On the 174th day of Russia’s full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops continue their attempts to capture the neighboring country’s settlements. Ukraine’s armed forces and territorial defense units resist aggression. It is impossible to verify the statements of representatives of both sides of the conflict from independent sources. According to the UN, about 14 million Ukrainians have already left their homes. DW is following developments on Tuesday, August 16 (Moscow time).

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President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky demanded that RF Armed Forces forces immediately and “without any conditions” leave the territory of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant (NPP) and its surrounding areas. “Any incident of radiation at the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant could be a blow to many countries. It all depends only on the direction and strength of the wind,” the Ukrainian leader warned in his nightly speech. According to Zelensky, one must move from “discussions and calls” to tough new sanctions against the Russian Federation, the Russian state corporation Rosatom and “the entire nuclear industry of the terrorist state”. “The world has been fighting for many decades for proper control of all actions with nuclear materials and radiation safety. And if now the world does not have the strength and determination to protect a nuclear power plant, it means that the world will lose,” said the Ukrainian. emphasized the leader, noting that “there is still a chance to avoid this loss”.

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