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Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Nuclear plant shelled again

A Russian serviceman guards an area of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in territory under Russian military control, southeastern Ukraine, May 1, 2022 [File: AP Photo]

By Linah Alsaafin and Dalia Hatuqa

Published On 13 Aug 202213 Aug 2022

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13 Aug 2022

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Kyiv and Moscow have accused each other of striking the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine, which has been shelled repeatedly in the past week.
A new $5bn IMF loan to Ukraine will reassure other creditors, the chief economic adviser of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

13 Aug 2022 – 19:23 (19:23 GMT)Global rating agencies lower Ukraine’s foreign currency ratingGlobal rating agencies S&P and Fitch have lowered Ukraine’s foreign currency ratings to selective default and restricted default as they consider the country’s debt restructuring as distressed, Reuters reported.Earlier this week, Ukraine’s overseas creditors backed the country’s request for a two-year freeze on payments on almost $20bn in international bonds. The move will save Ukraine some $6bn on payments according to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.Battered by Russia’s invasion, which started on February 24, Ukraine faces a 35-45 percent economic contraction in 2022 and a monthly fiscal shortfall of $5bn.
13 Aug 2022 – 18:12 (18:12 GMT)Estonia again calls for Schengen zone travel restrictions for RussiansThe Estonian prime minister, Kaja Kallas, has again complained that the lack of comprehensive Schengen zone travel restrictions for Russians puts an “unfair” burden on countries neighbouring Russia, reiterating calls on the EU to introduce visa bans for Russian nationals.In addition to Ukraine, countries like Latvia, Finland and the Czech Republic, have also called for the EU to limit or block short-term Schengen visas for Russians, in protest against their country’s invasion of Ukraine.“Stop issuing tourist visas to Russians,” Kallas wrote on Twitter last week. “Visiting #Europe is a privilege, not a human right.”https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1556903576726896642&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2Fliveblog%2F2022%2F8%2F13%2Frussia-ukraine-live-news-us-calls-for-protection-of-foreign-pows&sessionId=4a9409d390e34d0ac7ce5404d9703e0c19657ef0&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2d66c323e5620%3A1660322279126&width=550px
13 Aug 2022 – 16:58 (16:58 GMT)Ukraine warns of new ‘provocations’ at Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plantUkraine’s defence intelligence agency has warned of new “provocations” at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, as both sides traded accusations of shelling Europe’s largest nuclear facility, Reuters reports.The exiled mayor of the town where the plant is located, Dmytro Orlov, who evacuated to Kyiv-controlled territory in April, wrote on Telegram that local residents had informed him of renewed Russian shelling in the direction of the town’s industrial zone and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant on Saturday. It was not clear if any shells hit the grounds of the plant.Local Russian-installed official Vladimir Rogov wrote on Telegram that Ukrainian forces were shelling the plant.“According to witnesses, explosions can be heard again in the town,” Rogov said, adding that shells had landed in the vicinity of the power station, without specifying if it had hit the plant’s territory.Ukraine and Russia have traded accusations over multiple recent incidents of shelling at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, while the G7 group of nations have called on Moscow to withdraw its forces from the power station.Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak accused Russia of “hitting the part of the nuclear power plant where the energy that powers the south of Ukraine is generated”.“The goal is to disconnect us from the [plant] and blame the Ukrainian army for this,” Podolyak wrote on Twitter.https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-1&features=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&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1558449705692061696&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2Fliveblog%2F2022%2F8%2F13%2Frussia-ukraine-live-news-us-calls-for-protection-of-foreign-pows&sessionId=4a9409d390e34d0ac7ce5404d9703e0c19657ef0&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2d66c323e5620%3A1660322279126&width=550px
13 Aug 2022 – 16:14 (16:14 GMT)‘Fierce fighting’ continues in Pisky: Ukraine’s military commandUkraine’s military command has said that “fierce fighting” continued in Pisky, an eastern village which Russia had earlier in the day said it had full control over, Reuters reported.“The occupiers are trying to break through the defense of our troops in the directions of Oleksandropol, Krasnohorivka, Avdiivka, Maryinka, and Pisky,” Ukraine’s general staff said in its nightly briefing note on Facebook.“Fierce fighting continues,” it added.
13 Aug 2022 – 14:57 (14:57 GMT)Netherlands joins UK-led training programme for Ukrainian militaryThe Netherlands has joined the UK-led training programme for the Ukrainian military.“The Netherlands has joined the UK-led program of training servicemembers of the Ukrainian army. Dutch personnel will start their mission this August. The more well-trained fighters we have, the closer our victory.“Thanks to Kajsa Ollongren for friendship and support,” the Ukrainian minister of defence, Oleksii Reznikov, wrote on Twitter.https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-2&features=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&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1558012111225249793&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2Fliveblog%2F2022%2F8%2F13%2Frussia-ukraine-live-news-us-calls-for-protection-of-foreign-pows&sessionId=4a9409d390e34d0ac7ce5404d9703e0c19657ef0&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2d66c323e5620%3A1660322279126&width=550pxIn June, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the launch of a major training operation for Ukrainian forces. Johnson said that the UK could provide training for up to 10,000 Ukrainian service members every 120 days.Finland, Sweden, Canada, Denmark, and Norway also announced their participation in training Ukrainian soldiers.Advertisement
13 Aug 2022 – 14:19 (14:19 GMT)Russia preparing for a prolonged war in Ukraine: Institute for the Study of WarRussia is readying itself for a prolonged war in Ukraine, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a US-based think tank.The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported that the Kremlin initiated the “industrial mobilisation” of the defence enterprises in early August, banning some employees and the entire leadership at the Russian state industrial conglomerate company Rostec from taking vacations.The GUR added that the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation, chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin, is preparing to change the state budget by early September to boost industrial spending by approximately $10bn to support war efforts.Putin at the Uralvagonzavod factory in the Urals city of Nizhny Tagil, Russia, November 25, 2015 [File: Alexei Nikolskyi/Sputnik/Kremlin/Reuters]
13 Aug 2022 – 13:53 (13:53 GMT)Russians upset by prospect of travel ban should complain to Kremlin: KulebaUkraine has said that those dismayed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy‘s call to Western countries to ban Russian tourists should “direct their complaints to the Kremlin”.This week, the Ukrainian president said a worldwide travel ban against Russian citizens would be more effective than sanctions. Russia rejected Zelenskyy’s call for a travel ban on its citizens.“Russians who are upset with the prospect of being banned from tourist travel to Europe can direct their complaints to the Kremlin and over 70 percent of their compatriots who support the war,” said Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba.“No one proposes to ban those few Russians who may need an asylum or humanitarian entry.”https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-3&features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOlsibGlua3RyLmVlIiwidHIuZWUiXSwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd190d2VldF9lZGl0X2JhY2tlbmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3JlZnNyY19zZXNzaW9uIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd190d2VldF9yZXN1bHRfbWlncmF0aW9uXzEzOTc5Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InR3ZWV0X3Jlc3VsdCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0Zndfc2Vuc2l0aXZlX21lZGlhX2ludGVyc3RpdGlhbF8xMzk2MyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJpbnRlcnN0aXRpYWwiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2V4cGVyaW1lbnRzX2Nvb2tpZV9leHBpcmF0aW9uIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6MTIwOTYwMCwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvZmYiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3R3ZWV0X2VkaXRfZnJvbnRlbmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1558404575652200449&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2Fliveblog%2F2022%2F8%2F13%2Frussia-ukraine-live-news-us-calls-for-protection-of-foreign-pows&sessionId=4a9409d390e34d0ac7ce5404d9703e0c19657ef0&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2d66c323e5620%3A1660322279126&width=550px
13 Aug 2022 – 11:03 (11:03 GMT)Russia claims full control of Pisky village in Donetsk region: ReportRussian forces have taken full control of Pisky village in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, the Interfax news agency reports citing the Russian defence ministry.Reuters and Al Jazeera were not able to immediately verify the report.Russian and pro-Russian forces had reported that they had taken full control of Pisky more than a week ago.The ministry also said Russian forces had destroyed a US-supplied HIMARS rocket system near Ukraine’s Kramatorsk and a depot with ammunition for the system, Interfax reported.Service members of the Ukrainian armed forces are seen at fighting positions on the line of separation from pro-Russian rebels in the village of Pisky in Donetsk region on April 8, 2021 [File: Oleksandr Klymenko/Reuters]
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13 Aug 2022 – 10:16 (10:16 GMT)End of war means return of Crimea to Ukraine, Zelenskyy’s adviser saysUkrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak says for the war to end, his country would seek the return of Crimea as well as the punishment of Russian leaders who began the war.“Russia started war against Ukraine in 2014 with Crimea seizure,” Podolyak tweeted. “Obviously, it must end with Crimea liberation and legal punishment of ‘special military operation’ initiators.”https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-4&features=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&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1558375660975964161&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2Fliveblog%2F2022%2F8%2F13%2Frussia-ukraine-live-news-us-calls-for-protection-of-foreign-pows&sessionId=4a9409d390e34d0ac7ce5404d9703e0c19657ef0&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2d66c323e5620%3A1660322279126&width=550px
13 Aug 2022 – 08:51 (08:51 GMT)Ukrainian minister says Russia blocking access to medicinesUkraine’s health minister has accused Russian authorities of committing a crime against humanity by blocking access to affordable medicines in areas its forces have occupied since the war began last February.In an interview with The Associated Press news agency, Viktor Liashko said Russian authorities have repeatedly blocked efforts to provide state-subsidised drugs to people in occupied areas.“Throughout the entire six months of war, Russia has not [allowed] proper humanitarian corridors so we could provide our own medicines to the patients that need them,” Liashko said.“We believe that these actions are being taken with intent by Russia, and we consider them to be crimes against humanity and war crimes that will be documented and will be recognised,” the minister said.The World Health Organization said it recorded 445 attacks on hospitals and other health care facilities as of August 11 that directly resulted in 86 deaths and 105 injuries.The Ukrainian government has a programme that provides medications to people with cancer and chronic health conditions. The destruction of hospitals and infrastructure along with the displacement of an estimated seven million people inside the country have also interfered with other forms of treatment, according to UN and Ukrainian officials.A resident injured in a Russian attack sits at a hospital in Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine on May 25, 2022 [File: Francisco Seco/AP Photo]Advertisement

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