The Russian in Ukraine has been going on for nine days. A fire in Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which was fired upon by Russia, is likely to have caused horror among many. That is the situation on the evening of the ninth day of the war.
Ukraine and the West have reacted with outrage and great concern to the Russian shelling of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Zaporizhia. At the UN in New York, the United States accused Moscow of endangering civilians across Europe. After the fire in the night, which could be extinguished, the Russian army occupied the site of the nuclear power plant on Friday. Moscow denies the shelling and blames Ukrainian “saboteurs”.
As a reaction “to the Russian aggression” made possible by the Belarusian government, the G7 group will “impose further strict sanctions,” according to a joint statement published by the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin after a special meeting of the G7 countries in Brussels. In it, the G7 ministers also called for an immediate end to the Russian attacks in Ukraine, especially in the immediate vicinity of the Ukrainian nuclear power plants.
Russian army continues bombing raids on Ukrainian cities
The Russian army had attacked the plant with tanks during the night and caused a fire there. According to the Ukrainian nuclear supervisory authority, a training building and a laboratory caught fire, which the Ukrainian fire brigade was able to put out. According to experts, no radioactive substances were released. According to the Ukrainian nuclear power plant operator Energoatom, three Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the attack on the nuclear power plant. The Zaporizhia plant is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and has six reactors. Only one reactor is currently running at reduced capacity.
Meanwhile, the Russian army continued bombing Ukrainian cities. According to Ukrainian sources, 47 people were killed in attacks on residential areas in Chernihiv in northern Ukraine. Fighting continued there on Friday. According to the Ukrainian authorities, residential areas in the second largest city of Kharkiv were indiscriminately bombed.
In the town of Ochtyrka, the local authorities equated the situation with “hell”, in Sumy the situation was “critical”. Both cities are about 350 kilometers east of Kyiv.
The mayor of the strategically important port city of Mariupol told the British broadcaster BBC that the humanitarian situation was “terrible” after 40 hours of shelling and attacks on schools and hospitals.
Vladimir Putin insists on his demands
In a telephone conversation with Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed that a peace dialogue with Ukraine would only be possible if “all Russian demands” were met. Both sides are planning a third round of negotiations this weekend.
In the second round of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, both sides agreed on Thursday to create humanitarian corridors to get civilians out of combat zones.
Baerbock threatens further sanctions
Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) has also threatened Putin with further sanctions. “Beyond the three severe sanctions packages that we have already decided on, we will take further measures that target Putin’s center of power,” announced Baerbock on Friday ahead of consultations with her NATO and EU colleagues in Brussels. According to Brussels, punitive measures against the Russian gas and oil industry are under discussion.
The UN Human Rights Council has voted overwhelmingly to launch an international inquiry into human rights abuses in Ukraine following the Russian attack on the country. 32 members of the panel voted in favor of the resolution to create a commission to investigate alleged violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in Ukraine. Only Russia and Eritrea voted against the probe, with 13 countries abstaining, including Russia’s traditional allies China, Venezuela and Cuba.
Source: Stern
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