risks remained at the plant despite the presence of U.N. experts. KYIV, Ukraine — A fire caused by renewed shelling near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant led to its disconnection from the national …

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U N Experts To Inspect Nuclear Power Plant In Ukraine

U.N. Experts to Inspect Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine

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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

As Attacks Mount In Crimea Kremlin Faces Rising Domestic Pressures

As Attacks Mount in Crimea, Kremlin Faces Rising Domestic Pressures

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With the drumbeat of Ukrainian strikes inside Russian-held territory, the visceral reality of war is becoming increasingly apparent to Russians. Nearly six months into the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin still refers to its invasion as a “special military operation” while trying to maintain a sense of normalcy at home. But a series of Ukrainian …

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Ukraine And Russia Accuse Each Other Of Plotting Attack On Nuclear Plant

Ukraine and Russia Accuse Each Other of Plotting Attack on Nuclear Plant

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The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the largest in Europe, has already been hit by shelling, and the United Nations chief, warning of disaster, called for a demilitarized zone around it. KYIV, Ukraine — Tensions around the nuclear power plant on the front lines of the war in Ukraine escalated sharply on Thursday, as the Russian and …

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Shelling Of Ukraines Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Raises Fears And Outrage

Shelling of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Raises Fears and Outrage

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President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of “nuclear blackmail” as the two sides traded blame. KYIV, Ukraine — In the early days of the war in Ukraine, Russian troops seized control of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant after a fierce battle that included shrapnel hitting the containment structure of Reactor No. 1. The resulting fire was …

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Fighting Around Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Heightens Safety Fears

Fighting Around Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Heightens Safety Fears

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A series of blasts Friday at the plant, which the Russian military is using as cover for artillery attacks, renewed concerns of a radiation catastrophe. DRUZHKIVKA, Ukraine — Fighting raged on Saturday near a sprawling nuclear power plant in the south of Ukraine, despite warnings from nuclear safety watchdogs earlier this week that conditions there …

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Using Nuclear Reactors For Cover Russians Lob Rockets At Ukrainians

Using Nuclear Reactors for Cover, Russians Lob Rockets at Ukrainians

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Russia has turned Europe’s largest nuclear power plant into a fortress, stymying Ukraine’s forces and unnerving locals who fear both shelling and a radiation leak. NIKOPOL, Ukraine — Along most of the front line in Russia’s war in Ukraine, when one side lets loose with an artillery attack, the other shoots back. But not in …

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