The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) alerted, Saturday, May 6, to the risk of a “serious nuclear accident” at the Zaporizhia plant, occupied by Russian forces in Ukraine, in the midst of the evacuation of a neighboring town where most of the employees live, and on the situation “potentially dangerous” around the site. This plant, the largest in Europe, has been targeted several times by gunfire since the start of the conflict, raising fears of a disaster. Follow our live.
Moscow blames Washington for attack on nationalist writer Prilepin. Russia on Saturday accused the “godfathers” of Ukraine, and first and foremost the United States, to share the responsibility “terrorist attacks” committed on its soil according to it by kyiv, after the explosive attack targeting the nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin.
A Polish plane intercepted by Russia in the Black Sea. A Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter intercepted a Polish plane on a mission for Frontex over the Black Sea on Friday, causing “a loss of control” temporary device by the pilots, according to a press release issued Sunday in Warsaw. On Saturday evening, Romania, which had been the first to mention the incident, denounced “totally unacceptable aggressive behavior” from Moscow.
Six Ukrainian deminers killed by Russian fire. Six Ukrainians were killed by Russian fire on Saturday while taking part in a mine-clearing operation in the southern Kherson region, Ukrainian officials said.
Bakhmout: the Wagner group asks Moscow to hand over its positions to Chechen troops. The leader of the paramilitary group asked the Russian Defense Minister on Saturday to hand over Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s troops to their positions in the Ukrainian city of Bakhmout, which he announced would leave soon to protest against a lack of ammunition.