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DIRECT. War in Ukraine: Zaporizhia power plant poses a risk of “spray of radioactive substances”

2022-08-27T10:33:13.552Z


Ukraine announced on Friday that it had connected the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant to its electricity network, the disconnection of which the day before


The essential

  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged the IAEA to send a mission as quickly as possible to the Zaporijjia nuclear power plant, which was reconnected to the electricity grid on Friday after being disconnected the day before.

  • The French giant TotalEnergies has announced that it has reached an agreement with its Russian partner Novatek to sell it its 49% stake in the Terneftega company which operates the Termokarstovoie gas field in Russia.

  • For the first time in months, the Mykolaiv Drama Theater came back to life on Thursday, in an underground shelter.

  • Ukraine has denounced the Russian bombardment of a train station which, according to it, caused the death of at least 25 civilians on Wednesday, Moscow claiming for its part that it had targeted a military train and killed more than 200 soldiers.

12:20

Zaporijjia: a risk of "spray of radioactive substances"

There is a risk of "spray of radioactive substances" at the Zaporijjia nuclear power plant, as its operator has just announced this Saturday noon.

11:59

Institutions in Montenegro targeted by a major cyberattack, Russia singled out

Government institutions in Montenegro were targeted by a major computer attack, and the small Balkan country, a member of NATO, has asked its allies for help to try to limit the damage, the Prime Minister announced on Saturday. Minister Dritan Abazovic.

Its Minister of the Interior designated Russia.

This is the second cyberattack, after a first wave having struck institutions in this country of 620,000 inhabitants in the wake of a motion of censure which overthrew its government on August 19.

11:56

Russia prevents the adoption of a text at the UN on nuclear disarmament

Russia on Friday blocked the adoption of a joint declaration at the end of the four-week UN review conference of the treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons (NPT), denouncing "political" terms .

The 191 signatories to the NPT, which aims to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, promote complete disarmament and promote cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, have been meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York since August 1. .

11:56

Ukraine reconnects the Zaporijjia power plant, Zelensky calls for the arrival of the IAEA

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday urged the IAEA to send a mission as quickly as possible to the Zaporijjia nuclear power plant, reconnected the same day to the electricity network after a total blackout the day before attributed to the Russians.

"I want to emphasize that the situation remains very risky and dangerous", he added, "which is why it is so important that the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency, editor's note) mission arrives at the plant as soon as possible and help keep it under Ukrainian control,” Zelensky said in his daily video message.

11:55

“Russia uses education as a tool of oppression” launches Ukraine to Unesco

Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko said Russia was threatening parents in occupied areas with placing their children in orphanages if they did not enroll them in Russian-controlled schools.

11:55

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Source: leparis

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