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“This is a clear violation of the basic principles for protecting Europe’s largest (nuclear power plant). No nuclear power plant in the world is designed to withstand full-fledged fire from the armed forces. Damage to infrastructure facilities may affect the safe operation of the NPP,” the statement added, using an acronym for the nuclear power plant. Petro Kotin, head of Ukraine’s nuclear power operator Energoatom, said they were initially forced to work at “gunpoint” by invading Russian troops. Grossi points on a map of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, March 2022 Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images/FileBut fighting continued to rage around the plant in the summer of 2022, to the grave alarm of the IAEA.

Persons: Rafael Grossi, ” Grossi, Dmitry Peskov, Andriy Yusov, ” Yusov, “, Petro Kotin, Joe Klamar, Grossi, Volodomyr Zelensky Organizations: CNN, United Nations, International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Europe’s, Zaporizhzhia NPP, NPP, Defense Intelligence, Ukrainska Pravda, Ukrayinska Pravda, Ukrainian Armed Forces, Russian, Getty, Kremlin Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Russia, ”, Ukrainian, Europe, Zaporizhzhia, AFP, Nova, ZNPP

☆ Russia launches barrage of 99 drones and missiles on Ukraine’s energy system, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Moscow launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure Friday, with a mass barrage of 99 drones and missiles hitting regions across the country, Ukraine's armed forces said. Ukraine's state-owned grid operator, Ukrenergo, said Friday's attack deliberately targeted thermal and hydroelectric power plants across central and western regions. Five people, including a 5-year-old girl, were wounded during the attack in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, said local Gov. He later said that another man had been killed and one more injured in a separate drone attack Friday. Vyacheslav Gladkov later said on social media that one man had died as the result of a separate drone attack which struck an apartment block.

Persons: Ihor Klymenko, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Serhii, Vyacheslav Gladkov Organizations: Kyiv, Gov, Polish Armed Forces, NATO, Russia's Ministry of Defense, Regional Gov Locations: Kharkiv, Ukraine, Moscow, Russia, Kyiv, Russian, Belgorod, Dnister, Novodnistrovsk, Moldova, Odesa, Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Warsaw, Braila county, Romania

Russian Telegram channels have showed other mobile election teams across the occupied territories, including some which appear to clearly show Russian soldiers accompanying election officials as they go house to house. Ukrainian officials say intimidation tactics like that are commonplace and are aimed at forcing people to give their vote to Putin. For their part, Russian-installed officials in the occupied territories reported several explosions close to polling stations on Saturday, at least some of which Ukraine appeared to acknowledge. Russia’s election officials have been posting updates on what they say is turnout in the various regions. Ukraine says Moscow will fabricate the final results and insists that the majority of people living under Russian occupation are choosing not to take part in the poll.

Persons: CNN —, Vladimir Putin, Iryna Vereshchuk, ” Vereshchuk, “ We’ve, ”, fatigues, Putin, Vladimir Rogov, Vladimir Saldo, Saldo Organizations: CNN, RIA Novosti, Russian, Ukrainian, Saturday Locations: Russia, Crimea, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Luhansk, Moscow, Avdiivka, Russian, Ukraine, Berdiansk, Kakhovka, Dnipro

☆ On the War’s Anniversary, Ukrainians Are Fighting to Be Free - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Olena Stiazhkina | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

It usually happens in the middle of the night or at dawn. The stupidest of the stupid is the question “How are you?” That question flies above Kyiv, Odesa, Kherson, Dnipro, gathering replies. Wrong: The war has not been two years but 10, from when Russian forces annexed Crimea and invaded the Donbas. In Ukrainian, the period of time equivalent to a year is defined by two words: “richnytsia” (anniversary) and “rokovyny” (commemoration). We are still fighting for “richnytsias,” for anniversaries and jubilees of our victory.

Persons: ”, Anya, rokovyny, Rokovyny, “ Locations: Kyiv, Odesa, Kherson, Dnipro, Crimea, ”, Ukraine, Bykivnia, Bucha

☆ Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant suffered power outage-energy ministry
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A view shows Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant from the bank of Kakhovka Reservoir near the town of Nikopol after the Nova Kakhovka dam breached, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Alina Smutko/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant lost its power supply after the last remaining line to it from Ukrainian-controlled territory was disrupted, but it has since been repaired, the energy ministry said on Saturday. According to a statement published by Ukraine's energy ministry on Telegram, one power line to the plant was disrupted late on Friday, while the last, 750 kW, line was broken at 2:31 a.m. (0031 GMT) on Saturday. "This is the eighth blackout which occurred at the (Zaporizhzhia plant) and could have led to nuclear catastrophe," the statement said. The ministry said that after losing grid connection the plant turned on 20 backup generators to supply its own electricity needs.

Persons: Alina Smutko, Max Hunder, Toby Chopra Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Kakhovka, Nikopol, Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukrainian, Russia

☆ Ukraine says its marines have fortified a captured river bank, letting them smack the Russians
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukrainian marines are fortifying a captured river bank amid heavy Russian fire, an official said. Serhiy Bratchuk said Ukrainian marines are hitting back from the eastern bank, per Espreso TV. Ukrainian and Russian forces have suffered casualties in the fierce fighting. AdvertisementUkrainian marines have barricaded their positions on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River and are striking back against Russian forces there, according to a Ukrainian official. AdvertisementOn Sunday, army spokesperson Natalia Gumenyuk told Ukrainian television that their soldiers had pushed back Russian forces up to five miles from the bank of the river, per AFP .

Persons: Serhiy Bratchuk, —, Ukraine's, Bratchuk, Natalia Gumenyuk, Insider's Alia Shoaib, Andriy Yermak, Su, counteroffensives Organizations: Service, Odesa's, Administration, Separate Marine Battalion, Nova Kakhovka, Washington DC, Hudson Institute, Russia's Ministry of Defence, Ukraine Locations: Dnipro, Krynky, Kyiv, Oleshky, Nova, AFP, Russian, Crimea, Donetsk

☆ Russia says it scuppers more Ukrainian attempts to cross the Dnipro
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Russian defence ministry published a video which it said showed marines from the 810th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade defeating Ukrainian forces. It said Ukrainian forces were suffering heavy casualties and losing equipment in unsuccessful attempts to land on islands in the Dnipro. It is still unclear how significant the Ukrainian attempt to gain a foothold on the eastern bank of the Dnipro is. A Ukrainian counter-offensive has failed to make any significant gains this year against Russian forces. According to unverified reports by pro-Russian bloggers, Russia has been harrying Ukrainian forces near the village Krynky, near marshes on the eastern bank upriver from Kherson, from which Russia withdrew its forces in autumn 2022.

Persons: Stringer, Vladimir Putin, Guy Faulconbridge, Ed Osmond Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Sea Fleet, Armed Forces, 810th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade, Ukrainian, Reuters, Russian, Russia, Thomson Locations: Dnipro, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia, Russia, War, Russian, Crimea, Ukrainian, Kherson

☆ Ukrainian troops have secured foothold in the south, senior official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 14 (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces have secured a foothold on the east bank of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff said on Tuesday. Andriy Yermak's remarks were the first official acknowledgement that Ukrainian troops were established on the Dnipro's east bank in Kherson region. They have since shelled Kherson and other towns from new positions on the east bank. As Ukraine's four-month-old counteroffensive secures only incremental gains, Ukrainian officials have been cautious in describing the activities of their forces on the east bank. A military spokesperson this month said "not bad results" had been achieved on the east bank in forcing Russian troops to reposition.

Persons: Stringer, Volodymyr Zelenskiy's, Andriy Yermak's, Yermak, Ron Popeski, Angus MacSwan, Gareth Jones Organizations: REUTERS, Ukraine's Defense Forces, Hudson Institute, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Dnipro, Ukraine, Prymorske, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson region, United States, Crimea, Kherson, Moscow, Russia

☆ Russia is pounding homes along one of Ukraine's key rivers because it's scared of amphibious raids, Ukraine says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia has been ramping up strikes on civilians along the Dnipro, a Ukrainian official told CNN. The region's spokesperson said it is a sign Russia fears new Ukrainian raids on its eastern bank. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn recent months, Russia has been pummeling the eastern Kherson region with upgraded, powerful glide bombs , mostly targeting civilian infrastructure. AdvertisementAdvertisementTolokonnikov said the higher rates of attacks suggest Russia is growing concerned that Ukrainian troops will soon recapture the eastern bank of the Dnipro. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in June, which flooded the region, did not stop Ukraine's efforts to retake the eastern bank, as Insider previously reported.

Persons: Oleksandr Tolokonnikov, —, Tolokonnikov, Hans Petter Midttun Organizations: CNN, Service, Centre of Defence, Euromaidan Press, Defense Forces of, Armed Forces, Institute for Locations: Russia, Dnipro, Kherson, Kherson City, Ukraine, Defense Forces of Southern Ukraine, Nova

☆ How Ukraine's counteroffensive has struggled so far
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

But in mid-October, some Russian military bloggers reported that Ukrainian forces had formed a small bridgehead on the eastern bank. Shortly after, Ukrainian soldiers breached the first line of defences south of the town of Velyka Novosilka in the first known breakthrough of the counteroffensive. Military analysts and authorities in Kyiv said Ukraine had badly damaged a large landing ship and an attack submarine. Just over a week later, a Ukrainian missile attack hit Russia's Black Sea naval headquarters in Sevastopol. In mid-October, Ukrainian forces used U.S.-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles for the first time, damaging airfields near Luhansk in Ukraine's east and in Berdiansk on the Sea of Azov, both under Russian control.

Persons: Alina Smutko, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, General Valery Zaluzhnyi, Wagner, Mike Collett Organizations: 67th Mechanised Brigade, Armed Forces, REUTERS, Reuters, Military, White, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kreminna, Luhansk region, Kyiv, KHERSON, Dnipro, Russia, Velyka, Neskuchne, Orikhiv, Azov, Crimea, AVDIIVKA, Avdiivka, Russian, Ukrainian, Donetsk, Bakhmut, BAKHMUT, Moscow, Kharkiv, Kherson, KUPIANSK, Russia's Belgorod, Kupiansk, Crimean, Sevastopol, East, Luhansk, Ukraine's, Berdiansk

☆ She moved her family out of Kherson as Russian shelling intensified. Then their home was destroyed
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Svitlana Vlasova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

She lived through nine months of Russian occupation in Kherson region; her house was searched twice and Russian soldiers roamed the streets rounding up men of fighting age. But the Russian assaults are now more punishing than ever, according to Oleksandr Tolokonnikov, a spokesman for the Kherson Region Military Administration. In mid-October, a Ukrainian cross-river raid managed to temporarily infiltrate occupied villages on the eastern — or left — bank of the river. “It seems that Russians on the left bank are very worried that our brave soldiers will soon cross the river to them and start liberating the left bank. A group of Ukrainian marines sail from the riverbank of Dnipro on the front line near Kherson, Ukraine, on October 14, 2023.

Persons: Natalia Pitaichuk, ”, Pitaichuk, Oleksandr Tolokonnikov, ” Tolokonnikov, Roman Pilipey, “ It’s, ” Chornyi, Alex Babenko, ” Pitaichuk Organizations: CNN —, CNN, Hospital, –, Kherson Region Military Administration, Russian, Dnipro, Getty, “, Armed Forces of Locations: Beryslav, Ukrainian, Kherson, Kherson region, Dnipro, Kherson City, –, Ukraine, Russian, Azov, Zaporizhzhia, Crimea, AFP, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Kirovohrad

☆ Russia says it thwarted Ukrainian attempts to cross Dnipro in Kherson region
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 22 (Reuters) - Russian forces have foiled several attempts by Ukrainian units to cross the Dnipro River in the southern Kherson region over the past day, Russia's defence ministry said on Sunday. According to the ministry, Ukrainian "sabotage and reconnaissance" teams were stopped while trying to cross the river near the villages of Pridniprovske, Tiahynka and Krynky. On Friday the Institute for the Study of War, a U.S. research group, said Ukrainian forces appeared to have broken through on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson. Ukraine recaptured parts of the Kherson region late last year after months of Russian occupation. But Russian forces who left Kherson, the region's biggest city, retreated only as far as the other side of the Dnipro and have continued to shell the city from there.

Persons: Alexander Ermochenko, Maxim Rodionov, Mark Trevelyan Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, for, Thomson Locations: Nova, Dnipro, Russia, Ukraine, Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region, Russian, Kherson, Ukrainian, Pridniprovske, Krynky, Stanislav, U.S

☆ Car bomb kills official in Russian-held Ukrainian town, governor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 7 (Reuters) - A party official in the Russian-held town of Nova Kakhovka in Ukraine's Kherson province was killed by a car bomb on Saturday, the provincial governor said. Vladimir Malov, executive secretary of the town branch of Russia's governing United Russia party, died in hospital, Vladimir Saldo said in a post on his Telegram channel. He said it had been a "terrorist attack", meaning one orchestrated by Ukraine. In July, Russia said it had thwarted a Ukrainian attempt to kill Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-backed head of unilaterally annexed Crimea, arresting an agent before he could blow up Aksyonov's car. Reporting by Reuters; writing by Kevin Liffey; editing by Nick MacfieOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Vladimir Malov, Vladimir Saldo, Sergei Aksyonov, Kevin Liffey, Nick Macfie Organizations: United Russia, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Russian, Nova, Ukraine's Kherson, Ukraine, Kyiv, Moscow, Russia, Crimea

☆ Ukraine said it intercepted a call from a Russian soldier saying his unit was staging combat videos to make it look like they're fighting better than they actually are
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine's Military Intelligence Directorate said it intercepted a Russian soldier's call home. In translated audio, the soldier said his unit staged videos to make it appear like they were fighting well. Ukraine has frequently said it intercepted calls made by Russian soldiers since the invasion in February 2022. The outlet said the calls showed Russian soldiers complaining about heavy losses and lousy gear. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn June, the SBU also said it intercepted a call in which a Russian soldier admitted it was Russian forces that destroyed the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine.

Persons: —, Fedor Bondarchuk, Oleksandr Vynogradov Organizations: Ukraine's Military Intelligence Directorate, Service, Ukraine's Military Intelligence, 9th, Reuters, Security Service of Ukraine Locations: Ukraine's, Russian, Ukraine, Ukrainian

There was no immediate indication of who might succeed McCarthy, but the next speaker could quash more Ukraine aid before a proposal reaches the House floor if that person opposes the idea. A Ukraine "report card" by Defending Democracy Together's "Republicans for Ukraine" campaign rated the leading candidates on the strength of their support for past Ukraine aid. Representative Tom Emmer, the House Republican whip, got the highest rating, an A. 2 House Republican, has long been favored to take over as speaker after McCarthy and received one notch lower, a B. McCarthy, who got a B-minus grade, early this week denied accusations by Gaetz that he had cut "a secret deal" with Biden to allow the House to vote on Ukraine aid.

Persons: Alexander Ermochenko, Kevin McCarthy's, McCarthy, Together's, Tom Emmer, Steve Scalise, Matt Gaetz, Gaetz, Jim Jordan, Byron Donalds, McCarthy's speakership, Biden, Joe Biden, Patricia Zengerle, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, U.S . House, The, Republicans, Republican, Thomson Locations: Nova, Russia, Ukraine, Hola, Kherson, Russian, U.S, Kyiv, United States

☆ Russian commander could have been fired after outrage from military bloggers who said he was incompetent, ISW said
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Russian commander was removed after outraged military bloggers amplified his failed leadership. AdvertisementAdvertisementA Russian commander was ousted following a wave of outrage at his poor leadership from military bloggers, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports. Russian military bloggers amplified the "significant losses due to inadequate artillery support and poor leadership in the Kherson direction," triggering the removal of the disgraced commander claimed the bloggers, per the ISW. A Russian brigade officially has at least 2,000 soldiers, and the commander holds the rank of colonel. The ISW wrote that the removal of the commander suggests that Russian ultranationalist outrage may still have influence over Russian military command despite an overall decline following the rebellion by Wagner mercenaries in June.

Persons: —, Wagner, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Russian 205th Motorized Rifle Brigade, Service, Institute for, Russian Armed Forces, 205th Brigade, General Staff of, Armed Forces of, Russian Locations: Russian, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Chechnya, Dagestan, Russia, Donetsk, Luhansk

He also warned that escalating fighting is increasing the danger of a nuclear accident at Europe’s largest nuclear plant in Ukraine. Grossi said he is seeking to re-establish a dialogue with North Korea, which expelled U.N. nuclear weapons inspectors in 2009. Stop it!”Iran has denied impeding the work of IAEA inspectors though it has also been years since its experts have been able to examine surveillance footage. So he has been urging the Ukrainians and Russians not to attack any nuclear plant. There are also some Russian experts and IAEA inspectors who from time to time have acted as “a buffer” and defused some tense situations, Grossi said.

Persons: Rafael Grossi, Grossi, Ebrahim Raisi, ” “, “, ”, hasn’t, ” Grossi, Wang Yi, Wang, Said, “ I'm, Edith M, Lederer Organizations: UNITED NATIONS, General Assembly, International Atomic Energy Agency, Associated Press, Fukushima, IAEA, Foreign Locations: Ukraine, North Korea, China, Beijing, IRAN, Iran, Tehran, Vienna, United States, Ukraine's, Ukrainian, Russian, Pyongyang, “, Korea, South Korea, Fukushima, New York

☆ Ukraine alleges that Russian forces accidentally bombed their own occupied territory when an air strike went wrong and hit an apartment complex
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russian forces wound up bombing their own occupied territory in Ukraine in a botched attack Friday, Ukrainian officials alleged. The Russians reportedly meant to drop the explosives at the Ukrainian-held right bank of the Dnipro River, a military spokesperson said. Russian state media said 15 people were hurt — and blamed the strike on Ukrainian forces. But Russian state-run news outlet RIA Novosti blamed Ukraine military for the explosion, saying it was Kyiv's forces that struck the residential area in Nova Kakhovka, leaving 15 people injured. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently admitted Kyiv started the counteroffensive too late, giving Moscow ample time to plant countless land mines on Ukrainian soil.

Persons: —, Natalia Humeniuk, Humeniuk, Oleksandr Prokudin, it's, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Service, Nova Kakhovka, Kyiv Independent, Kakhovka, Independent Locations: Ukraine, Dnipro, Russian, Ukrainian, Wall, Silicon, Nova, Novosti, Nova Kakhovka, Kherson, Moscow

But after the destruction of a major dam just downriver, that shimmering lake, one of Europe’s biggest, simply disappeared. For 60-plus years, the Bezhan family ran a fishing business on these shores. They bought boats, nets, freezers and enormous rumbling ice-making machines, and generation after generation made a living off the fish. But now there are no fish. Then it would take another 10 years for the fish to grow — for some species, 20.”

Persons: ”, Serhii Bezhan Locations: Ukraine

CNN —Beaches officially opened for swimming in Ukraine’s largest port city of Odesa for the first time since the Russian invasion began in February 2022, local officials announced Saturday. Bathing during air raid alerts, however, remains banned in the Black Sea city. Kiper said lifeboats and mesh fences to protect against explosive ordnance would be required in open swimming areas, adding divers would be sent to inspect the Black Sea waters if necessary. I dont want to think about it.”“I have been dreaming of going to the beach and inhaling salty air. But safety is a top priority,” Svitlana, a resident of the Odesa region, told Reuters.

Persons: Oleh Kiper, Kiper, Oleksandr, ”, Hennadii Trukhanov Organizations: CNN, Reuters, Odesa Locations: Odesa, Black, Russia, Odesa’s, Mykolaiv, Russian

One summer evening as the sun sank behind the Dnipro River, the mammoth waterway that bisects Ukraine, Anatolii Volkov walked along a river beach, head down. A Ukrainian archaeologist, Mr. Volkov looked as if he was just taking a stroll. “Look at this,” he said. He bent down and picked up an object about two inches long. He rubbed his fingers over the grooves.

Persons: Anatolii Volkov, Volkov, ” Locations: Dnipro, Ukraine, Ukrainian

☆ Ukrainian orphans taste freedom after fleeing Russian occupation
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Stefaniia Bern | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"There was no ping pong in occupation, children don't even play soccer in the stadiums. Last month, their father finally died of AIDS, the same illness that killed their mother a decade ago, leaving them orphans. Moscow says it has gathered hundreds of thousands of orphans and vulnerable children there, taking them to Russia for their safety. Children whose parents die are the most urgent cases, because the Russian-installed occupation authorities will swiftly impose legal guardianship, said Save Ukraine's founder, Mykola Kuleba. Once they have Ukrainian passports sorted, they will go stay with their late father's ex-wife, now a refugee in Slovakia.

Persons: Ilona Pavliuk, Maksym, Ilona, didn't, tugging absentmindedly, haven't, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Mykola Kuleba, Peter Graff, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: REUTERS, KYIV, Valera, International Criminal Court, Save, Ukraine, Dnipro, Thomson Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Belarus, Vladyslav, Nova Kakhovka, Pishchane, Dnipro, Russia, Russian, Moscow, Hague, Save Ukraine, Slovakia, Ukrainian

☆ Russia has turned Europe's largest nuclear plant into a military base, but IAEA says there's no signs it rigged the reactors to explode
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The IAEA said Friday it found no evidence of explosives on the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant. Ukraine has repeatedly expressed fears over the nuclear facility, suggesting that Russia might stage a nuclear disaster, similar to the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in June. However, he said IAEA inspectors were reminded of the risks facing the plant, which Russia occupied soon after its February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. On the night before they were provided access to the roof of the plant, IAEA experts reported hearing a "series of detonations in the vicinity of the plant." Grossi said the detonations serve as a reminder of the ongoing risks posed by the military occupation of the facility.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Rafael Mariano Grossi, Grossi Organizations: IAEA, Service, UN Locations: Wall, Silicon, Russia, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Zaporizhzhia

[1/3] A general view of a grain terminal at the port of Odesa, Ukraine, April 10, 2023. Drone attacks wrecked buildings in the port of Izmail and prevented ships on the Danube River from loading grain for export. WHAT DOES INTERNATIONAL LAW SAY? The Geneva Conventions and additional protocols say that parties involved in military conflict must distinguish between “civilian objects and military objectives”, and that attacks on civilian objects are forbidden. This prohibition is also codified in the Rome Statute of the ICC, which opened an investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine soon after the invasion.

Persons: Ritzau Scanpix, Bo Amstrup, Russia's, Yousuf Syed Khan, RIA, Katharine Fortin, Michael Schmitt, Marko Milanovic, Anthony Deutsch, Stephanie van den Berg, Kevin Liffey Organizations: REUTERS, Criminal, Global Rights, ICC, Utrecht University, Lieber, U.S, West, International, University of Reading, Nova, Thomson Locations: Odesa, Ukraine, Izmail, The Hague, Kherson, Geneva, Rome, Russian, Nova, Russia

☆ Ukraine investigating attacks on grain ports as potential war crimes
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

View of the damage at a grain port facility after a reported attack by Russian military drones in the Odesa region, Ukraine August 2, 2023. Prosecutor General's Office via Telegram/Handout via REUTERSAMSTERDAM, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Ukraine's prosecutor general is investigating Russian attacks on its agriculture infrastructure since July as potential war crimes, the office told Reuters on Thursday. "Ukraine is investigating these acts as potential war crimes," it said. Ukrainian authorities are already reviewing more than 97,000 reports of suspected war crimes and have filed charges against 220 suspects in domestic courts. It has described recent attacks on Ukraine's grain infrastructure as retaliation for a Ukrainian strike on a bridge across the Kerch Strait to Crimea used to supply its troops in southern Ukraine.

Persons: general's, RIA, Anthony Deutsch, Alex Richardson, Alison Williams Organizations: General's, REUTERS, Grain Initiative, International Criminal, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Russian, Odesa, Ukraine, REUTERS AMSTERDAM, Russia, The Hague, Kherson, Moscow, Kerch, Crimea, Izmail

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