- 22 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityZaporizhzhia
Russia fights for control of Ukraine’s Mariupol stronghold
By Natalia Zinets and Francesco Guarascio KYIV/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Russian forces battled on Wednesday for control of the last stronghold in Ukraine's besieged city of Mariupol, Ukrainian officials said, and the…
Russian troops disperse pro-Ukraine rally in occupied town, local authorities say
(Reuters) - Local authorities in the occupied Ukrainian town of Enerhodar said Russian forces had violently dispersed a pro-Ukrainian rally on Saturday and detained some participants. Residents had gathered in…
Ukraine state nuclear firm says all Russian forces have left Chernobyl plant
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -The Ukrainian state nuclear company said on Thursday that all of the Russian forces occupying the Chernobyl nuclear power station had withdrawn from the territory of the…
Shelling kills nine in outskirts of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia -deputy mayor
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Nine people were killed and 17 wounded in shelling of the suburbs of the city of Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine on Friday, deputy mayor Anatoliy Kurtiev…
U.S. accuses Russia of violating nuclear safety principles in Ukraine
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The United States on Friday accused Russia of violating nuclear safety principles in Ukraine and demanded its invading forces stop firing on nuclear power plants,…
EU asks U.N. watchdog to safeguard Ukraine’s nuclear plants
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has asked the U.N. nuclear watchdog to safeguard Ukraine's nuclear plants, two of which are now under Russian control, and mobilise…
U.S. envoy to U.N. says world narrowly averted nuclear catastrophe in Russian assault
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world narrowly averted a nuclear catastrophe overnight when a fire broke out during a Russian seizure of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the U.S.…
Ukraine’s president urges Russians to protest over attack on nuclear plant
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to Russians on Friday to stage protests over Russian forces' seizure of the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. A building…
Ukraine says Russian forces seize Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
KYIV (Reuters) -Russian military forces have seized the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant - Europe's largest - in Ukraine's southeast, the regional state administration said on Friday. "Operational personnel are monitoring…
IAEA says ‘essential’ parts of Ukraine nuclear plant not affected
LONDON (Reuters) - Essential equipment at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was unaffected after a fire there, with no change in radiation levels, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said…
Ukraine nuclear reactors being safely shut down – U.S. energy official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Thursday the reactors at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station "are protected by robust containment structures and reactors are being safely…
Biden gets update on Ukraine nuclear plant fire from Zelenskiy -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden spoke on Thursday evening with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to receive an update on the fire at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in…
