Tag: Zaporizhzhya

Seven die in Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya region

At least seven people died in a Russian missile attack on the city of Vilniansk in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya region and a further 11 were seriously injured, including three children, the authorities reported. President Volodymyr Zelensky posted on X: “Unfortunately, the number of victims could rise.” Zaporizhzhya Governor Ivan Fodorev said that an “object of the […]

IAEA head Grossi meets Putin over Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the security situation at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The two also discussed “other non-proliferation global challenges” at the meeting in Sochi on the Black Sea, Grossi said on Wednesday on the […]

Four injured after explosions heard in Zaporizhzhya in Russia’s mass missile attack on Feb. 15

At least four people were injured as explosions were reported in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya as a result of Russia’s latest mass missile terror attack, reported the secretary of the city’s mayor, Anatoly Kurtev. An “infrastructure object” was hit, confirmed the city’s military administration head, Ivan Fedorov, on Telegram. An educational institution, apartment […]

IAEA chief Grossi to visit and assess Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has travelled to Ukraine to assess the situation surrounding the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. “What we are focussing on at the moment is the situation surrounding the cooling function of the power plant,” Grossi told journalists in Kiev on Tuesday ahead of a […]

Zelensky visits front line troops in Zaporizhzhya

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited soldiers fighting in the Zaporizhzhya section of the war’s front line in south-eastern Ukraine on Sunday, where he was briefed on the situation. The nation’s defenders “are facing a difficult and critical mission to repel the enemy and defend Ukraine,” Zelensky said in a video posted on X, the platform […]

IAEA head to visit Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant amid staff shortages

The staff at the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya has shrunk from around 11,500 to 4,500 under Russian occupation, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said on Thursday ahead of his trip to Ukraine. Grossi plans to visit the power plant near the front line in Ukraine again next […]

UA Cabinet approves Fedorov as Zaporizhzhya regional governor

Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers backed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy‘s decisions to dismiss Yuriy Malashko as the head of Zaporizhzhya Regional State Administration and appoint Ivan Fedorov as his successor, the government’s press service reported on Telegram on Jan. 23. Malashko had held the regional governor position since February 2023 and previously served as the deputy head […]

Zaporizhzhya declares day of mourning as death toll rises to nine

A day of mourning was declared in Zaporizhzhya as the death toll from Russia’s massive combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine on Dec. 29 rose to nine, regional governor Yuriy Malashko wrote on Telegram on Dec. 30. He also expressed his condolences to the families and friends of the victims. Earlier, it was reported […]