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More missiles, drones strike Ukraine, alarms keep up fear

Beside the usual sirens, a new type of loud alarm that blared automatically from mobile phones jolted Kyiv residents early Tuesday.

published on : 11th October 2022
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Strikes on Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia kill 17: Official

Zaporizhzhia has been repeatedly hit in recent weeks and is in the Ukrainian-controlled part of a region that Russian President Vladimir Putin annexed in violation of international law last week.

published on : 9th October 2022
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Shelling cuts last power link to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear site, Europe's biggest

The plant's Ukrainian operator Energoatom said Russian shelling had "damaged and disconnected" the last power link.

published on : 8th October 2022
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Missiles, explosives-packed drones hit Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia again, death toll rises

Ukraine’s ability to capture and put back into service Russian tanks and other equipment continues to be an important factor in its forces’ push to repel the invasion.

published on : 7th October 2022
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Ukraine aims to restart occupied reactors at Zaporizhzhia

Russian troops occupy the plant and the surrounding area, including the nearby town of Energodar where thousands of Ukrainian workers continue to maintain the facility.Russian troops occupy the plant

published on : 4th October 2022
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Ukraine nuclear plant reconnected to national grid: IAEA

Since being cut off from the grid, the station was relying on its own power supplies to operate essential safety mechanisms. Experts feared that the plant could run out of internal power.

published on : 17th September 2022
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Ukraine, Russia 'interested' in securing nuclear plant: IAEA

"All IAEA efforts must be focused on achieving this goal. Anything short of this won't make Russia stop its dangerous game," Oleg Nikolenko wrote on Twitter.

published on : 12th September 2022
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Ukraine keeps initiative, claims it reached Russian border

The Washington-based Institute for the Study of War said Monday that Russia likely lacks the reserve forces it needs to bolster its defenses in Ukraine.

published on : 12th September 2022
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Ukraine reclaims swathes of east in shock offensive to oust Russia

Around Balakliya, one of the first towns to be recaptured by Ukrainian troops, AFP journalists saw evidence of fierce battles, with buildings destroyed or damaged and streets mainly deserted.

published on : 11th September 2022
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Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant shuts down, outside power restored

The six-reactor Zaporizhzhia plant was disconnected from the grid last week after all its power lines were disconnected as a result of fighting in the area.

published on : 11th September 2022
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Small nuclear reactors emerge in EU as easier-to-build, cheaper energy option, but risks loom

SMRs are essentially pressurized water reactors identical to some 400 reactors worldwide.

published on : 10th September 2022
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Ukrainian nuke plant operating tenuously as war persists

The six-reactor Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant came under the control of Russian forces early in the war that started in February, but is being operated by Ukrainian staff.

published on : 9th September 2022
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Ukrainian nuclear power plant operating tenuously as war persists

The six-reactor Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant came under the control of Russian forces early in the war that started in February, but is being operated by Ukrainian staff.

published on : 9th September 2022
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Ukrainian forces retake Russian-held territory near Kharkiv

Meanwhile, tensions continued to simmer around Europe's largest nuclear power plant where Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of threatening a nuclear disaster by shelling near the facility.

published on : 8th September 2022
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Zaporizhzhia accident would impact neighbouring countries: Ukraine

The Zaporizhzhia power plant was occupied by Russian troops in March and has been shelled in recent weeks, with Ukraine and Russia blaming each other for the attacks.

published on : 7th September 2022
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Ukrainian nuclear operator suggests UN peacekeepers in Zaporizhzhia

Europe's largest nuclear facility -- has been occupied by Russian troops since March and there have been repeated attacks in its vicinity, sparking fears of a nuclear disaster.

published on : 7th September 2022
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Ukraine's Russian-controlled nuclear plant partly goes offline amid fighting

The IAEA experts learned that the reserve line linking the facility to a nearby thermal power plant was delivering the electricity the plant generates to the external grid.

published on : 3rd September 2022
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IAEA visit to Ukraine nuclear plant highlights risks

In Ukraine, that is further complicated by the Russian occupation of the power station. IAEA is not the only international organization seeking to locate staff permanently in Ukraine amid the war.

published on : 3rd September 2022
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UN team misled by Russia at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant: Ukraine

Energoatom said Russian officials “are making every effort to prevent the International Atomic Energy Agency mission from getting to know the real state of affairs” at the Russian-held power plant.

published on : 2nd September 2022
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UN nuclear inspectors head to troubled Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant

The power plant has been occupied by Russian forces and operated by Ukrainian workers since the early days of the 6-month-old war.

published on : 31st August 2022
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