Section: Nuclear
Russia opposed the demilitarized zone around the Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Russia’s permanent representative to the UN said on August 12, 2022, that Russia opposed the creation of a demilitarized zone around the captured Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant because of the “risk of provocations and terrorist attacks.” Source: Permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Vasyl Nebenzya...
An accident at the Ukrainian nuclear plant can endanger Europe and Asia, – Ukraine’s Parliament
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Ukraine’s Parliament) confirmed on August 11, 2022, that in the event of an accident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant caused by the actions of Russian troops, its consequences will be felt not only in Ukraine, but also throughout Europe and Asia. Source: The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine “The...
Russia has started to link Ukraine’s nuclear power plant to Russian energy system
Energoatom president Petro Kotin said on August 9, 2022, that Russia has started implementing a plan to connect Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to the Russian energy system and disconnect it from the Ukrainian one. Source: Energoatom (National Nuclear Energy Generating Company of Ukraine) president Petro Kotin According to him,...
Ukraine called on the IAEA to visit the Zaporizhzhia NPP before the end of the August
Yevhen Tsymbaliuk, representative of Ukraine to international organizations in Vienna said on August 8, 2022, that Ukraine has called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), an autonomous international organization within the UN, to visit the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) by the end of August, which the Russians are...
The Russians mined the nuclear plant and threat to blow it up if Ukrainian army attacks
The commander of the Russian garrison at the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant stated on August 8, 2022, that all important objects were mined at the plant, and the station “will be Russian or a draw.” Source: Valeriy Vasyliev, head of the radiation, chemical and biological defense forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian...
The Russian troops mined power units of the Zaporizhzhia NPP, – Ukrainian Intelligence
Ukrainian Intelligence confirmed the information on August 6 that the Russian army mined the power units of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, as well as brought weapons to the territory of the plant. Source: Andriy Yusov, a representative of the press service of the Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine He...
The Russians shelled the Zaporizhzhia NPP two times: shells fell next to the nuclear reactor
The press service of “Energoatom” stated that the Russian occupying forces shelled the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant with multiple launch rocket systems for the second time since August 5, hitting the area near power unit where the nuclear reactor is located. Source: The press service of “Energoatom”, National Nuclear...
Canada allocated $6 million for nuclear security in Ukraine
Permanent Mission of Canada to the UN said on Twitter on August 3 that it allocated 6 million dollars for the implementation of a number of projects to improve nuclear security in Ukraine. Source: Permanent Mission of Canada to the UN “To help strengthen Nuclear security in Ukraine, Canada has provided:$1M to IAEA to strengthen security,...
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant “is completely out of control”, – UN nuclear chief
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, said on August 3 that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which was seized by the Russian military on March 4, has gone out of control. Source: Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi...
Ukraine called on the UN to close the sky over Ukrainian nuclear power plants
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Mykola Tochytskyi, called for closing the sky over Ukraineʼs nuclear facilities at the UN conference dedicated to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons on August 1. Source: The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Mykola Tochytskyi “For the first time in history,...
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General Staff operational report August 22, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine Tuesday, August 22, 2023 - 18:55 (EEST)
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