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Articles with tag "Zaporizhzhia"

Russian-Installed Zaporizhzhia Head Apologizes After Blaming Kursk Residents for Failing to Defend Region

Balitsky claimed during a live broadcast Tuesday that his region had “done everything to protect our land, unlike the people of Kursk.”

Russian Election Chief Clashes With Moscow-Installed Zaporizhzhia Governor Over ‘Illegal’ Dismissal

Analysts told Kommersant the standoff reflects an ongoing struggle over control of Russia’s electoral machinery in newly annexed territories.
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Work Begins to Repair Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant's Power Lines in Ukraine

The site lost its connection to the grid on Sept. 23, marking the longest outage of external power supply to the facility since Russia invaded Ukraine...
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opinion Alexander Nikitin

How Russia Is Turning a Captured Nuclear Power Plant into a Propaganda Piece

A blackout at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant coincided with World Atomic Week and an IAEA visit, suggesting Moscow is trying to project control.
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Russia Says Situation at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Under Control

Europe's largest atomic energy plant lost power on Sept. 23, the longest of the 10 outages it has undergone since Russia seized the station.
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Ukraine and Russia Point Fingers After Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Offline for Days

Though blackouts are common due to the plant's proximity to the front line, this is the longest outage so far. Experts warn it increases the risk of an...
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Russia and Ukraine Trade Blame for Deadly Overnight Strikes

Kremlin-installed officials in annexed Crimea said three people were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack near a spa resort.
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Russian Attacks in Southeastern Ukraine Kill at Least 1

Sixteen others, including two children, were wounded in the region of Zaporizhzhia during the overnight strikes, authorities said.
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Russian Airstrike on Ukrainian Prison Kills 16, Kyiv Says

Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets called the strike further proof of Russian “war crimes.”
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Moscow-Backed Governor in Occupied Zaporizhzhia Awards Jailed Russian General Popov

Yevgeny Balitsky awarded Ivan Popov the Order “For Merit to the Zaporizhzhia Region,” citing his “demonstrated courage, professionalism and fulfillment...
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Ukrainian Drone Strikes Cut Power to Nearly 1M People in Occupied Regions

Kremlin-installed officials in the southern Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions said critical infrastructure had been connected to backup generators.
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No Sign of Russian Preparations to Restart Zaporizhzhia, IAEA Official Says

Previous reports said that Russia is building power lines to connect the Zaporizhzhia plant to its own grid.
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Russia Building Power Lines to Restart Occupied Ukrainian Nuclear Plant

Satellite images obtained by Greenpeace show Russia building about 80 kilometers of new electricity lines and pylons from the occupied port city of Berdyansk...
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Russian Strikes on Ukraine Wound 31

Twenty-nine people were wounded in the industrial city of Zaporizhzhia and two others in the Dnipropetrovsk region, officials said.
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Russia Attempts Major Assault in Southern Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian Army Says

Hundreds of Russian soldiers were said to have attacked villages southeast of Zaporizhzhia starting around 6:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday.
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Russia Jails Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Worker 15 Years Over ‘Attempted Sabotage’

Prosecutors accused Natalia Shulga of planting an explosive device on a transmission tower in the city of Enerhodar in June.
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Russia and Ukraine Trade Blame for Disrupting IAEA Staff Rotations at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant

The nuclear agency’s head, Rafael Grossi, visited Ukraine and Russia last week to discuss the issue of rotations with officials from both countries.
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Russian Missile and Drone Attack on Zaporizhzhia Kills At Least 1

Ukrainian authorities said the strikes came at intervals and that firefighters had been wounded in a “second” attack.
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Russian Strike on Zaporizhzhia Kills At Least 13

Wednesday’s attack comes as Moscow has ramped up its strikes on Ukraine since the beginning of the winter.
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Russian Attack on Southern Ukraine Kills 1

The Russian military launched 11 guided aerial bombs on the village of Stepnogorsk, just a few kilometers from the front line, late on Wednesday.
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