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Extra on the dialogue between French president Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin (see 15:22) concerning the Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy plant.
Macron advised Putin that its occupation by Russian troops is the foundation reason behind hazard on the web site.
The Elysee stated in an announcement that Macron requested Putin to withdraw heavy and light-weight weapons, and that Moscow ought to abide by the Worldwide Atomic Power Company’s (IAEA) suggestions to make sure safety.
“The president will stay in touch with President [Volodymyr] Zelenskiy in addition to the director basic of the IAEA and can converse once more within the coming days with president Putin in order that an accord to ensure safety on the energy plant will be discovered,” the assertion stated.
Macron additionally requested Putin to make sure that a UN-brokered deal on grains was carried out to make sure they went to essentially the most in want. He additionally repeated that the Russian invasion ought to cease instantly.
Moscow’s management has remained “silent” on the defeats in Ukraine, with neither Vladmir Putin or the Russian defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, making any remark as of noon on Sunday.
As Russian forces deserted city after city on Saturday, Putin was opening Europe’s largest ferris wheel in a Moscow park, whereas fireworks lit up the sky over Purple Sq. to have fun the town’s founding in 1147.
Moscow’s nearly whole silence on the defeat – or any clarification for what has taken place in north-eastern Ukraine – has provoked important anger amongst some pro-war commentators and Russian nationalists on social media.
Nonetheless, in line with a Kremlin transcript of Putin’s message there was no point out of the struggle. The Russian president advised Muscovites: “We take pleasure in Moscow, and love this metropolis with its majestic antiquity and its fashionable and dynamic tempo of life, the attraction of its cosy parks, lanes and streets and abundance of enterprise and cultural occasions.”
Putin, who has described his shock on being advised as a KGB spy in East Germany that “Moscow is silent” because the Berlin Wall crumbled, stated those that had fallen within the Ukraine operation had given their lives for Russia.
The defence ministry didn’t reply to a request for remark from Reuters.
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Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-appointed chief of Chechnya, has criticised the Russian military’s management after it seemed to be caught off-guard by Ukraine’s fightback in opposition to the Russian invasion within the north-east.
In an indication that the Kremlin might face severe fallout over the lack of territory that the Russian occupation administrations had repeatedly acknowledged they deliberate to maintain “for ever”, Kadyrov additionally urged that Vladimir Putin may not pay attention to the true state of affairs.
“They’ve made errors and I believe they are going to draw the required conclusions,” Kadyrov stated in an audio message posted to his Telegram channel on Sunday.
“If as we speak or tomorrow no modifications in technique are made, I shall be pressured to talk with the management of the defence ministry and the management of the nation to clarify the true scenario on the bottom to them. It’s a really attention-grabbing scenario. It’s astounding, I’d say,” stated Kadyrov, a former insurgent turned Kremlin ally who guidelines Chechnya – a Russian republic within the Caucuses – with an iron fist and has a paramilitary pressure at his command.
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Ukrainian forces have superior north from Kharkiv to inside 30 miles (48km) of the border with Russia and are additionally urgent to the south and east in the identical area, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Gen Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, stated on Sunday. Ukrainian troops have retaken greater than 3,000 sq km of territory this month, he wrote on the Telegram messaging app, including: “Ukraine continues to liberate territories occupied by Russia.
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The Ukrainian advance into Russian-occupied territory within the north-east of the nation continued on Sunday as Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, stated the following three months can be essential in figuring out the result of the struggle. In latest days, Ukrainian forces have retaken the important thing rail hub of Kupiansk and declare to have seized Izium, beforehand the main base for Russia in Kharkiv province.
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Zelenskiy has stated Ukraine’s armed forces have retaken about 2,000 sq km (770 sq miles) of territory from Russian forces since their shock north-eastern counteroffensive was launched earlier this month. In his Saturday evening deal with, the Ukrainian president stated: “Today, the Russian military is displaying its greatest – displaying its again. And, in the long run, it’s a good selection for them to run away. There’s and shall be no place for the occupiers in Ukraine.”
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The final working reactor on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy station has been shut down and the plant “utterly stopped”, Ukraine’s nuclear energy operator has stated. The six-reactor Zaporizhzhia plant was disconnected from the grid final week in any case its energy strains have been disconnected because of combating within the space, and was working in “island mode” for a number of days, producing electrical energy for essential cooling programs from its solely remaining reactor in operation.
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A backup energy line to Zaporizhzhia has been restored, offering it with the exterior electrical energy it wants to chill its reactors, the Worldwide Atomic Power Company stated on Sunday. “After yesterday’s restoration of [the] energy line … #ZNPP operator this morning shut down its final working reactor, which over previous week had been offering ZNPP w/ required energy after it was disconnected from grid,” the IAEA stated on Twitter.
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The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, mentioned the safety scenario on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, the Kremlin stated. Talking by cellphone, the 2 leaders expressed readiness for a “non-politicised interplay” on the matter with the participation of the Worldwide Atomic Power Company (IAEA), in line with the assertion printed on the Kremlin’s web site.
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France’s transport minister has stated he’ll signal an settlement with Romania to extend Ukrainian grain exports to growing nations together with to the Mediterranean. “Tomorrow, I’ll signal an accord with Romania that can permit Ukraine to get much more grains out … in the direction of Europe and growing nations, notably within the Mediterranean, which want it for meals,” Clement Beaune advised France Inter radio on Sunday, including that the deal lined exports by land, sea and river.
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The UK authorities has stated Ukrainian forces have continued to make important positive aspects within the Kharkiv area over the past 24 hours. Russia has most likely withdrawn models from the world, however combating continues across the cities of Kupiansk and Izium, the British defence ministry stated in its every day intelligence bulletin on Twitter.
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Britain additionally dismissed Vladimir Putin’s assertion that solely a fraction of grain exported from Ukraine below a global deal goes to poor nations. Putin stated on Wednesday, with out citing a supply, that solely two of 87 ships, carrying 60,000 tonnes of merchandise, had gone to poor nations. The deal to permit grain exports from Ukrainian Black Sea ports, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, took impact final month.
That’s it from me, Tom Ambrose, for as we speak. My colleague Harry Taylor shall be alongside shortly to proceed bringing you the most recent information from Russia’s struggle on Ukraine.
Putin discusses Ukrainian nuclear plant with Macron
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, mentioned the safety scenario on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, the Kremlin stated.
Talking by cellphone, the 2 leaders expressed readiness for a “non-politicised interplay” on the matter with the participation of the Worldwide Atomic Power Company (IAEA), in line with the assertion printed on the Kremlin’s web site.
Reuters has some extra element on the information that France is to signal an settlement with Romania (see 13.03) to extend Ukrainian grain exports to growing nations, together with within the Mediterranean.
“Tomorrow, I’ll signal an accord with Romania that can permit Ukraine to get much more grains out … in the direction of Europe and growing nations, notably within the Mediterranean, which want it for meals,” the French transport minister, Clément Beaune, advised France Inter radio on Sunday, including that the deal lined exports by land, sea and river.
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Based on a draft settlement of the French-Romanian deal, seen by Reuters, Paris would cooperate in growing a venture geared toward rising effectivity on the port of Galați, equipping border factors in northern Romania.
It could additionally assist to construct a medium-term technique on the axes of the hall between Romania and Ukraine, and supply pilings to optimise ship visitors. France can even present funding for the preliminary technical experience and work with Bucharest to determine financing for the longer term.
With out citing a supply, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, stated on 7 September that solely two of 87 ships, carrying 60,000 tonnes of exported grain merchandise as a part of a global deal brokered by the United Nations, had gone to poor nations.
The accord to permit grain exports from Ukrainian Black Sea ports took impact in August. Beaune dismissed Putin’s assertion. Quoting UN figures, the British defence ministry additionally rejected the declare and stated that about 30% of grain exported below the deal has been provided to low- and middle-income nations in Africa, the Center East and Asia.
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Alisa, a 16-year-old artwork pupil from Kharkiv, arrived in Hungary in April along with her household after fleeing their house within the suburb of Saltivka, which got here below heavy shelling for weeks on finish.
After two days in a Budapest resort, the household discovered an aged Hungarian couple dwelling within the countryside close by who agreed to host Alisa, her brother and fogeys. The couple stated their Ukrainian company may keep so long as they wanted.
However just lately, because the Hungarian authorities introduced large will increase in vitality payments for households that use above the nationwide common, the couple made an embarrassed request.
“Again then, they stated we may keep till the tip of the struggle, however now they’ve realised they will’t afford the vitality payments. They very politely advised us we needed to depart,” stated Alisa, who spent the summer time working lengthy shifts in a Hungarian manufacturing unit, despite the fact that she remains to be a minor.
“It took me two buses and 4 hours to get there, and the identical to get again daily. The work was tiring, taking aside outdated electronics for hours on finish. However no less than I acquired some cash which I may assist my household with,” she stated.
Within the six months for the reason that Russian invasion of Ukraine, the nations that border Ukraine, in addition to others all throughout Europe, have launched an unprecedented effort to assist thousands and thousands of Ukrainian refugees. Governments have funded emergency assist programmes, and thousands and thousands of atypical residents have volunteered to offer meals, clothes and shelter.
However as an unsure and probably expensive winter approaches, governments are rolling again assist programmes for Ukrainians, whereas many volunteers who have been comfortable to host a Ukrainian household for a number of weeks or months at the moment are realising that the struggle may go on for years. An increasing number of Ukrainian refugees are discovering themselves struggling to make ends meet.
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The Ukrainian advance into Russian-occupied territory within the north-east of the nation continued on Sunday as Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, stated the following three months can be essential in figuring out the result of the struggle.
In latest days, Ukrainian forces have retaken the important thing rail hub of Kupiansk and declare to have seized Izium, beforehand the main base for Russia in Kharkiv province.
“The Russian military in nowadays is demonstrating the very best that it could actually do – displaying its again,” Zelenskiy stated in his nightly video deal with on Saturday.
Gen Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, the commander-in-chief of Ukrainian forces, stated on Sunday that Ukraine had regained management of about 3,000 sq km of territory for the reason that starting of September. On Saturday evening, Zelenskiy gave the determine as 2,000 sq km. The Institute for the Research of Struggle stated Ukraine has retaken extra territory in 5 days than Russia had taken since April.
Movies from just lately recaptured territory illustrate the size of the rout, displaying army {hardware} and ammunition left behind by fleeing Russians at their former positions. Ukrainian politicians shared morale-boosting movies of the nation’s troopers elevating the nationwide flag in numerous cities and villages.
The counteroffensive within the north-east of the nation got here as a shock to Moscow and most army observers, who had been anticipating as a substitute the long-promised Ukrainian advance within the southern Kherson area.
France’s transport minister has stated he will signal an settlement with Romania to extend Ukrainian grain exports to growing nations together with to the Mediterranean.
“Tomorrow, I’ll signal an accord with Romania that can permit Ukraine to get much more grains out … in the direction of Europe and growing nations, notably within the Mediterranean, which want it for meals,” Clement Beaune advised France Inter radio on Sunday, including that the deal lined exports by land, sea and river.
Backup energy line to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant restored, IAEA says
A backup energy line to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy plant (ZNPP) inside Ukraine has been restored, offering it with the exterior electrical energy it wants to chill its reactors, the Worldwide Atomic Power Company stated on Sunday.
“After yesterday’s restoration of [the] energy line … #ZNPP operator this morning shut down its final working reactor, which over previous week had been offering ZNPP w/ required energy after it was disconnected from grid,” the IAEA stated on Twitter.
“This energy can now come from the grid as a substitute.”
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has stated Ukraine has recaptured 770 sq miles of territory up to now this month in a sequence of offensives.
“The motion of our troopers in numerous instructions of the entrance continues,” the Ukrainian president stated in an deal with late on Saturday.
Zelenskiy hails Ukraine territorial positive aspects in shock north-east counteroffensive
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Volodymyr Zelenskiy has stated Ukraine’s armed forces have retaken about 2,000 sq okm (770 sq miles) of territory from Russian forces since their shock north-eastern counteroffensive was launched earlier this month.
In his Saturday evening deal with, the Ukrainian president stated: “Today, the Russian military is displaying its greatest – displaying its again. And, in the long run, it’s a good selection for them to run away. There’s and shall be no place for the occupiers in Ukraine.”
Zelenskiy spoke after the Russian military was pressured to tug again hundreds of troops following a sequence of essential battlefield defeats within the north-east, because the invasion ordered by Vladimir Putin entered its 2 hundredth day.
Ukrainian forces confirmed the liberation of the essential rail hub of Kupiansk and shortly after seized Izium, the main base for Moscow’s forces within the Kharkiv area, in what was maybe Ukraine’s most important success in pushing again the Russians for the reason that starting of the invasion.
Ukraine’s international minister, Dmytro Kuleba, stated in Kyiv that Ukrainian forces had demonstrated they have been able to defeating the Russian military with the weapons given to them. “And so I reiterate: the extra weapons we obtain, the sooner we are going to win, and the sooner this struggle will finish,” he stated.
Ukrainian troops had additionally liberated the villages of Vasylenkovo and Artemivka within the Kharkiv area, Zelenskiy stated.
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The final working reactor on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy station has been shut down and the plant “utterly stopped”, Ukraine’s nuclear energy operator has stated.
The six-reactor Zaporizhzhia plant was disconnected from the grid final week in any case its energy strains have been disconnected because of combating within the space, and was working in “island mode” for a number of days, producing electrical energy for essential cooling programs from its solely remaining reactor in operation.
Energoatom, the state-run operator of all 4 of Ukraine’s nuclear energy stations, stated one of many energy strains was restored on Saturday evening, permitting plant operators to close down the final reactor.
“A choice was made to close down energy unit No 6 and switch it to the most secure state – chilly shutdown,” the operator stated.
Electrical energy provide to the plant has been lower with rising frequency over the previous few weeks, together with no less than thrice final week.
Volunteers at a railway station in Lviv in western Ukraine are doing all they will to assist refugees flee the violence of Putin’s invasion and attain security.
Lviv is lower than 50 miles from the Polish border and hundreds of individuals have been arriving every day from the remainder of nation.
The Guardian spent the day with one volunteer named Sergyi Mykolaiv.