Updates from Ukraine
⚡️Official: IAEA visit to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant scheduled for next week.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) August 26, 2022
According to Lana Zerkal, an adviser to the energy minister, Russian forces are trying to prevent an IAEA mission from reaching the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Russian-occupied Enerhodar.
⚡️Energoatom: One power unit of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant reconnected to Ukraine's grid.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) August 26, 2022
Ukraine's state nuclear company Energoatom said on Aug. 26 that the Russian-seized plant was back to producing electricity for Ukraine after being disconnected from the grid on Aug. 25.
The Netherlands will stimulate investments in Ukraine without waiting for the end of the war – Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Liesje Schreinemacher
— UkraineWorld (@ukraine_world) August 26, 2022
Government Statements
We are grateful to @EmmanuelMacron and the French people for supporting Ukraine. Against this background, it is a disgrace to France when French companies assist the murder of Ukrainians and the ruining of our cities. @TotalEnergies, pull out of Russia!
— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) August 26, 2022
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Global Support
Am Berliner Ku’Damm mahnt #TestamentOfBucha, die Ukraine weiter in ihrem Kampf für Freiheit und Frieden zu unterstützen. Kriegsverbrechen wie in #Butscha zeigen: Putin will die Ukraine vernichten. Das dürfen wir auf keinen Fall zulassen. pic.twitter.com/kSM09PBQMG
— Katrin Göring-Eckardt (@GoeringEckardt) August 26, 2022
International Opinions
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine is still disconnected from the national power grid, raising concern over the safe operation of the plant and the consequences for millions of Ukrainians.https://t.co/pT8L5TYd3E
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 26, 2022
Ukrainian workers at Europe’s largest nuclear-power plant reconnected one of its reactors to the grid after an outage that heightened concerns of a nuclear accident https://t.co/0YVfPaCkEh
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 26, 2022
War Crimes Watch Ukraine is an ongoing interactive experience from The Associated Press and the PBS series Frontline that will include an upcoming documentary.
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 26, 2022
Here’s a breakdown of how we did this reporting.https://t.co/Fu1fRVNaf1
⚡️Bayraktar producer ‘will never’ supply drones to Russia.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) August 26, 2022
“No matter how much money they offer us, frankly, there is no question of handing drones over to them," Haluk Bayraktar, the CEO of Turkish Baykar, told BBC. "All our support is completely on the side of Ukraine.”
U.S. support for Kyiv against Russia’s six-month-old full-scale invasion has entered a new phase: long-term planning.
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) August 26, 2022
Our latest Situation Report:https://t.co/TSEqCHojKd