IAEA notes reported attack on Zaporizhzhia plant, Russia accuses Ukraine
Reuters The UN’s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday that officials at Ukraine’s Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant had reported a new attempted drone attack on the facility’s training centre – less than two weeks after other similar incidents. Russia-installed officials at the plant, the largest nuclear facility in Europe, said Ukraine was behind the latest […]
UN nuclear watchdog’s board sets emergency meeting after Zaporizhzhia attacks
Vienna, Austria Reuters The UN nuclear watchdog’s Board of Governors will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday at the request of both Ukraine and Russia to discuss attacks on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, after the enemies accused each other of drone attacks. The International Atomic Energy Agency has said drones struck the Russian-held facility […]
Russian nuclear company reports attack on Zaporizhzhia plant
Moscow, Russia Reuters Russia’s nuclear power corporation, Rosatom, accused Ukraine’s military on Sunday of launching a series of attacks on the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station and the UN’s nuclear watchdog called for such incidents to cease immediately. Rosatom said three people were hurt, one seriously. Russia urged world leaders to denounce the incidents. Both […]
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia hit by Russian missiles, four dead, 20 injured
Reuters Russia fired five missiles on Ukraine’s southern city of Zaporizhzhia on Friday, killing at least four people, injuring 20 and damaging residential buildings and industrial facilities, the Regional Governor said. Two journalists covering the aftermath of the strikes were among those wounded in the city, which is near the frontline in the war with […]
IAEA Board calls on Russia to leave Zaporizhzhia, two years on
Vienna, Austria Reuters The UN nuclear watchdog’s Board of Governors voted on Thursday to demand Russia withdraw from Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), in a resolution passed days after the two-year anniversary of the plant’s capture by Russian troops. It was the board’s fourth resolution condemning Russia’s actions against Ukrainian nuclear facilities. The first […]
New IAEA complaint about anti-personnel mines in Russian-held nuclear plant
Reuters The UN’s nuclear watchdog said on Monday it had found anti-personnel mines in an area of the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine and complained for the second month running that this violated safety procedures. The plant, Europe’s largest nuclear facility, was seized in the first days of Russia’s invasion last year. Ukraine […]
IAEA has seen no sign of explosives at Zaporizhzhia yet, more access needed
Vienna, AustriaReuters Experts from the UN nuclear watchdog based at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine have yet to observe any indications of mines or explosives at the plant, but they need more access to be sure, the agency said on Wednesday. Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday accused each other of plotting to […]
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 […]
Russia kills civilians in first huge missile wave for weeks
Updated: 8am, 10th March, 2022 (AEDT)Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia fired a huge wave of missiles across Ukraine on Thursday as people slept, killing at least nine civilians and knocking out power in an attack Kyiv said included six Kinzhal hypersonic cruise missiles, one of Moscow’s most valuable weapons. The mass strikes on targets far from the […]