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Russia Accused of 'Kidnapping' Head of Ukraine Nuclear Plant

Ukraine’s nuclear power provider accused Russia on Saturday of “kidnapping” the head of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, a facility now occupied by Russian troops. Russian forces seized the director-general of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Ihor Murashov, around 4 p.m.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia accused of ‘kidnapping’ head of Ukraine nuclear plant

Energoatom says Russian troops stopped Murashov’s car and blindfolded him

The Independent UK

Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactors won't restart until Russians leave, its operator says

Europe's largest nuclear plant will remain shut down until Russian forces leave, the head of Ukraine's atomic energy agency tells NPR. Under Russian occupation, he says, "staff cannot operate freely."

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Shelling at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant poses a growing problem

Shelling has destroyed power infrastructure at the Ukrainian city of Enerhodar where staff operating the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant live, posing a growing threat to the plant, the UN nuclear watchdog said on Friday. Meanwhile Russian forces have killed two staff members.

France 24

IAEA mission must lead to end of Russian occupation at nuclear plant - Ukraine

Ukraine's state nuclear chief said on Monday it was vital that a mission by UN inspectors to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant led to the end of Russia's occupation of the facility and called for new missions to the site, including by UN peacekeepers.

Reuters

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

War’s six months of horror; shelling cuts Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant from Ukraine grid; five predictions for conflict’s next six months

The Guardian - AU

Impact of war on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – visual guide

Fears that Moscow wants to switch plant to Russian power network have heightened safety concerns

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Russian trucks pictured close to Europe’s largest nuclear plant in MoD satellite images

The UN called for an agreement to classify the nuclear plant as civilian infrastructure in order to prevent a catastrophic disaster

Evening Standard

Russia-Ukraine war: Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant temporarily disconnected from grid; death toll from Russian strike on rail station rises to 25 – as it happened

Power line restored after plant occupied by Russian troops taken off national grid for several hours; toll confirmed after Russian forces attack train station

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 183 of the invasion

Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant temporarily disconnected from national grid amid fears over disaster; Putin signs decree to increase armed forces

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Russian plan to disconnect Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant from grid

Plan risks catastrophic failure of cooling systems, says head of Ukraine’s atomic energy company

The Guardian - UK

Factbox-Ukraine's battlefield nuclear plant: what are the risks?

The world nuclear watchdog has said fighting around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine is "very alarming" and that it urgently needs to send inspectors to assess the risks.

Reuters

Ukrainian Artillery Marines Pound Russian Positions On The Battlefield

Ukrainian marines deployed artillery equipment on the battlefield and shelled Russian positions, as these images show.

Zenger

Ukrainian Soldiers Blow Up Russian Armored Personnel Carrier And Its Crew

The footage was obtained from the 53rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Tuesday, August 9.

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Ukraine's nuclear chief warns of 'very high' radiation risks amid power plant shelling

Energoatom's chief, Petro Kotin, said some of the Russian shelling landed near storage facilities for spent fuel, which could trigger a "radiation cloud" if hit

Reuters

Ukraine, Russia blame each other for nuclear plant shelling

Ukraine and Russia accused each other on Friday of risking catastrophe by shelling Europe's largest nuclear power plant, occupied by Russian forces in a region expected to become one of the next big front lines of the war.

Reuters

Ukraine's nuclear chief warns of 'very high' risks at occupied power plant

The head of Ukraine's state nuclear power firm warned on Tuesday of the "very high" risks of shelling at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the Russian-occupied south and said it was vital Kyiv regains control over the facility in time for winter.

Evening Standard

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres calls shelling of Ukraine nuclear plant ‘suicidal’

Mr Guterres called for UN nuclear inspectors to be given access to the plant

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Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Mulls Sanctions as Russia Accused of Shelling Ukraine from Nuclear Plant

The European Union will discuss tightening sanctions against Russia on Monday, as Moscow is accused of using the continent's largest nuclear power plant to store weapons and launch missiles on the surrounding regions of southern Ukraine. The situation at the captured Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is "extremely tense", Ukraine's atomic energy…

France 24

Should the war in Ukraine spur a nuclear security rethink?

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, nuclear facilities have been caught up in the midst of conventional warfare for the first time in history. That nightmare scenario is one that few of the industry’s players had anticipated. In Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia, Russian forces represent a lingering threat to the most basic…

Reuters

IAEA to monitor occupied Ukrainian nuclear plants - Ukrainian official

The U.N. nuclear watchdog will establish online monitoring missions to the Russian-occupied Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia nuclear plants in Ukraine, the head of Ukraine's state nuclear company said on Thursday.

Reuters

Radiation levels at occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant are normal - Ukraine's Energoatom

Radiation levels around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant are normal while repairs are being carried out on a block damaged by fighting with Russian troops, Petro Kotin, the head of state nuclear firm Energoatom, said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Ukraine nuclear firm says it still controls key plants but Russians nearing

Ukraine still controls two key nuclear power plants in the south of the country, including Zaporizhzhia, Europe's largest, but Russian forces are closing in, the acting head of Ukraine's state-run nuclear company Energoatom said on Thursday.

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