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The team of inspectors from the

(

) has already left

for the

- controlled nuclear plant in

, in southern

.

The nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, was seized by Russian forces in March, shortly after the start of the

.

Both sides have blamed each other for recent bombings around the plant that have sparked international concern over a possible nuclear accident.

The president of

,

, has accused

of not stopping the "provocations" in the places through which the mission of the UN body must pass.

nuclear power plant

and in nearby

remains extremely threatening," Ukraine's president said in his usual late-night speech.

The Russian gas giant

has suspended this Wednesday and until next September 3 the supply of gas to

pipeline

for maintenance work on the only pumping equipment in operation of the infrastructure.

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7.23

Russia suspends for three days the pumping of gas to Germany by the Nord Stream

The Russian gas giant

has suspended this Wednesday and until next September 3 the supply of gas to

pipeline

for maintenance work on the only pumping equipment in operation of the infrastructure.

The cessation of pumping occurred at 04:00, Moscow time (03:00, Spanish peninsular time), according to the real flow data offered on the website of

, the company that operates the gas pipeline, laid at the bottom of

.

According to

, "the set of works in accordance with the current technical service contract will be carried out together with specialists from the

company ."

When the maintenance work is completed, the gas pumping will be restored to the level prior to the cessation of operations, of 33 million cubic meters per day.

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7.15

A Russian soldier seeks asylum in France after denouncing the invasion of Ukraine

Former Russian paratrooper

dared to denounce the

and corruption in the army, but he soon understood that the only thing he could expect was jail, so he decided to seek political asylum in

.

The 34-year-old former soldier, who fought for two months in

, arrived in

via

on Sunday .

On Tuesday afternoon he was released and is now preparing to apply for political asylum, according to his lawyer,

.

His situation took a radical turn when in early August he published a 141-page account of the conflict on the Russian social network

, after having served in the 56th regiment of airborne troops based on the

peninsula .

"When I heard that the command was asking me to be sentenced to 15 years in prison for false information (against the Russian army), I understood that I would get nowhere here and that my lawyers could not do anything for me in Russia,"

in

an interview Monday in the waiting room for asylum seekers at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris.

His text entitled "

", which means "call" in Russian and at the same time recalls the letters painted on Russian tanks in

, criticizes the offensive launched on February 24.

"We did not have the moral right to attack another country, nor the people closest to us," writes the soldier, the son of a soldier who had served in the 56th regiment.

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7.14

Zelenski accuses Russia of "provocations" before the IAEA visit to Zaporizhia

The President of

,

, has accused

on Tuesday of not stopping the "provocations" in the places where the mission of the

(

) must pass to reach the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.

Nuclear Power Plant

) and in

, in the vicinity, remains extremely threatening. The occupants do not leave the plant, they continue to bomb and do not remove their weapons and ammunition from the territory of the nuclear power plant. They intimidate the staff of our plant. The risk of a radiation disaster due to Russian actions does not decrease for a single hour,"

said in his usual late-night speech.

Only

, according to

, can guarantee that all processes at the plant will be carried out according to standards and under control.

"

just doesn't need it," he said.

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7.09

IAEA mission leaves kyiv for Ukrainian nuclear plant in Zaporizhia

The team of inspectors from the

(

) has already left

for the nuclear plant controlled by

in

, in southern

, the director of the

regulator confirmed on Wednesday .

"We are finally moving after six months of (...) efforts. The

nuclear power plant

", its director

told the press before leaving the Ukrainian capital.

"I am well aware of the relevance of this moment, but we are prepared. The

is prepared. We will report back after the mission. We are going to spend a few days there," he said.

The nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, was seized by Russian forces in March, shortly after the start of the

on February 24.

Both sides have blamed each other for recent bombings around the plant that have sparked international concern over a possible nuclear accident.

claims that

has deployed soldiers and stores ammunition and armored vehicles on the plant compound.

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