The essentials
- After the explosion of the Kakhovka dam, 2,340 people were evacuated to the Ukrainian side on Thursday evening. On the Russian occupation side, 4,500 people "have already been evacuated".
- Russian bombing has hit evacuations of civilians.
- The water reservoir of the Kakhovka dam is no longer sufficient to cool the reactors of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. A cooling basin is located near the site butthe fear of an accident resurfaces.
- On the spot, the Ukrainian president promises "compensation" for the victims of the destroyed dam.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced a "barbaric act" on the part of Ukraine.
- Russia claims to have countered a Ukrainian offensive in the Zaporizhzhia region.
06:58
Zelensky assures that his army is achieving "results"
During his daily video address, broadcast around 00:30 on Friday, the Ukrainian president conceded that "The fighting is very tough in the Donetsk region". However, "we are achieving results and I am grateful to those who are achieving them," Zelensky added.
06:30
What we know about the explosion of a gigantic ammonia pipeline
Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of blowing up in a "terrorist act" a pipeline connecting the Russian city of Togliatti to the Ukrainian port of Odessa. The Ukrainian governor of the Kharkiv region accuses Moscow of having "fired" on the infrastructure. Explanations here.
06:15
Dam destroyed: "The dike could break", the fear of a nuclear accident resurfaces in Zaporizhjia
The plant is once again weakened after the destruction of the dam: the level of the water reservoir no longer ensures the cooling of the Zaporizhzhia reactors, announced this Thursday the operator of the dam. His dike could fail. Our article.
06:05
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