Moscow recognizes fighting in Zaporizhzhya as a problem and accuses UN of backing away from its requests for nuclear power plant inspection
Almost six months after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of the neighboring country, the war continues, mainly targeting Donbas, where clashes between pro-Russians and Ukrainians have been going on since 2014. Since the end of June, Severodonetsk took control, the last major settlement in Lugansk not in the hands of Moscow, further strengthening the connection it seeks in the east of the country, there were few important municipalities left in the Donbas region , as is the case of Pesky. Kremlin troops are in complete control of this city, Donetsk’s main entrance from the west.
“As a result of the Allies’ offensive actions, the territory of Peski has been completely liberated,” said Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry. Although the Ukrainian authorities have not confirmed the capture of the city. For its part, the medium “The Kyiv Independent” reported that “the Russians are striving to break through the defense lines” at Peski, as well as other settlements such as Avdivka, Marinka, Oleksandropil and Krasnohorivka. Along the same lines, British intelligence stressed that “fierce battles” were being waged for control of Peski.
A few kilometers west of Donetsk, fighting at the Zaporizhzhya power plant continues despite the nuclear risk. Dmitro Orlov, the mayor of Energodar, where the plant is located, this Sunday denounced the Russian bombing campaign that killed one worker at the nuclear facilities and injured two other workers. “Deliberately murderous provocations of the occupants claimed another life. A man walking his dog was then killed. The animal also did not survive,” the alderman wrote on Telegram.
Moscow, for its part, has acknowledged that the fighting in Zaporizhzhya is a problem and accuses the UN of, as it sees, distances itself from its requests for factory inspections. “We believe that the visit of the International Atomic Energy Agency should not be postponed, it would be good to do it in late August or early September, but not everything depends on us,” said senior Russian diplomat Mikhail Ulianov.
There have also been bombings in Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv and Kharkov. At least five people were injured in the airstrikes and several buildings were damaged. For all these reasons, the Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian parliament) supported the extension of martial law, which was in effect until August 23, for another 90 days. This is the fourth time the government has extended this rule.
Source: La Verdad
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