The situation at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant is becoming critical. “For the first time in its history”the largest power plant in Europe is “totally disconnected” of the electrical network due to “fires” near the power plant and “terrorist attacks” of Russia in recent days, assured Energyatom. In Chaplyne, the toll of the Russian attack is at least 25 dead, “including two children, and 32 injured”, detailed the Ukrainian train operator. Franceinfo returns to the highlights of Thursday August 25 on the front of the war in Ukraine.
Zaporizhia nuclear power plant “completely disconnected” from the electricity grid
The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, under Russian control and victim of several bombardmentsis “totally disconnected” of the electrical network after damage to the communication lines “for the first time in its history”, announced the Ukrainian operator Energoatom. These were damaged by “fires” near the power plant and “terrorist attacks” of Russia in recent days, assured Energyatom.
“Three other lines of communication had previously been damaged in terrorist attacks” Russians, the operator said. The electricity supply of the nuclear power station itself is ensured from the thermal power station. “Operations are underway to connect a reactor to the network”he added.
Conversation between France and Russia about Zaporizhia
The possible visit of the nuclear power plant by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), validated by Vladimir Putin, has still not been fixed. A conversation between the Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu and his Russian counterpart took place on Thursday on this subject. “The importance of the inspection of the Zaporozhye power plant by the IAEA representatives and the willingness to provide them with the necessary assistance were underlined”has announced the Russian Embassy in France on Twitter.
A train station hit by Russian missiles
Russia claimed to have killed “more than 200 Ukrainian servicemen” in a strike that hit the Chaplyne railway station in the Dnipro region (central-eastern Ukraine) on Wednesday. Lhis balance sheet is at least “25 dead, including two children, and 32 injured”, according to information provided Thursday morning on Telegram by the operator of Ukrainian trains. The responsibles “will be accountable”warned the head of diplomacy of the European Union, Josep Borrell.
An international tribunal next year?
kyiv intends to create an international tribunal next year to try the Russian president, Vladimir Poutine, and those responsible for the invasion of Ukrainerevealed to AFP Andriï Smirnov, deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential administration. “This is the only option to quickly hold the criminals who started the war against Ukraine to account. The best, fastest and most effective”insisted the senior official.