Zaporizhzhia energy plant reconnected to Ukraine grid. Russia plans to fully reduce it off, hook up with Russian grid
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy plant was reconnected to the Ukrainian energy grid after one of many energy items of the plant that was stopped on Thursday, was related to the grid. Capability was being added, Ukrainian state nuclear power firm Energoatom stated.
The facility unit was reconnected on Friday, August 26, at 2:04 p.m. The tools and security system function as regular.
Earlier on Friday, Ukrenergo, Ukrainian electrical energy transmission system operator restored two transmission strains broken by the Russian assaults. The strains now service the Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy plant.
The Russian forces conduct ultimate preparations to disconnect the nuclear station from the Ukrainian energy grid, consultant of Ukraine’s protection intelligence Vadym Skybytskyi stated, as quoted by RBC Ukraine on Friday, August 26. The Russians are ready for the appropriate second, he added.
“They’ve examined and arrange every part. They’ve reconnected all transmission strains working from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy plant towards Kakhovka and Melitopol. In line with our knowledge, on the finish of July, they already examined the potential of connecting the system to the Russian energy grid,” Skybytskyi stated.
“The Russians are decided to attach the Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy plant to the Russian power grid to totally provide Crimea with electrical energy. They deliberate it within the first half of August, however they didn’t succeed then,” he added.
Skybytskyi additionally commented on a deployment of the Russian troops and tools on the plant.
“They use a nuclear energy plant as a canopy to deploy their troops there. Additionally they intensely use the world across the plant and the town of Enerhodar to conduct strikes on the government-controlled territory. It is usually straightforward to stage provocations each on the station and in Enerhodar from the place they’re stationed,” Skybytskyi stated.
Forward of IAEA go to to Zaporizhzhia energy plant, Russians torture workers to silence them about dangers
Brokers of the Russian Safety Service (FSB) torture Ukrainian workers on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy plant to stop them from telling UN security inspectors concerning the dangers on the web site, The Telegraph stated in a latest piece.
Serving and not too long ago escaped employees describe an environment of concern and intimidation. A number of workers members had been arrested at house or on their option to work, an worker who spoke to The Telegraph stated.
“All of us fear concerning the doable go to of the IAEA representatives. That they may arrange some provocations after which blame them on Ukraine. It appears like that’s precisely what they plan to do,” one engineer stated.
The Russians plan to reduce the variety of Ukrainian workers current on the station through the IAEA go to, the employees stated.
“They grabbed our administration by the balls: for the interval of the go to, they plan to reduce the presence of our workers, and put a few their representatives in each management room, who will loudly shout how they have been ready for ‘liberation from the Kyiv regime’,” he went on.
Ukraine takes out 200 paratroopers as missile strike hits Russian base in occupied Kadiyivka
The Ukrainian troops launched a missile strike on occupied Kadiyivka, in Luhansk area, and took out about 200 Russian paratroopers stationed within the “Donbas” resort, head of the Luhansk regional navy administration Serhiy Hayday stated. The Russian forces have used the resort as their base since 2014, he added. The Russians say that the Ukrainian troops launched 10 missiles from HIMARS programs on Kadiyivka on the morning of August 26.
For the reason that full-scale invasion, Russia has misplaced about 46,250 troopers, of which 400 prior to now day, the Normal Workers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces stated. The Russian forces took the heaviest losses on the Donetsk axis.
In Kherson area, Ukrainian troops injury Daryivskyi bridge, assault Russians with helicopters
The Ukrainian troops launched strikes on the Daryivskyi bridge throughout the Inhulets river, and attacked with Mi-8 helicopters a Russian navy web site close to Vysokopillya, Operational Command South (Pivden) stated.
On Friday, August 26, two Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopters struck hostile forces and tools close to Vysokopillya in Kherson area.
Following a Ukrainian strike on the Daryivskyi bridge, the Russian forces stopped utilizing the bridge, the Operational Command South added.
The Ukrainian troops took out at the least 27 Russian troopers and destroyed a 120-mm mortar.
Life on ruins. How Canadian volunteers assist Ukrainians to outlive the winter. Ukraine in Flames #169
Regardless of the territorial remoteness, Canadian volunteers stand for Ukraine and preserve serving to Ukrainians to return to regular life after the Russian occupation. Watch Ukraine in Flames #169 to understand how Canadians present solidarity with Ukraine and supply Ukrainians with meals, water and assist to prepare for the heating season.
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- Paul Hughes, volunteer from Serving to Ukraine – Grassroots Assist (Canada)
- Mac Hughes, volunteer from Serving to Ukraine – Grassroots Assist (Canada)
