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Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on the phone on Saturday to discuss the safety of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
The Elysée indicated that the French president shared kyiv's request for the withdrawal of Russian forces.
While Ukraine is leading a counter-offensive on several fronts and making strong progress in the Kharkiv region in the northeast, Russia has announced that it is "regrouping" its troops near Kherson, in the south of the country.
The head of German diplomacy went to kyiv on Saturday.
A surprise visit to promise support "as long as it takes, through the delivery of weapons, through humanitarian and financial support".
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War in Ukraine: Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelensky called each other to talk about the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant
War in Ukraine: Moscow "regroups" its forces in the East to thwart the Ukrainian offensive
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War in Ukraine: Moscow "regroups" its forces in the East to thwart the Ukrainian offensive
9:39 am: The reconquest of Izioum, in the East, is "in progress", according to kyiv
9:32 am: The Zaporozhye power plant completely shut down
Ukraine announced on Sunday the shutdown of the sixth and last reactor in operation at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe and occupied by Russian forces.
“Today, September 11, 2022, during the night at 03:41 a.m. unit number 6 of the (power plant) was disconnected from the electricity grid,” according to a press release from the Ukrainian operator Energoatom.
“Preparations are underway for its cooling,” adds the operator.
9:25 am: Hello everyone, welcome to this new live from the editorial staff of 20 Minutes on the war in Ukraine.
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