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Ukrainian army liberate two more villages in Kharkiv Oblast: Zelensky
"Step by step, our fighters are liberating Ukrainian land. Soldiers of the 113th Territorial Defence Brigade have liberated Vasylenkove and Artemivka in Kharkiv Oblast," Zelensky added on Saturday. The President continued to stress that freedom is not easy, Ukrainska Pravda reported. "Ukrainian defenders are fighting for independence for each of us at the cost of their own lives," he said.
Situation at Zaporizhzhia nuke plant increasingly precarious: IAEA
He said that the Zaporizhzhia plant's operator is considering shutting down the facility's only operating reactor, which would leave the plant fully reliant on emergency diesel generators for ensuring vital nuclear safety and security functions. Grossi also said the increasingly dire situation at Enerhodar might impact the availability of essential staff at the nuclear plant.
Zelensky, Blinken meet on US assistance for Ukraine
In a statement, Ukraine's presidential press service said that during the talks in Kiev on Thursday, the parties talked about US financial, economic and military aid, in particular, the security assistance of $675 million announced by American Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin earlier in the day, reports Xinhua news agency. Taking to Twitter after the meeting, Blinken said: "Russia has failed to break Ukraine's will or our collective resolve, and Zelensky and the people of Ukraine are leading the fight for freedom.
India calls for 'mutual restraint' around embattled Ukrainian nuke plant
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for demilitarising the area around the facility, warning that "any damage, whether intentional or not, to Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia, or to any other nuclear facility in Ukraine, could spell catastrophe, not only for the immediate vicinity, but for the region and beyond".
Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant disconnected from backup power line: IAEA
The IAEA said in a statement on Monday that the backup power line, linking the Zaporizhzhia plant and a nearby thermal power station, was "deliberately disconnected" earlier in the day to "extinguish a fire, but the line itself was not damaged", Xinhua news agency reported. The reserve line had been used to deliver electricity from the Zaporizhzhia plant to the grid, as the plant had lost connection to all four main external power lines by Friday. The IAEA said it was informed by Ukraine that the backup line will be reconnected once the fire has been extinguished.
Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses main external power line once again: IAEA
The agency's experts stationed at the Zaporizhzhia plant were told by Ukrainian staff on Saturday that the facility's fourth, which is also the last still operational, 750-kilovolt power line was down. A similar incident occurred last week amid shelling on the plant, Xinhua news agency reported. The three other main external power lines were lost earlier during the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to an IAEA statement. The plant is now relying on a reserve line, which links the facility to a nearby thermal power plant, to deliver electricity to the external grid. The reserve line can also provide backup power to the plant if needed, IAEA said.
IAEA to keep experts permanently at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Rafael Grossi told reporters on Friday upon arriving in Vienna after a visit to the facility that six of the 14-member IAEA mission remained at the Zaporizhzhia plant after the team completed a visit there on Thursday. Four of the six experts will leave the plant next week, while the other two will stay there as the agency's continued presence in the longer term, Xinhua news agency reported. Earlier this week, Grossi led the IAEA mission to the Zaporizhzhia plant, which suffered strikes in recent weeks and raised international concerns about its safety.
Zelensky discusses situation with military leadership again
Zelensky said on Wednesday evening in Kiev that the military had reported on developments at the front. He did not want to give details, dpa news agency reported. "I'll just say one thing: I want to thank, on behalf of our intelligence, all our people who are supporting us strongly in the south of the country, especially in Crimea," he added.
US welcomes IAEA trip to besieged nuclear plant in Ukraine
"We fully support the International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Grossi's expert mission to the power plant and we are glad that the team is on his way to ascertain the safety, security and safeguards of the systems there, as well as to evaluate the staff's working conditions," said National Security Council Communications Director John Kirby. He called on Russia to allow inspectors "safe and unfettered access" and said a nuclear power plant is not an appropriate place for combat operations, dpa news agency reported.
IAEA mission 'on its way' to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuke plant
"The day has come, (IAEA's) Support and Assistance Mission to Zaporizhzhya (ISAMZ) is now on its way," Rafael Grossi tweeted. IAEA's experts were set to assess physical damage to the plant, determine the functionality of safety and security systems, evaluate staff conditions and perform urgent safeguards activities, dpa news agency quoted the IAEA as saying.
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