Chernobyl

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Russia is stockpiling corpses of dead Ukrainian soldiers to plant as evidence in a false flag operation at Chernobyl, Ukrainian officials have warned. Kyiv's Military Intelligence Directorate said Vladimir Putin planned to release radioactive waste in what would amount to a “terrorist attack”. In a statement, it said Kremlin forces…

Two weeks ago, Russian forces seized control of the defunct Chernobyl, once the site of the world’s worst nuclear meltdown, and Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s biggest active nuclear power plant, raising concerns of nuclear risks in the middle of a war zone.  Although Chernobyl’s last reactor went offline in 2000, the site…

Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said there is no confirmation that power has been restored at Chernobyl It is not clear if power has been restored to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power plant (Image: Russian Defence Ministry/TASS) Fears are growing over nuclear safety at…

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Russia’s deputy energy minister said Thursday that the electricity lines to the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant site have been repaired, but the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said there was no confirmation that power to the former plant has been restored. Yevgeny Grabchak was quoted in the…

Ukrainian officials called for a cease-fire on Wednesday after warning that the sole electrical grid supplying the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (CNPP) had been damaged amid the combat around Kyiv, the latest nuclear incident in Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion. Ukraine foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba claimed that the…

/ Shows / The Interview Issued on: 09/03/2022 - 20:23 11:31 THE INTERVIEW © FRANCE 24 In an interview with FRANCE 24, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna confirmed an attack from Russian forces on a children's hospital in the city of Mariupol, saying "there is no doubt this has been…

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  7:41 PM / March 9, 2022 Up to 6,000 Russians have died since attack on Ukraine began, U.S. official estimates Between 5,000 and 6,000 Russian troops have been killed in the first two weeks of the invasion of Ukraine, a U.S. official estimated Wednesday. The official called them "very,…