Russia " has brought Ukraine and the rest of Europe to the brink of a nuclear disaster ": Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in the usual evening message quoted by the Kiev media. Ukraine "is doing everything possible to avoid a catastrophe in the Zaporizhzhia power plant," Zelensky added.

In fact, the alarm rises around the plant. The plant disconnected from the Ukrainian electricity grid , for the first time in 40 years of operation, amid mutual accusations by Moscow and Kiev of having caused the accident with the continuous bombing of the area.

The connection was restored after a few hours, but experts fear that the security of the site could be compromised at this rate.

Zaporizhzhia is "totally disconnected", Energoatom announced yesterday, explaining that the "two reactors in operation have been disconnected from the grid". And even though the security system held up, the Kiev National Energy Agency pointed the finger at the " actions of the invaders ", whose repeated attacks caused fires that blew up the last line twice. communication with the network.

For the pro-Russians occupying the plant, however, the disconnection was caused by the " massive Ukrainian bombing " that left most of the Russian-controlled regions in the provinces of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson in the dark for several hours.

Not far from Zaporizhzhia, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, the Ukrainian authorities have updated the death toll of the Russian raid that hit a railway station on independence day. At least 25 dead , including 2 children, and about thirty injured: a massacre of civilians.

Yesterday Zelensky welcomed Di Maio thanking him for the support provided so far by Rome.

The Economist meanwhile takes stock of the war on sanctions, which unfortunately does not go as hoped for the West: after a first moment of disarray, and the analysis of the British weekly numbers in hand, the Russian economy has stabilized , the there was no knockout blow, " while in Europe the energy crisis could trigger a recession ".

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Medvedev: "Kiev's renunciation of NATO is no longer sufficient for peace"

The refusal of Ukraine to become a member of NATO "is no longer a sufficient condition for peace", because Russia now needs further "guarantees of security". This was stated by the vice-president of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, according to reports from TASS, adding that at the moment there was no need for Moscow to resort to the use of nuclear weapons in what the Russians call "the operation. special military "in Ukraine.

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Filorussi: "Ukrainian bombs on the area of isotope deposits in Zaporizhzhia"

Four Ukrainian artillery howitzers hit the radioactive isotope storage area of the Zaporizhzhia power plant today, according to municipal authorities in Energodar, the city controlled by Russian troops where the plant is located. Russian agencies report this. The same sources claim that there have been no radioactive leaks.

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Kiev: "Power plant reconnected to the Ukrainian network"

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was reconnected to the Ukrainian electricity grid. This was announced by the national energy company, Energoatom.

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Moscow: "Preparations are underway for the Aiea mission"

The visit of the inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (Aiea) to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is being prepared: the Russian permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, wrote on Telegram. Interfax reports it.

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Kiev: "The Russians try to prevent the Aiea mission in Zaporizhzhia"

Russian forces are trying to prevent a mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (Aiea) from reaching the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant occupied by Moscow, said Lana Zerkal, adviser to the Ukrainian energy minister, according to reports. Kyiv Independent.

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Kiev: "Work is being done to reconnect the reactors to the grid"

The personnel of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, occupied by Russian soldiers, are working to reconnect the two functioning reactors to the Ukrainian electricity grid. Energoatom announced it this morning, adding that the power line that was blown yesterday has been "restored",

causing the first disconnection from the national electricity grid in 40 years.

"The power line of the power plant to the Ukrainian energy system has been restored and work is underway to prepare the connection to the network of the two power units", the reactors, is added on Telegram. He explained that there are no problems with the security system and that the power plant receives the energy necessary for its internal needs "through a line coming from the Ukrainian electricity system".

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"Nine attacks in Dnipropetrovsk"

Russian troops launched nine attacks last night in the Dnipropetrovsk region of southern Ukraine: the head of the regional military administration, Valentyn Reznichenko, wrote on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

"One night with nine bombings. Three districts suffered enemy fire. The Russian army bombed the districts of Nikopol, Synelnykove and Kryvyi Rih five times last night, using Grad (missiles) and heavy artillery," Reznichenko wrote pointing out that up to 1,000 inhabitants were left without electricity.

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Kiev: "376 children killed"

At least 376 children have been killed by Russian forces in Ukraine since the invasion began on February 24, the Kyiv Attorney General's office reported on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. At least 733 children were injured.

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