“If we do not act to protect the plant, our luck will run out sooner or later, with potentially serious consequences for human health and the environment”, warns the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Rafael Grossi, estimated Thursday, April 13, that “we are suspended with regard to nuclear safety and security at the Zaporizhia power plant”, occupied by the Russians since March 2022. Two landmine explosions occurred near the site, on April 8 and 12, according to the IAEA. Follow our live.
Russia will review the beheading video. ATnear the broadcast of a video showing the beheading of a man who appears to be a Ukrainian prisoner of war, the Russian prosecutor’s office has begun a review of the images “in order to determine the authenticity of this content and draw conclusions [judiciaires] which are required”.
EU-sanctioned Wagner. The European Union on Thursday added the Russian paramilitary organization Wagner to its list of individuals and entities sanctioned for “active participation in the war of Russian aggression against Ukraine”. Wagner was registered there for “actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine”.
Ukraine denies any blockade of its troops in Bakhmout. Russia said it was blockading Ukrainian forces in the eastern city and preventing any reinforcements from entering, hinting it was close to seizing it. The Ukrainian military immediately denied these claims.