The city of the Zaporijjia nuclear power plant, Enerhodar, was bombed on Tuesday, September 6, just hours after the publication of the IAEA report on the situation there, deemed “untenable”. Franceinfo returns to the highlights of Tuesday, September 6 on the front of the war in Ukraine.
The city of Zaporizhia nuclear power plant bombed
Enerhodar, the city where the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant is located in southeastern Ukraine, was bombed on Tuesday evening, hours after the publication of an IAEA report calling for a “safe zone”. around the site controlled by the Russians.
“At this very moment there are explosions in the town of Enerhodar. The provocations continue. There are shellings by the occupiers”reported on Telegram the pro-kyiv mayor in exile, Dmytro Orlov. Those responsible for the Russian occupation in the region reject these assertions and accuse the Ukrainian army of these bombardments.
US accuses Russia of buying weapons from North Korea
Russia is procuring a large quantity of arms and ammunition from North Korea for use in Ukraine, Pentagon spokesman General Pat Ryder said on Tuesday. “We have information that Russia has approached North Korea to ask for ammunition”he said.
“It speaks to the situation in which Russia finds itself in terms of logistics and suppliesthe spokesperson added. We believe that things are going badly for Russia on this front.”. A US official previously said on condition of anonymity that the Russian Defense Ministry was in the process of procuring millions of dollars worth of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea “in order to use them on the battlefield in Ukraine”.
EU details new restrictions on Russian visas
The European Commission on Tuesday detailed proposals aimed at toughening the conditions for granting visas to Russian citizens and providing for the non-recognition of Russian passports issued in occupied areas of Ukraine. These measures had been the subject of a political agreement by the European Ministers of Foreign Affairs at the end of August.
“(Russian) military aggression is not only aggression against Ukraine, it is also a threat to our security. Russian citizens must not have easy access to the European Union, and of course be a tourist in the EU is not a fundamental right”European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson said during a press briefing.
The cost of the visa will increase from 35 to 80 euros for all Russians, the examination procedure will be extended from 10 to 15 days and may go up to 45 days, restrictions will apply on multiple entry visas, more documents will be required for a file. Ylva Johansson said she was confident that this text would be adopted by the Member States this week, for the new regime to come into force on Monday.
The IAEA considers the situation “untenable” in Zaporizhia
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called, in a report published on Tuesday, for the establishment of a “nuclear security and protection zone” to prevent an accident at the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhya, occupied by the Russians. “The current situation is untenable”, writes the UN body in this 52-page text. “It is urgent to take provisional measures”, she continues.
“The bombardments on the site and in the surrounding area must stop immediately to avoid causing further damage to the installations”she insisted, pointing out “extremely stressful conditions” in which Ukrainian personnel work, under the control of the Russian military. The plant has been hit in recent weeks by multiple strikes – of which kyiv and Moscow accuse each other – at the risk of causing a serious nuclear accident.
The Russian ambassador to the UN regretted Tuesday at a meeting of the Security Council that the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) does not point to the responsibility of Ukraine, which Moscow accuses of bombed the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. “We regret that in your report (…) the source of these bombings is not directly named”said Vassili Nebenzia.
Vladimir Putin travels to the Russian Far East
The tenant of the Kremlin must attend the large-scale military maneuvers in which several allied countries, including China, participate. He arrived at the Sergeyevsky military field where “a meeting behind closed doors” with the Minister of Defense, Sergei Shoigu, and the Chief of the Russian General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, “is in progress”.
The Vostok-2022 drills kicked off last Thursday with combat aircraft maneuvers, anti-aircraft unit moves and mine clearance simulations in the Sea of Japan, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. According to Moscow, more than 50,000 soldiers, more than 5,000 pieces of arms and military equipment, including 140 aircraft and 60 warships and support ships must be mobilized during these exercises.