IAEA calls for better access to Zaporizhia plant “to confirm the absence of explosives”

2023-07-05 18:36:42

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is worried. On Wednesday, July 5, she demanded access to all the buildings of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporijjia, occupied by Russian troops, in order to “confirm the absence of mines or explosives on the site”. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, judge “crucial to clarify the current situation” when the two sides accuse each other of planning an action against the plant. Follow our live.

Exchange of accusations about the plant. In Moscow, an adviser to the nuclear giant Rosatom accused kyiv on Wednesday of preparing a “offensive” against the central, on the night of Wednesday to Thursday. For its part, kyiv affirmed on Tuesday that the Russians had placed “objects similar to explosive devices were placed on the outer roof of reactors 3 and 4” to make believe in a Ukrainian offensive against the plant.

At least one dead and 41 injured in a Ukrainian bombardment near Donetsk. According to the mayor of this Russian-occupied city in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian fire began in the early evening of Tuesday, before a second salvo a few hours later with strikes “very violent, which caused a lot of damage”. The Ukrainian army has assured that it has targeted a “formation” Russian military in Makiivka.

Emmanuel Macron spoke with Volodymyr Zelensky. The French president gave his support, on Tuesday, during a telephone conversation, to his Ukrainian counterpart, who is calling for clear commitments from NATO at the next Alliance summit on July 11 and 12. Volodymyr Zelensky asks for elements concretes from the Alliance regarding a prospect of membership once the war is over.