Ukraine announced on Sunday, September 11, the shutdown of the sixth and last reactor in operation at the Zaporijjia nuclear power plant (South), the largest in Europe and occupied by Russian forces. “Today, September 11, 2022, overnight at 3:41 a.m. (Paris time) unit number 6 of the power plant has been disconnected from the electrical network“, according to a statement from the Ukrainian operator Energoatom. “Preparations are underway for its cooling”, adds the operator. Follow the situation in our live.
Volodymyr Zelensky claims that Ukrainian troops have recaptured “2,000 km of territory”. “In recent days, the Russian army is showing us what it has best: its back. After all, it is a good choice for them to flee”, said the Ukrainian president in his video message on Saturday. Shortly before, the Ukrainian army claimed to have entered the city of Kupiansk (east).
Russia is reorganizing its troops. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday avoir “withdrawn” its present strengths “in the regions of Balakliïa and Izioum”. Objective : “strengthen efforts” further south, around Donetsk, one of the capitals of the pro-Russian separatists.
The Ukrainian government criticizes India’s neutrality. “You can’t be neutral and pretend nothing happened when you basically benefit from our sacrifices”, declared the head of Ukrainian diplomacy Dmytro Kouleba during the international forum Yalta European Strategy (YES) in kyiv. Since the start of the Russian invasion, Moscow has become New Delhi’s main crude supplier. Indian refiners are benefiting from significant discounts amid soaring gasoline prices in Europe.