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There is speculation that it will be difficult for Russia to hold referendums in the occupied areas in Ukraine, as Ukrainian forces are stepping up their offensives in those areas. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video released on Sunday that his forces had retaken two settlements in the country's south and one in the east. He also said a Ukrainian brigade "took good steps, advanced and regained certain heights" in an area stretching from Lysychansk in the eastern region of Luhansk to Siversk in the neighboring Donetsk region. Ukraine began its latest military campaign in August to retake…

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, Europe's largest, currently lies in the middle of a war zone. Russian troops seized the plant shortly after the invasion of Ukraine began in February. Since then, it has been a battleground between the two forces. Shelling and combat continues near the plant and concerns are growing that it could cause a nuclear disaster. On September 3, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed in a statement that the site lost its fourth and last main power line due to the conflict. The site is now relying on a reserve power line. "One…

One of the six reactors continues to operate and generate enough power to support the safe operation of the ZNPP. The nuclear reactor at the Zaporozhye NPP has enough energy to ensure safety. This was stated in the IAEA, commenting on the consequences of the latest shelling of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, reports Sky News. It is noted that the Ukrainian side informed the IAEA that the 330 kV reserve power transmission line that connects the Zaporizhzhya NPP with the thermal power plant was disconnected during the fire extinguishing. The line was not damaged and will be reconnected after…

Russia has delivered an energy ultimatum to Europe, saying that the Nord Stream 1 pipeline will not resume until the "collective West" lifts sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. The EU then accused the Kremlin of weaponizing energy to achieve its aims. On Monday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov blamed British, Canadian and EU sanctions for Russia's failure to deliver gas through the key pipeline that delivers gas from St. Petersburg to Germany via the Baltic Sea. "The problems pumping gas came about because of the sanctions Western countries introduced against our country and several companies," Peskov was quoted…

The Russian occupation authorities in Ukraine's southern city of Kherson have postponed a so-called referendum on joining Russia, on security grounds. "This is being paused because of the security situation," said Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the Russian-appointed administration there. He said heavy Ukrainian shelling had made a key Kherson bridge impassable. Ukraine and its Western allies have denounced the referendum plans in Kherson and other areas as illegal. Meanwhile, Ukraine says its forces have recaptured Vysokopillya, a small town some 167km (104 miles) north of central Kherson. That gain - not verified independently - is part of a counter-offensive…

On September 5, five agreements between Ukraine and the European Union were signed in Brussels. According to the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmygal, these agreements bring our country closer to joining the European Union, and also contribute to Ukraine's victory in the war against the Russian aggressor. The Prime Minister noted that two of these agreements provide for the allocation of additional funds to Ukraine in the amount of 622 million euros. "The EU will provide 500 million euros to provide housing for internally displaced people, as well as to support small farmers so that they can continue and…

Fighters of the Special Forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine conducted a special operation in the temporarily occupied Kamianets-Dniprovsk (Vasylivskyi district of Zaporizhzhya region). As a result, a number of objects that the occupiers used as bases were destroyed and significantly damaged. "Fires continue in several premises, which the occupiers cannot put out for a long time. In particular, the State Treasury Department. The place where ballots were stored for the pseudo-referendum was destroyed. At the same time, the warehouse was blown up by an explosion from inside the premises. All available printed materials were destroyed. Along…

Today, September 5, as a result of constant shelling by the occupiers of the Zaporizhzhia NPP, the last line connecting the ZNPP and ZTPP node to the energy system of Ukraine was disconnected. As Censor.NET informs, this was reported in "Energoatom". "For the past three days, the Russian occupying forces have continued intensive shelling of the area around the Zaporizhzhia NPP. As a result, the 750 kV power transmission lines (PTL) of the ZNPP – Dniprovska, the 330 kV ZTPP – Kakhovska and the 330 kV ZTPP – Melitopol power transmission lines were damaged and disconnected. Also damaged was JSC…

The world is once again on the brink of a nuclear disaster, and the only way to ensure nuclear safety is to de-occupy the ZNPP and create a demilitarized zone around it. This was stated by the Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Halushchenko, commenting on the deactivation of the ZNPP, "The main part of the IAEA mission has just left the ZNPP – and the station is de-energised again. The last line that connected it to the energy system of Ukraine - the 330 kV transmission line ZTPP - Ferroalloy - was disconnected due to a fire that occurred…

According to Der Spiegel, NATO is ready to cover 50% of Ukraine’s request for the supply of winter clothing, footwear and winter tents for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At the end of July, Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov sent a request to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to urgently deliver winter clothes and winter tents for 200,000 Ukrainian soldiers, the publication notes. A few weeks after the request, the US, Canada, Sweden and Finland agreed to supply winter uniforms to the Armed Forces. Later, Germany, Denmark and other countries decided to join the "winter package".