Pengpai News reporter Nan Boyi Intern Li Hong
More than half a year has passed since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. The Ukrainian military recently claimed to have broken through Russia's first line of defense in the Khlsong region in southern Ukraine. In response, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that the Ukrainian army had tried to launch an attack in Khlsun and the neighboring Nikolayev area, but Russia thwarted the operation and said that the Ukrainian army had "hard losses."
Local time, August 29, 2022, Paris, France, photos released by the International Atomic Energy Agency official Twitter account show that the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Grossi (middle), took a photo with a team of 13 people wearing hats and sleeveless jackets with the IAEA logo printed on it. Grossi said the agency's expert team has set out to Zaporo Thermal Nuclear Power Plant . All pictures in this article are people's vision
At the same time, in view of the tensions in the Zaporo thermonuclear power plant in Ukraine have caused concerns from all parties, a delegation of 14 international experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived at Kiev on August 29 and will next go to the Zaporo thermonuclear power plant.
Ukraine counterattack, Russia said it had "heavy losses"
According to the BBC (BBC) report on August 30, the Ukrainian military claimed to have broken through Russia's first line of defense in the Khlson region in southern Ukraine. It is reportedly part of a counter-offensive Ukraine launched an effort to recapture the southern part of the country. In the weeks ahead, Ukraine launched an attack with the aim of cutting off the Russian army's logistics supply route in Ukraine. The Russian military claimed that the Ukrainian army suffered "significant losses" in a failed offensive.
Local time on August 27, 2022, in the Donetsk area, firefighters were working on the scene of bombardment and destruction of the Ukrainian army at the Donetsk Technical University.
Early on August 29, an operation team in Kahovka, a southern Ukrainian city, said that some Russian troops had left their positions in the Khlsong region, and the Ukrainian side also claimed that Russian paratroopers who provided support had fled the battlefield. Alestovic, an adviser to the Ukrainian Presidential Office, later said that the Ukrainian armed forces had broken through the existing fronts in several places.
Witnesses reported that more explosions were heard in the Khlsong and New Hofka areas, about 55 kilometers northeast of the regional capital. In recent weeks, the key bridge on the Dnieper River and its downstream Kahovka hydropower station have been targeted several times. Ukrainian officials claimed that the Ukrainian army used the "Hamas" multi-barrel rocket launcher system (Himars) provided by the United States to destroy three bridges across the Dnieper River. According to Western military sources, the Ukrainian army launched an attack to cut off the supply line of the Russian army, and the ultimate goal was to recapture the entire Khelson area.
In a video speech on August 29, Ukrainian President Zelensky issued a stern warning to the Russian army: "If Russian soldiers want to survive, then it is time for them to escape home." However, Zelensky and other senior Ukrainian officials were tight-lipped over the details of the counterattack in the report, and at the same time called on Ukrainians to be patient.
In response to Ukrainian statement, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that the Ukrainian army had tried to launch an attack in Khlsun and the neighboring Nikolayev area, but the Russian military had thwarted the Ukrainian operation, while stressing that the Ukrainian army had "heavy losses."
Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict on February 24, Russia has occupied Khlsong and its surrounding areas without any resistance. Therefore, for a long time, the outside world has always believed that Ukraine would launch an offensive to retake the region, but this is not easy to achieve. Khlsong is the only Ukrainian regional capital occupied by Russian troops since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, so the Russian army attaches great importance to this city with a population of 290,000. As Western countries provide advanced weapons and equipment to the Ukrainian army, the stalemate between the two sides may cause new changes.
IAEA is about to enter the Zaporo thermonuclear power plant
CNN (CNN) quoted Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikorenko on August 29 as saying that in view of the increasing tensions in the Zaporo thermonuclear power plant and has aroused the international community's concerns about potential nuclear accidents. A delegation of 14 international experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency has left Vienna and arrived in Kiev on August 29 and is currently on its way to the Zaporo Thermal Power Plant. The delegation is led by IAEA Director-General Raphael Grossi and is expected to start work on the nuclear power plant in the next few days.
On August 23, 2022, local time, in Zaporoze, Ukraine, employees walked through the factory area of the Zaporother Nuclear Power Plant.
Grossi wrote on Twitter on August 29 that the delegation will assess the damage to the factory facilities, assess the working conditions of staff and perform emergency safeguard activities. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kureba said the international community should ask Russia to withdraw from nuclear power plants to ensure nuclear safety. Kremlin welcomed the news of the visit, saying that Russia would ensure the security of the IAEA delegation on the land occupied by the Russian army.
G7 also issued a statement expressing its welcome to IAEA's plan to go to the Zaporo Thermal Power Plant. "(We) remain deeply concerned about the continued control of the Russian armed forces in Ukraine's nuclear facilities and the resulting security of facilities is severely threatened. These military operations greatly increase the risk of nuclear accidents and endanger the security of the Ukrainian people, neighboring countries and the international community."
Previously, the Russian-controlled Zaporotherm nuclear power plant was bombarded, and a shell hit a "special building" just 100 meters away from its reactor building. Although the IAEA said the safety system of the nuclear power plant is still operating and the radioactivity level is within the normal range, Ukrainian officials have begun issuing iodine tablets for residents. These pills can protect residents from radioactive iodine to reduce the probability of thyroid cancer in the event of a nuclear accident.
Editor in charge: Zhang Wuwei Photo editor: Zhu Weihui
Proofreading: Liu Wei
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