After the end of the IAEA mission, Zaporizhzhia falls back into chaos .
While most of the inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency were leaving Europe's largest nuclear power plant, besieged for weeks by crossfire, the plant's territory in southern Ukraine was once again targeted by raids . for which Moscow and Kiev have, as always, shrugged off their responsibilities.
The return to the clashes immediately caused the effect of disconnecting the structure from the Kiev electricity grid following a fire, as happened last month, while the two experts of the UN agency remained "as observers" to monitor developments in the central were made to take refuge in the bunkers.
"In the past three days, the Russian occupation forces have continued to intensively bomb the area around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant" and, as a result, several transmission lines have been damaged, the Ukrainian national operator denounced. Energoatom , explaining that "following a fire due to bombing" the connection with reactor number 6 was also interrupted, the only one currently operational after the new block on Saturday of reactor number 5, while the others have been off for weeks .
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Kiev: "Oil depot in Dnipro hit, stocks destroyed"
A missile attack on the Karpiv community of Kryvorizk district, in Ukraine's southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, hit an oil depot tonight, destroying all fuel stocks that had been stored there. This was reported by the local emergency services, cited by UNIAN, according to which a large fire broke out due to the bombing and the firefighters are working on the spot to try to tame it. The region had already been hit by raids in the past few hours, causing at least one civilian casualty.
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Biden: "Every measure necessary to reduce energy prices"
Joe Biden "is determined to continue to take whatever steps are necessary to strengthen energy supplies and lower energy prices." The White House said this after OPEC + decided to cut oil production by 100,000 barrels per day next month to stabilize the market.
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Kiev forces resumed the raid on Zaporizhzhia
The Ukrainian armed forces "resumed the chaotic bombing of the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia and three shots hit the site of the plant". This was stated by the pro-Russian authorities that control Energodar, the city that hosts the structure, cited by Tass, on the day the mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency ends, which in any case left two inspectors in the plant.
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Kiev: "45% of Donetsk remains under Ukrainian control"
About 45% of the Donetsk region remains under the control of Ukraine. Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the regional military administration, said this on Telegram during an interview reported by the news agency Ukrinform.
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Putin: "Donbass citizens fight better than the army"
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he "admired the courage of the Donbass citizens defending their republics", adding that they "fight better than a professional army". The Tass agency reports.
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The Ukrainian premier in Brussels: "Priority is EU membership"
"After receiving candidate status, our key priority is to move on to the EU membership negotiation process and we count on the support of the European Parliament." Thus the Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal via twitter after his arrival at the meeting with the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, in the Eurochamber buildings in Brussels. "Thank you for fighting for our common values and for not giving in. You will continue to have our support: political, financial, military, logistical and humanitarian. The European Parliament will remain a trusted friend of Ukraine", the president replied via Twitter. Metsola.
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In Zaporizhzhia risk of violation of safety regulations
Starting this morning, the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant "operates at risk of violating fire and radiation safety regulations." This was reported by the Ukrainian operator "Energoatom" on the Telegram channel. At the moment, only the sixth electric unit remains in operation, which supplies electricity to Ukraine's energy system and meets the needs of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
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Kiev, 600,000 without electricity and 235,700 without gas due to the war
Due to the war, more than 600,000 Ukrainians are without electricity while 235,700 do not have gas at home: these are the data provided by the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, quoted by the Kyiv Independent.
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