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War in Ukraine A 'nuclear umbrella' for the Zaporizhia plant
Another day of war in Ukraine, the 177th, and the door to
a
negotiated solution
between Russians and Ukrainians closes again, despite Turkey's trades, with
Kiev's demand that Moscow withdraw all its troops
from Ukrainian territory .
In the other issue on the agenda of Guterres and Erdogan during their visit to Lviv to meet with Zelensky, that of the demilitarization of the
Zaporizhia nuclear power plant
, no progress was made beyond declarations either.
Two Russian towns were evacuated due to a fire that broke out in an
ammunition depot
near the
border with Ukraine
, after several explosions occurred at a military base and in the same depot on the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia since 2014.
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US supports Ukraine's request to demilitarize Zaporizhia plant
The United States on Thursday supported Ukraine's request to
demilitarize the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant,
threatened by fighting with Russia, and
allow an international mission to visit the area
.
"Together with our allies, we
call on Russia to cease all military operations
near Ukrainian nuclear power plants and to
return control of Zaporizhia to Ukraine
," State Department spokesman Ned Price told a news conference. , reports Eph.
He also urged that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have access to said nuclear power plant "as soon as possible" and applauded the Ukrainian government for its "commitment to security" in the face of Russia's "reckless" exercises.
"We reiterate our call for a demilitarized zone around Zaporizhia, as Russia continues to carry out operations.
It is the height of irresponsibility
," he insisted.
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08.33
Russian ammunition depot burns near Ukrainian border
Two Russian towns were evacuated on Thursday because of a fire that broke out in an
ammunition depot near the border with Ukraine
, local authorities reported, AFP reports.
The fire came days after several explosions at a military base and ammunition depot on the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia since 2014.
"
An ammunition warehouse caught fire near the town of Timonovo"
, located less than 50 km from the Ukrainian border, in the Russian province of Belgorod, regional governor Viacheslav Gladkov said in a statement.
No casualties were reported, but the inhabitants of Timonovo and the neighboring town of Soloti were "displaced to a safe distance", it added, explaining that an investigation into the causes of the incident had been opened.
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Guterres calls for no military action at Zaporizhia nuclear power plant
The Secretary General of the UN, António Guterres, asked this Thursday in Lviv (Ukraine) that there be no military actions in the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, and that an agreement be reached so that it can be used as civil infrastructure and ensure the safety of the area.
Russia and Ukraine today advocated
sending an international mission to the Ukrainian plant in Zaporizhia
, amid new accusations of attacks on the nuclear plant, while disagreeing on the need to demilitarize the area.
"The proposals to demilitarize an area around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant are unacceptable," said Iván Necháev, a Russian foreign spokesman, reports Efe.
The president of Ukraine, Volodímir Zelenski, asked today in Leopolis the secretary general of the UN, Antonio Guterres, that the organization guarantees the demilitarization of the nuclear plant to prevent a catastrophe from occurring there.
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