The risk of a devastating nuclear accident in the Ukrainian power plant of Zaporizhzhia occupied by the Russians has not been mitigated by the arrival of the IAEA inspectors and to avert it we are now looking at Ankara which has put on the plate the offer of a possible mediation between Moscow and Kiev.
Recep Tayyp
Erdogan opened the way for dialogue in a telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin
: "Turkey can take on a role as a facilitator on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, as has been done for the wheat agreement", reads a statement from the Turkish presidency. .
The two "took stock of the situation in Ukraine" and above all of bilateral agreements, in particular that for the construction of the first Turkish nuclear power plant, that of Akkuyu, which for Ankara is "the symbol of cooperation with Russia".
In Moscow, news agencies overlooked the offer of mediation, emphasizing instead Turkish compliments for Russia's "constructive role" in organizing the mission of the IAEA inspectors.
While it is Dmitry Medvedev who still has the role of the hawk
, with yet another apocalyptic threat: the "extremely dangerous" attempts by the West to "tear us apart" by supporting Ukraine "ignore a simple axiom, the violent disintegration of a nuclear power is always a game of chess with death. "
Moscow's best guarantee is its nuclear arsenal, he warned.
Meanwhile, the team of the international atomic agency received the compliments of the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, who cited "their courage and their professionalism" and pointed the finger at "Russia which has endangered the world. ".
The situation in Zaporizhzhia is "extremely complex and difficult", said the director of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, on his return to Vienna, saying that he was "very worried" about the increase in military operations in the area of the plant.
Lastly, the supply of energy to the Ukrainian territories was interrupted due to "Ukrainian artillery strikes", the pro-Russians announced.
Electricity now comes only via a secondary line, the IAEA confirmed.
The Moscow Ministry of Defense accuses the Kiev forces of attempting an attack just before midnight on Friday, when "over 250 units of the Kiev special forces and foreign mercenaries attempted an amphibious assault on the coast near Energodar and Dneproprudny ".
The Russians brought fighters and helicopters into action, "which destroyed 20 boats out of 42", about fifty soldiers killed.
In the last twenty-four hours there have been several victims in the bombings throughout the front area, while
the burial of the victims of the massacre was completed in Bucha
of Russian origin with the placement of an additional 13 graves in the town cemetery.
The total victims "are 1,100", Ukrainian officials denounce.
On a more strictly military level, London claims that the Ukrainian counter-offensive in Kherson took the Russians "by surprise" and that Kiev's forces are advancing in three directions, undermining the enemy logistical structure in the rear.
Although Moscow denies any effectiveness of the operation, observers detect numerous air raids in the area, a sign that Russian troops are encountering difficulties.
The city of Kherson also ended up in the sight and range of Ukrainian missiles, with at least 8 explosions that shook the river port area.
An 8-year-old boy was killed in a raid in Mykolaiv.
