Reports say the UN transport is being held about 20km from the front line. The IAEA inspectors are personally led by the director-general, Rafael Mariano Grossi, who told the media earlier: “There has been increased military activity including this morning, until very recently, a few minutes ago… but weighing the pros and cons and having come so far, we don’t stop.’ International Atomic Energy Agency director-general Rafael Mariano Grossi leaves a hotel as the IAEA mission departs for a visit to Zaporizhia. Photo: Reuters Earlier today, ZNPP operator Energoatom said that “due to another mortar shelling by the Russian occupation forces … emergency protection was activated and power unit five was shut down.” The mayor of the city of Energodar, where the plant is located, posted images on Telegram purportedly showing damage to buildings. Dmytro Orlov said that “many political objects were hit”. A general view of a crater left by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia in an image obtained by Reuters. Photo: Video obtained by Reuters/Reuters For its part, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that earlier today it repelled an attempt by Ukrainian forces to sabotage or recapture the ZNPP. It said a small number of Ukrainian troops had launched two amphibious assaults. He also claimed that Ukrainian fire had come within 400 meters of the ZNPP. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at an event in Moscow: “We are doing everything to ensure that this station is safe, that it operates safely. And the mission there to carry out all its plans.” An adviser to Ukraine’s president, Mykhailo Podolyak, said Russia’s actions today around the ZNPP demonstrate “the true weight of Russian ‘guarantees’ for any intermediary.” Updated at 10.57 BST Important events Show only key events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature
Kremlin: Putin will not attend Gorbachev’s funeral
Vladimir Putin will not attend the funeral of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, on Saturday due to scheduling restrictions, the Kremlin said. In his regular briefing with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Russian president paid his respects Thursday morning by visiting Moscow’s Central Clinical Hospital, where Gorbachev died at the age of 91 on Tuesday. Russian news agencies reported yesterday that Gorbachev’s funeral will take place on Saturday in Moscow’s Hall of Columns, the same place where Joseph Stalin’s body was laid to rest after his death in 1953. Sources told the Interfax news agency that there are no plans to hold a state funeral for the former Soviet president. On Wednesday evening, the Kremlin broke its silence on Gorbachev’s death with an official statement from Putin describing him as “a statesman and politician who had a huge impact on the course of world history”. Hi to all. It’s Léonie Chao-Fong here, taking over the live blog from Martin Belam to bring you all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. Feel free to send me a message if you have something to point out, you can reach me on Twitter or via email.
IAEA team determined to reach Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant despite conflicting reports of shelling
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team seeking to inspect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) seized by Russian forces in southern Ukraine said it was determined to reach the plant today despite being held at a checkpoint in through reports of increased military activity in the area of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. Reports say the UN transport is being held about 20km from the front line. The IAEA inspectors are personally led by the director-general, Rafael Mariano Grossi, who told the media earlier: “There has been increased military activity including this morning, until very recently, a few minutes ago… but weighing the pros and cons and having come so far, we don’t stop.’ International Atomic Energy Agency director-general Rafael Mariano Grossi leaves a hotel as the IAEA mission departs for a visit to Zaporizhia. Photo: Reuters Earlier today, ZNPP operator Energoatom said that “due to another mortar shelling by the Russian occupation forces … emergency protection was activated and power unit five was shut down.” The mayor of the city of Energodar, where the plant is located, posted images on Telegram purportedly showing damage to buildings. Dmytro Orlov said that “many political objects were hit”. A general view of a crater left by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia in an image obtained by Reuters. Photo: Video obtained by Reuters/Reuters For its part, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that earlier today it repelled an attempt by Ukrainian forces to sabotage or recapture the ZNPP. It said a small number of Ukrainian troops had launched two amphibious assaults. He also claimed that Ukrainian fire had come within 400 meters of the ZNPP. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at an event in Moscow: “We are doing everything to ensure that this station is safe, that it operates safely. And the mission there to carry out all its plans.” An adviser to Ukraine’s president, Mykhailo Podolyak, said Russia’s actions today around the ZNPP demonstrate “the true weight of Russian ‘guarantees’ for any intermediary.” Updated at 10.57 BST
IAEA mission to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant now at Ukrainian checkpoint about 20km from front line
The IAEA mission to the Russian-controlled Zaporizhia nuclear plant is waiting at a Ukrainian checkpoint after fresh shelling around the plant on Thursday, but remains determined to reach the plant today, a spokesman told Reuters. Ukraine’s state nuclear company Energoatom confirmed that the IAEA convoy is at a Ukrainian checkpoint about 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) from the front line and is waiting for the situation near the plant to become safer. Updated at 10.35 BST Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are heading to the Russian-owned Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, despite reports of shelling in the area. IAEA director-general Raphael Grossi said the mission understood the high risk from “increased military activity” between the defense lines of Ukraine and Russia, but was moving ahead with plans to visit the plant. Here is a video of their departure. Zaporizhzhia: IAEA mission launches for Ukraine nuclear plant as shelling reported nearby – video The Russian Defense Ministry said the situation around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which it occupies, is “difficult, but remains under full control”. In a statement posted on Telegram he said: Despite the efforts of the Kiev regime to interrupt the arrival of a group of IAEA experts at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, the Russian side confirms its readiness to receive them in complete safety for further work. The situation in the area of the nuclear power plant is difficult, but remains under full control. Russia claimed this morning that Ukrainian forces tried to launch an amphibious mission to sabotage or retake the power plant. The attack, as described by Russian sources, would involve a major crossing of the Dnieper River, which Roland Oliphant, the Telegraph’s foreign correspondent, described as “daring/suicidal”. Updated at 09.51 BST Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said this morning that Russia was doing everything to ensure that Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant could operate safely and that International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors could complete their tasks. . Speaking at an event to mark the start of the school year in Moscow, Lavrov said: “We are doing everything to ensure that this station is safe, that it operates safely. And the mission there to carry out all its plans.” Russian forces have occupied Europe’s largest nuclear power plant since March. Updated at 09.50 BST Away from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant for a moment, September 1 marks the start of the school year in Ukraine. Oleksiy Kuleba, governor of Kyiv, posted on Telegram: This year is unusual for all of us – no traditional lines, no large crowd of students. There is a full scale war going on in the country and this is our new reality. The first thing we think about is the safety of our young citizens. Nevertheless, we are starting the school year. Educational institutions in the region will work in a face-to-face, blended and distance format. Students walk together as they enter class on their first day of school in Irpin. Photo: Emilio Morenatti/AP Updated at 09.40 BST Mykhailo Podolyak, who is an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said today’s actions around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant demonstrate “the real weight of Russian ‘guarantees’ for any intermediary.” He tweeted: Russia conducts demonstration strikes on Energodar, striking the official IAEA mission route. For Ukraine to blame it. Houses were destroyed. This is a proof of the real “interest” of the Russian Federation in the inspection. And this is another proof of the real weight of the Russian “guarantees” for each intermediary. Russia carries out ostentatious strikes at Energodar, striking the official…
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Reports say the UN transport is being held about 20km from the front line. The IAEA inspectors are personally led by the director-general, Rafael Mariano Grossi, who told the media earlier: “There has been increased military activity including this morning, until very recently, a few minutes ago… but weighing the pros and cons and having come so far, we don’t stop.’ International Atomic Energy Agency director-general Rafael Mariano Grossi leaves a hotel as the IAEA mission departs for a visit to Zaporizhia. Photo: Reuters Earlier today, ZNPP operator Energoatom said that “due to another mortar shelling by the Russian occupation forces … emergency protection was activated and power unit five was shut down.” The mayor of the city of Energodar, where the plant is located, posted images on Telegram purportedly showing damage to buildings. Dmytro Orlov said that “many political objects were hit”. A general view of a crater left by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia in an image obtained by Reuters. Photo: Video obtained by Reuters/Reuters For its part, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that earlier today it repelled an attempt by Ukrainian forces to sabotage or recapture the ZNPP. It said a small number of Ukrainian troops had launched two amphibious assaults. He also claimed that Ukrainian fire had come within 400 meters of the ZNPP. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at an event in Moscow: “We are doing everything to ensure that this station is safe, that it operates safely. And the mission there to carry out all its plans.” An adviser to Ukraine’s president, Mykhailo Podolyak, said Russia’s actions today around the ZNPP demonstrate “the true weight of Russian ‘guarantees’ for any intermediary.” Updated at 10.57 BST Important events Show only key events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature
Kremlin: Putin will not attend Gorbachev’s funeral
Vladimir Putin will not attend the funeral of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, on Saturday due to scheduling restrictions, the Kremlin said. In his regular briefing with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Russian president paid his respects Thursday morning by visiting Moscow’s Central Clinical Hospital, where Gorbachev died at the age of 91 on Tuesday. Russian news agencies reported yesterday that Gorbachev’s funeral will take place on Saturday in Moscow’s Hall of Columns, the same place where Joseph Stalin’s body was laid to rest after his death in 1953. Sources told the Interfax news agency that there are no plans to hold a state funeral for the former Soviet president. On Wednesday evening, the Kremlin broke its silence on Gorbachev’s death with an official statement from Putin describing him as “a statesman and politician who had a huge impact on the course of world history”. Hi to all. It’s Léonie Chao-Fong here, taking over the live blog from Martin Belam to bring you all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. Feel free to send me a message if you have something to point out, you can reach me on Twitter or via email.
IAEA team determined to reach Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant despite conflicting reports of shelling
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team seeking to inspect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) seized by Russian forces in southern Ukraine said it was determined to reach the plant today despite being held at a checkpoint in through reports of increased military activity in the area of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. Reports say the UN transport is being held about 20km from the front line. The IAEA inspectors are personally led by the director-general, Rafael Mariano Grossi, who told the media earlier: “There has been increased military activity including this morning, until very recently, a few minutes ago… but weighing the pros and cons and having come so far, we don’t stop.’ International Atomic Energy Agency director-general Rafael Mariano Grossi leaves a hotel as the IAEA mission departs for a visit to Zaporizhia. Photo: Reuters Earlier today, ZNPP operator Energoatom said that “due to another mortar shelling by the Russian occupation forces … emergency protection was activated and power unit five was shut down.” The mayor of the city of Energodar, where the plant is located, posted images on Telegram purportedly showing damage to buildings. Dmytro Orlov said that “many political objects were hit”. A general view of a crater left by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia in an image obtained by Reuters. Photo: Video obtained by Reuters/Reuters For its part, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that earlier today it repelled an attempt by Ukrainian forces to sabotage or recapture the ZNPP. It said a small number of Ukrainian troops had launched two amphibious assaults. He also claimed that Ukrainian fire had come within 400 meters of the ZNPP. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at an event in Moscow: “We are doing everything to ensure that this station is safe, that it operates safely. And the mission there to carry out all its plans.” An adviser to Ukraine’s president, Mykhailo Podolyak, said Russia’s actions today around the ZNPP demonstrate “the true weight of Russian ‘guarantees’ for any intermediary.” Updated at 10.57 BST
IAEA mission to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant now at Ukrainian checkpoint about 20km from front line
The IAEA mission to the Russian-controlled Zaporizhia nuclear plant is waiting at a Ukrainian checkpoint after fresh shelling around the plant on Thursday, but remains determined to reach the plant today, a spokesman told Reuters. Ukraine’s state nuclear company Energoatom confirmed that the IAEA convoy is at a Ukrainian checkpoint about 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) from the front line and is waiting for the situation near the plant to become safer. Updated at 10.35 BST Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are heading to the Russian-owned Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, despite reports of shelling in the area. IAEA director-general Raphael Grossi said the mission understood the high risk from “increased military activity” between the defense lines of Ukraine and Russia, but was moving ahead with plans to visit the plant. Here is a video of their departure. Zaporizhzhia: IAEA mission launches for Ukraine nuclear plant as shelling reported nearby – video The Russian Defense Ministry said the situation around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which it occupies, is “difficult, but remains under full control”. In a statement posted on Telegram he said: Despite the efforts of the Kiev regime to interrupt the arrival of a group of IAEA experts at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, the Russian side confirms its readiness to receive them in complete safety for further work. The situation in the area of the nuclear power plant is difficult, but remains under full control. Russia claimed this morning that Ukrainian forces tried to launch an amphibious mission to sabotage or retake the power plant. The attack, as described by Russian sources, would involve a major crossing of the Dnieper River, which Roland Oliphant, the Telegraph’s foreign correspondent, described as “daring/suicidal”. Updated at 09.51 BST Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said this morning that Russia was doing everything to ensure that Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant could operate safely and that International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors could complete their tasks. . Speaking at an event to mark the start of the school year in Moscow, Lavrov said: “We are doing everything to ensure that this station is safe, that it operates safely. And the mission there to carry out all its plans.” Russian forces have occupied Europe’s largest nuclear power plant since March. Updated at 09.50 BST Away from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant for a moment, September 1 marks the start of the school year in Ukraine. Oleksiy Kuleba, governor of Kyiv, posted on Telegram: This year is unusual for all of us – no traditional lines, no large crowd of students. There is a full scale war going on in the country and this is our new reality. The first thing we think about is the safety of our young citizens. Nevertheless, we are starting the school year. Educational institutions in the region will work in a face-to-face, blended and distance format. Students walk together as they enter class on their first day of school in Irpin. Photo: Emilio Morenatti/AP Updated at 09.40 BST Mykhailo Podolyak, who is an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said today’s actions around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant demonstrate “the real weight of Russian ‘guarantees’ for any intermediary.” He tweeted: Russia conducts demonstration strikes on Energodar, striking the official IAEA mission route. For Ukraine to blame it. Houses were destroyed. This is a proof of the real “interest” of the Russian Federation in the inspection. And this is another proof of the real weight of the Russian “guarantees” for each intermediary. Russia carries out ostentatious strikes at Energodar, striking the official…
