Separately, a team from the UN nuclear watchdog set off from Kyiv to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine to assess any damage after shelling that sparked fears of a radioactive fallout. read more Ukraine, armed with sophisticated weaponry supplied by the West, launched a new push this week to reclaim territory in its south. Zelensky, who urged Russian soldiers to flee for their lives, said his forces were also under attack in the east. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up “Active military engagement is now taking place along the entire front line: in the south, in the Kharkiv region, in the Donbass,” Zelensky said in his late-night speech on Tuesday. Russia seized large swathes of southern Ukraine near the Black Sea coast in the first weeks of the six-month war, including the Kherson region, which lies north of the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula. Ukraine sees recapturing the region as critical to preventing Russian efforts to seize more territory further west that could eventually cut off its access to the Black Sea. Kyiv released few details about the attack. Britain, an ally of Ukraine, said Ukrainian formations in the south pushed back Russian front-line forces some distance, taking advantage of relatively thin Russian defenses. read more While the extent of Ukraine’s advance could not be confirmed, unverified reports, images and footage on social media suggest its forces may have retaken some villages and destroyed some Russian targets in the south. The Russian Defense Ministry, however, said its troops destroyed Ukrainian forces, adding that air defense units shot down dozens of missiles near Kherson. Russia is methodically pushing its plans in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. “All our goals will be achieved,” he said. Reuters was unable to verify reports on the battlefield.
“EXTREMELY DANGEROUS”
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, seized by Russian troops in March but still manned by Ukrainian personnel, has been a hotspot in the conflict with both sides blaming shelling in the area. “The situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and Enerhodar and the surrounding areas remains extremely dangerous,” Zelenskiy said. “The risk of radiological destruction due to Russian actions is not diminishing for an hour.” The Russian Defense Ministry, however, said radiation levels were normal at the plant, Europe’s largest. The Interfax news agency quoted a Russian-appointed Zaporizhzhia government official as saying on Wednesday that two of the plant’s six reactors were operating. The UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), led by its chief, Rafael Grossi, is expected to visit the plant this week for inspections. “Now we are finally moving after six months of painstaking efforts,” Grossi said before the IAEA convoy left Kyiv, adding that they planned to spend a few days at the site. “We have a very important task there to perform – to assess the actual situations there, to help stabilize the situation as much as we can,” he told reporters. Yevgeny Balitsky, the head of the Russian-installed command, told Interfax earlier that IAEA inspectors “must see the work of the station in one day.” Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russia of bombing a runway that IAEA officials were supposed to use to reach the plant in an attempt to get them to travel through Russian-annexed Crimea. There was no immediate response from Moscow. Ukraine’s military said on Wednesday that Russian forces were using tanks, rockets and artillery along a contact line in the region.
FLOW TO ZERO
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what it calls a “special military operation” to demilitarize its neighbor. Ukraine and the West describe it as an unprovoked war of aggression that has killed thousands, displaced millions, created food shortages and driven up energy prices amid unprecedented Western sanctions. Natural gas prices have soared in Europe to record highs as Russia pumps natural gas through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline at only 20% of capacity, citing equipment problems. On Wednesday, flows on the pipeline to Germany via the Baltic Sea were reduced to zero as Russia’s Gazprom shut it down for maintenance. The state energy giant ( GAZP.MM ) said the latest 72-hour shutdown was needed to maintain the pipeline’s only remaining compressor. Germany said there were no technical problems. read more European governments fear Russia could extend the shutdown in retaliation for sanctions and have accused President Vladimir Putin of using energy supplies as a weapon. Russia has denied this and blames sanctions for reducing exports. read more France’s energy minister said Gazprom was using an excuse to stop gas deliveries to its French contractor, but added that France had foreseen the loss of supply. read more Gazprom earlier said it had suspended gas deliveries to French utility Engie ( ENGIE.PA ) citing a dispute over payments. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Report from Reuters offices. Written by Himani Sarkar. Edited by Robert Birsel Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
title: “Ukraine Is Pushing Across The Board Zelensky Says As Russia Cuts Off Gas Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-30” author: “Paul Haase”
Separately, a team from the UN nuclear watchdog set off from Kyiv to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine to assess any damage after shelling that sparked fears of a radioactive fallout. read more Ukraine, armed with sophisticated weaponry supplied by the West, launched a new push this week to reclaim territory in its south. Zelensky, who urged Russian soldiers to flee for their lives, said his forces were also under attack in the east. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up “Active military engagement is now taking place along the entire front line: in the south, in the Kharkiv region, in the Donbass,” Zelensky said in his late-night speech on Tuesday. Russia seized large swathes of southern Ukraine near the Black Sea coast in the first weeks of the six-month war, including the Kherson region, which lies north of the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula. Ukraine sees recapturing the region as critical to preventing Russian efforts to seize more territory further west that could eventually cut off its access to the Black Sea. Kyiv released few details about the attack. Britain, an ally of Ukraine, said Ukrainian formations in the south pushed back Russian front-line forces some distance, taking advantage of relatively thin Russian defenses. read more While the extent of Ukraine’s advance could not be confirmed, unverified reports, images and footage on social media suggest its forces may have retaken some villages and destroyed some Russian targets in the south. The Russian Defense Ministry, however, said its troops destroyed Ukrainian forces, adding that air defense units shot down dozens of missiles near Kherson. Russia is methodically pushing its plans in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. “All our goals will be achieved,” he said. Reuters was unable to verify reports on the battlefield.
“EXTREMELY DANGEROUS”
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, seized by Russian troops in March but still manned by Ukrainian personnel, has been a hotspot in the conflict with both sides blaming shelling in the area. “The situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and Enerhodar and the surrounding areas remains extremely dangerous,” Zelenskiy said. “The risk of radiological destruction due to Russian actions is not diminishing for an hour.” The Russian Defense Ministry, however, said radiation levels were normal at the plant, Europe’s largest. The Interfax news agency quoted a Russian-appointed Zaporizhzhia government official as saying on Wednesday that two of the plant’s six reactors were operating. The UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), led by its chief, Rafael Grossi, is expected to visit the plant this week for inspections. “Now we are finally moving after six months of painstaking efforts,” Grossi said before the IAEA convoy left Kyiv, adding that they planned to spend a few days at the site. “We have a very important task there to perform – to assess the actual situations there, to help stabilize the situation as much as we can,” he told reporters. Yevgeny Balitsky, the head of the Russian-installed command, told Interfax earlier that IAEA inspectors “must see the work of the station in one day.” Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russia of bombing a runway that IAEA officials were supposed to use to reach the plant in an attempt to get them to travel through Russian-annexed Crimea. There was no immediate response from Moscow. Ukraine’s military said on Wednesday that Russian forces were using tanks, rockets and artillery along a contact line in the region.
FLOW TO ZERO
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what it calls a “special military operation” to demilitarize its neighbor. Ukraine and the West describe it as an unprovoked war of aggression that has killed thousands, displaced millions, created food shortages and driven up energy prices amid unprecedented Western sanctions. Natural gas prices have soared in Europe to record highs as Russia pumps natural gas through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline at only 20% of capacity, citing equipment problems. On Wednesday, flows on the pipeline to Germany via the Baltic Sea were reduced to zero as Russia’s Gazprom shut it down for maintenance. The state energy giant ( GAZP.MM ) said the latest 72-hour shutdown was needed to maintain the pipeline’s only remaining compressor. Germany said there were no technical problems. read more European governments fear Russia could extend the shutdown in retaliation for sanctions and have accused President Vladimir Putin of using energy supplies as a weapon. Russia has denied this and blames sanctions for reducing exports. read more France’s energy minister said Gazprom was using an excuse to stop gas deliveries to its French contractor, but added that France had foreseen the loss of supply. read more Gazprom earlier said it had suspended gas deliveries to French utility Engie ( ENGIE.PA ) citing a dispute over payments. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Report from Reuters offices. Written by Himani Sarkar. Edited by Robert Birsel Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
title: “Ukraine Is Pushing Across The Board Zelensky Says As Russia Cuts Off Gas Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-11” author: “Chris Sanchez”
Separately, a team from the UN nuclear watchdog set off from Kyiv to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine to assess any damage after shelling that sparked fears of a radioactive fallout. read more Ukraine, armed with sophisticated weaponry supplied by the West, launched a new push this week to reclaim territory in its south. Zelensky, who urged Russian soldiers to flee for their lives, said his forces were also under attack in the east. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up “Active military engagement is now taking place along the entire front line: in the south, in the Kharkiv region, in the Donbass,” Zelensky said in his late-night speech on Tuesday. Russia seized large swathes of southern Ukraine near the Black Sea coast in the first weeks of the six-month war, including the Kherson region, which lies north of the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula. Ukraine sees recapturing the region as critical to preventing Russian efforts to seize more territory further west that could eventually cut off its access to the Black Sea. Kyiv released few details about the attack. Britain, an ally of Ukraine, said Ukrainian formations in the south pushed back Russian front-line forces some distance, taking advantage of relatively thin Russian defenses. read more While the extent of Ukraine’s advance could not be confirmed, unverified reports, images and footage on social media suggest its forces may have retaken some villages and destroyed some Russian targets in the south. The Russian Defense Ministry, however, said its troops destroyed Ukrainian forces, adding that air defense units shot down dozens of missiles near Kherson. Russia is methodically pushing its plans in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. “All our goals will be achieved,” he said. Reuters was unable to verify reports on the battlefield.
“EXTREMELY DANGEROUS”
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, seized by Russian troops in March but still manned by Ukrainian personnel, has been a hotspot in the conflict with both sides blaming shelling in the area. “The situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and Enerhodar and the surrounding areas remains extremely dangerous,” Zelenskiy said. “The risk of radiological destruction due to Russian actions is not diminishing for an hour.” The Russian Defense Ministry, however, said radiation levels were normal at the plant, Europe’s largest. The Interfax news agency quoted a Russian-appointed Zaporizhzhia government official as saying on Wednesday that two of the plant’s six reactors were operating. The UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), led by its chief, Rafael Grossi, is expected to visit the plant this week for inspections. “Now we are finally moving after six months of painstaking efforts,” Grossi said before the IAEA convoy left Kyiv, adding that they planned to spend a few days at the site. “We have a very important task there to perform – to assess the actual situations there, to help stabilize the situation as much as we can,” he told reporters. Yevgeny Balitsky, the head of the Russian-installed command, told Interfax earlier that IAEA inspectors “must see the work of the station in one day.” Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russia of bombing a runway that IAEA officials were supposed to use to reach the plant in an attempt to get them to travel through Russian-annexed Crimea. There was no immediate response from Moscow. Ukraine’s military said on Wednesday that Russian forces were using tanks, rockets and artillery along a contact line in the region.
FLOW TO ZERO
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what it calls a “special military operation” to demilitarize its neighbor. Ukraine and the West describe it as an unprovoked war of aggression that has killed thousands, displaced millions, created food shortages and driven up energy prices amid unprecedented Western sanctions. Natural gas prices have soared in Europe to record highs as Russia pumps natural gas through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline at only 20% of capacity, citing equipment problems. On Wednesday, flows on the pipeline to Germany via the Baltic Sea were reduced to zero as Russia’s Gazprom shut it down for maintenance. The state energy giant ( GAZP.MM ) said the latest 72-hour shutdown was needed to maintain the pipeline’s only remaining compressor. Germany said there were no technical problems. read more European governments fear Russia could extend the shutdown in retaliation for sanctions and have accused President Vladimir Putin of using energy supplies as a weapon. Russia has denied this and blames sanctions for reducing exports. read more France’s energy minister said Gazprom was using an excuse to stop gas deliveries to its French contractor, but added that France had foreseen the loss of supply. read more Gazprom earlier said it had suspended gas deliveries to French utility Engie ( ENGIE.PA ) citing a dispute over payments. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Report from Reuters offices. Written by Himani Sarkar. Edited by Robert Birsel Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
title: “Ukraine Is Pushing Across The Board Zelensky Says As Russia Cuts Off Gas Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-16” author: “Edwin Jones”
Separately, a team from the UN nuclear watchdog set off from Kyiv to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine to assess any damage after shelling that sparked fears of a radioactive fallout. read more Ukraine, armed with sophisticated weaponry supplied by the West, launched a new push this week to reclaim territory in its south. Zelensky, who urged Russian soldiers to flee for their lives, said his forces were also under attack in the east. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up “Active military engagement is now taking place along the entire front line: in the south, in the Kharkiv region, in the Donbass,” Zelensky said in his late-night speech on Tuesday. Russia seized large swathes of southern Ukraine near the Black Sea coast in the first weeks of the six-month war, including the Kherson region, which lies north of the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula. Ukraine sees recapturing the region as critical to preventing Russian efforts to seize more territory further west that could eventually cut off its access to the Black Sea. Kyiv released few details about the attack. Britain, an ally of Ukraine, said Ukrainian formations in the south pushed back Russian front-line forces some distance, taking advantage of relatively thin Russian defenses. read more While the extent of Ukraine’s advance could not be confirmed, unverified reports, images and footage on social media suggest its forces may have retaken some villages and destroyed some Russian targets in the south. The Russian Defense Ministry, however, said its troops destroyed Ukrainian forces, adding that air defense units shot down dozens of missiles near Kherson. Russia is methodically pushing its plans in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. “All our goals will be achieved,” he said. Reuters was unable to verify reports on the battlefield.
“EXTREMELY DANGEROUS”
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, seized by Russian troops in March but still manned by Ukrainian personnel, has been a hotspot in the conflict with both sides blaming shelling in the area. “The situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and Enerhodar and the surrounding areas remains extremely dangerous,” Zelenskiy said. “The risk of radiological destruction due to Russian actions is not diminishing for an hour.” The Russian Defense Ministry, however, said radiation levels were normal at the plant, Europe’s largest. The Interfax news agency quoted a Russian-appointed Zaporizhzhia government official as saying on Wednesday that two of the plant’s six reactors were operating. The UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), led by its chief, Rafael Grossi, is expected to visit the plant this week for inspections. “Now we are finally moving after six months of painstaking efforts,” Grossi said before the IAEA convoy left Kyiv, adding that they planned to spend a few days at the site. “We have a very important task there to perform – to assess the actual situations there, to help stabilize the situation as much as we can,” he told reporters. Yevgeny Balitsky, the head of the Russian-installed command, told Interfax earlier that IAEA inspectors “must see the work of the station in one day.” Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russia of bombing a runway that IAEA officials were supposed to use to reach the plant in an attempt to get them to travel through Russian-annexed Crimea. There was no immediate response from Moscow. Ukraine’s military said on Wednesday that Russian forces were using tanks, rockets and artillery along a contact line in the region.
FLOW TO ZERO
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what it calls a “special military operation” to demilitarize its neighbor. Ukraine and the West describe it as an unprovoked war of aggression that has killed thousands, displaced millions, created food shortages and driven up energy prices amid unprecedented Western sanctions. Natural gas prices have soared in Europe to record highs as Russia pumps natural gas through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline at only 20% of capacity, citing equipment problems. On Wednesday, flows on the pipeline to Germany via the Baltic Sea were reduced to zero as Russia’s Gazprom shut it down for maintenance. The state energy giant ( GAZP.MM ) said the latest 72-hour shutdown was needed to maintain the pipeline’s only remaining compressor. Germany said there were no technical problems. read more European governments fear Russia could extend the shutdown in retaliation for sanctions and have accused President Vladimir Putin of using energy supplies as a weapon. Russia has denied this and blames sanctions for reducing exports. read more France’s energy minister said Gazprom was using an excuse to stop gas deliveries to its French contractor, but added that France had foreseen the loss of supply. read more Gazprom earlier said it had suspended gas deliveries to French utility Engie ( ENGIE.PA ) citing a dispute over payments. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Report from Reuters offices. Written by Himani Sarkar. Edited by Robert Birsel Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
