2023-06-22 10:21:04
► Zelensky accuse Moscow of “prepare everything” pour “terrorist attack” at the occupied nuclear power plant
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday (June 22) accused Russia of preparing a ” terrorist attack “ involving a radioactive leak at the Zaporijjia power plant occupied by Russian troops in southern Ukraine.
“Our intelligence has obtained information that Russia is considering the scenario of a terrorist attack at the Zaporizhia power plant, an attack with the release of radiation. They have prepared everything for this”he said on Telegram.
► Draft“attack” of Zaporijjia: the Kremlin denounces a ” lie “ de Zelensky
The Kremlin called Thursday a ” lie “ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s claims about the preparation of a radioactive leak at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.
“It’s a new lie. We’ve just had contact with the International Atomic Energy Agency.”whose director Rafael Grossi visited the Zaporizhia power plant last week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
► Moscow claims that Ukraine is in the process of ” gather “ his forces because of his losses
Russia said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces had reduced operations in southern and eastern Ukraine and were in the process of ” gather “ after suffering losses during their counter-offensive.
“After actively conducting hostilities for the past sixteen days, suffering significant casualties, the enemy has reduced activity and is in the process of regrouping” its forces, said, according to Russian agencies, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, during a meeting of the Russian Security Council.
► A bridge between annexed Crimea and Ukraine damaged by a Ukrainian strike
A bridge linking annexed Crimea and a region of southern Ukraine partially occupied by Russian forces was damaged by a Ukrainian strike, local Russian authorities said Thursday (June 22nd).
“During the night, a strike hit the bridge of Tchongar. There are no casualties.” said the Russian governor of Crimea, Sergei Aksionov, adding that the damage was being assessed. This bridge connects Crimea annexed by Moscow in 2014 to an area of the Ukrainian region of Kherson occupied by Russian forces.
► Scholz calls on NATO to strengthen Ukraine’s defense capacity at the Vilnius summit
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday urged NATO leaders, who will meet in Vilnius in July, to focus on stepping up military aid to Ukraine.
“The Ukrainian government has itself declared that there is no question of joining NATO as long as Russia is waging its war against Ukraine”, declared Olaf Scholz in the Bundestag. “That’s why I propose that we focus in Vilnius on what is now a top priority, namely strengthening Ukraine’s combat capability. »
► The US national security adviser in Copenhagen for a meeting on Ukraine
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will take part in a Ukraine-hosted meeting in Denmark this weekend bringing together several countries including some that remained neutral after the Russian invasion, an official said on Wednesday. Western official.
The Copenhagen meeting, which has not yet been announced, aims to discuss ways to achieve a “just and lasting peace”said this source, confirming information from the Financial Times.
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