Ukraine says Russia considering nuclear plant “terror” attack, Moscow denies it
Kyiv, UkraineReuters President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday Ukrainian spies had received information showing Russia was considering carrying out a “terrorist” attack at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant involving a release of radiation. Speaking later, after a meeting of security chiefs and diplomats, the Ukrainian President issued a fresh call to put pressure on Russia to […]
Ukraine says Russia plans to simulate accident at nuclear power plant; Kyiv says two killed as Dnipro clinic hit in missile attack
Reuters Ukraine’s defence ministry on Friday said Russia was planning to simulate a major accident at a nuclear power station controlled by pro-Moscow forces to try to thwart a long-planned Ukrainian counter-offensive to retake territory occupied by Russia. The Zaporizhzhia plant, which lies in an area of Russian-occupied southern Ukraine, is Europe’s biggest nuclear power […]
IAEA head warns of dangers around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Reuters The head of the UN’s nuclear power watchdog warned on Saturday that the situation around the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear station had become “increasingly unpredictable and potentially dangerous” and called for measures to ensure its safe operation. A view shows Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant from the town of Nikopol, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in […]
Ukraine hits Russian-held city deep behind front as talk of counter-offensive grows
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine struck a railway depot and knocked out power in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol deep behind front lines on Wednesday amid growing talk from Kyiv of a counter-assault against Russian forces worn out by a failed winter offensive. Unverified images on the internet showed explosions lighting up the night sky with […]
IAEA head worries world getting complacent about Ukraine nuclear plant
Reuters The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Thursday he worried the world was becoming complacent about the considerable dangers posed by the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia atomic plant in Ukraine. International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi attends a meeting with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, […]
UN watchdog optimistic about Ukraine nuclear plant protection
Yuzhnoukrainsk, Ukraine Reuters The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Monday he hoped to make progress on a safe zone deal around the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia plant in Ukraine, but stressed it was a tough negotiation. Russian forces in March captured the Soviet-era plant, Europe’s largest, soon after their invasion of Ukraine. It […]
Russia, blaming Ukraine, says Zaporizhzhia plant at risk of nuclear accident
London, UKReuters Ukraine narrowly escaped disaster during fighting at the weekend that rocked Europe’s largest atomic power plant with a barrage of shells, some falling near reactors and damaging a radioactive waste storage building, the UN nuclear watchdog said. Russia and Ukraine on Monday traded blame for at least a dozen explosions at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia […]
Ukraine nuclear plant shelled, UN warns: “You’re playing with fire!”
London, UKReuters Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is under Russian control, was rocked by shelling on Sunday, drawing condemnation from the UN nuclear watchdog which said such attacks risked a major nuclear disaster. More than a dozen blasts shook Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant on Saturday evening and Sunday, the International Atomic Energy Agency […]
IAEA says no sign of ‘dirty bomb’ work at Ukrainian sites; Kyiv hails report
Vienna, Austria Reuters The UN nuclear watchdog said on Thursday it had found no sign of undeclared nuclear activity at three sites in Ukraine that it inspected at Kyiv’s request in response to Russian allegations that work was being done on a “dirty bomb”. Moscow has repeatedly accused Ukraine of planning to use such a […]
IAEA preparing to inspect two sites in Ukraine over ‘dirty bomb’ claims
Vienna, Austria Reuters The UN nuclear watchdog is preparing to send inspectors in the coming days to two Ukrainian sites at Kyiv’s request, it said on Monday, in an apparent reaction to Russian claims that Ukraine could deploy a so-called dirty bomb, which Ukraine denies. The International Atomic Energy Agency’s announcement followed statements by a […]