The team of experts from the UN nuclear agency plans to stay at the Zaporizhzhia NPP, says the head of the delegation, Raphael Grossi. Ukrainian children returned to school on Thursday. Only those schools that can be used and those in bomb-proof areas have been reopened. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia raises the tone in its appeal to Moldova and Romania

The main thing from Friday, the 191st day of the Ukrainian war, LIVETEXT:

14:42 New threats from Moscow: Maria Zakharova says that radiation “does not require a visa to cross borders”

14:31Two inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency will remain at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant forever, Russia’s ambassador to international institutions in Vienna told the Russian news agency RIA Novosti on Friday, Reuters cites.

14:21The head of the UN nuclear agency, Rafael Grossi, will hold a press conference on Friday around 9:00 p.m. after returning from Ukraine, where he led a mission at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

A press conference will be held at Vienna airport after Grossi lands there, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a statement cited by Reuters.

Two Russian soldiers under investigation for “discrediting the army”

14:12Swedish company Electrolux has decided to leave the Russian market and sell its business in the Russian Federation to local management, the home appliance maker announced in a statement on Friday, Reuters reported.

14:03Ukraine says Russia is suffering “significant losses” in the Kherson region following a counteroffensive launched by Kyiv earlier this week, The Guardian reports.

Ukraine’s successes were “quite convincing,” said Nataliya Humenyuk, spokeswoman for the military command in Southern Ukraine.

The Southern Operational Command claims that several targets were hit and several pieces of equipment were destroyed.

Moscow denied reports of a Ukrainian advance and said that its troops had defeated Ukrainian forces.

13:57The Russians tried to recruit homeless people for the war in Ukraine

12:59 pm Serhiy Shoigu claims that the Ukrainians also attacked the Mykolaiv region / Unusual intervention of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation

12:46 pmPremiere in Russia. Two soldiers were detained for “discrediting the army”

The final of the karting championship, which was supposed to be held in Crimea, was moved to Russia

12:33 pmForeign Minister Bohdan Aurescu says that Russian President Vladimir Putin “very wrongly” calculated his plans for the war in Ukraine and, instead of dividing NATO and EU members, “promoted unprecedented unity.” .

12:18 pmVIDEO What happens to a Russian truck with 200 mines after hitting a mine

11:50The final of the Russian karting championship was moved to Russia after the recent explosions in Crimea / Putin’s nephew takes part in the competition

11:38Kiev’s reply to Putin, who spoke about a “new target for the special operation”: “Ukraine is the place of your inglorious end”

10:59 amKherson counteroffensive, day 5: Ukrainians threw Bayraktar TB2 drones into battle and bombed Melitopol / Russians will try to ferry reinforcements through Crimea

The Russians allegedly did not allow independent journalists to visit the Zaporizhzhya NPP

10:58Engie boss: The energy world will never be the same

10:47 amAccording to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russia has lost 48,700 troops since the beginning of the invasion.

10:39 amOleksandr Volga, the head of the pro-Russian administration of Energodar, said on Russian television that eight people from the IAEA mission will remain at the Zaporizhia NPP, as well as four more people, who, according to him, are personnel who will accompany them in their activities. , reports the Russian news agency TASS.

10:30 in the morningThe Black Sea region is becoming “bigger than ever” from a geopolitical point of view, Prime Minister Nikolay Chuke said.

10:26 amFour people were killed and another 10 were injured in the Donetsk region on Thursday, Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said, The Kyiv Independent quotes.

09:57France’s Air Liquide, the world’s largest distributor of industrial gases, will complete its exit from Russia this month after signing an agreement to transfer its Russian assets to the local government, the manufacturer said on Friday, according to Reuters. Air Liquide has almost 720 employees in Russia.

09:50The Russians allegedly did not allow independent journalists to visit the Zaporizhzhya NPP

In the south of Ukraine, heavy fighting and shelling continue in the area of ​​the Zaporizhzhya NPP

09:32Heavy fighting continues in southern Ukraine, including shelling in the town of Energodar, near the Russian-controlled Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, as the Russian military begins joint military exercises called Vostok 2022 involving soldiers from several countries, Russia’s neighbors or allies, such as China, Belarus , Syria and India, according to a morning assessment by the British Ministry of Defence.

08:52The Russian Embassy in Washington is outraged that the head of Russia Today is called “the face of Kremlin propaganda”

08:12 Reuters .

TRT Haber television reported that traffic in the Bosphorus strait has resumed after it was interrupted after the 173-meter ship Lady Zehma ran aground due to a broken rudder on Thursday evening.

As a result of the incident, no one was injured, the office of the governor of Istanbul reported.

07:50Mayor: Russian troops continue to bomb the city of Kharkiv, claims Mayor Ihor Tereyov, who stated that according to the first information, four cars were damaged, but there were no casualties, reports The Kyiv Independent.

Massive losses for Russia among elite soldiers

07:35How many elite soldiers would Russia lose in the war in Ukraine. The damage would be enormous

07:05Ukraine claims that Russia is transporting weapons to Black Sea ports using cargo ships, reports The Wall Street Journal, which refers to The Kyiv Independent.

Ukraine has asked Turkey to take action against four Russian cargo ships that allegedly delivered military equipment from a Russian base in Syria across the Bosphorus to Black Sea ports.

On August 27, Ukraine made a formal request to Turkey after learning that a Russian cargo ship had delivered a S-300 anti-aircraft system to the Russian port of Novorossiysk through the Turkish-controlled strait.

06:24 The Ukrainian army will receive uniforms and winter clothing from Denmark. Zelensky thanked the Danish government and prime minister for their political, financial and military support during the war.

06:15The ship Lady Zehma, which was transporting more than 3,000 tons of corn from Ukraine to Italy, ran aground, blocking navigation in the Bosphorus Strait. Teams of the Main Office of the Coast Guard, tugboats and rescue boats and teams of the Coast Guard were immediately dispatched to the scene. As a result of the incident, no one was injured.

00:37Kyiv hits back at Moscow after Putin aide says ‘Russia has resources to end war by defeating Ukraine’

23:47Ukrainian troops repel the Russian offensive in Donbas in 4 directions

In particular, the Russian offensive was repulsed near Slovyansk, Bakhmut, Avdiyivka and Novopavlivka of the Donetsk region, the General Staff of Ukraine reported.

10:45 in the evening The head of the IAEA stated that the “physical integrity of Zaporizhzhya NPP” “has been repeatedly violated”

Synthesis of the last 24 hours of the war:

• A team of experts from the UN nuclear agency plans to stay at the Russian-controlled Zaporozhye nuclear power plant after gaining long-awaited access to the site on Thursday. After returning to Ukraine, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Raphael Grossi, said that a group of IAEA experts remains at the NPP in southeastern Ukraine and will provide an impartial, neutral and technically sound assessment of the situation. The head of the IAEA stated that the “physical integrity of Zaporizhzhya NPP” “has been repeatedly violated”

• Russia’s foreign minister has warned the Republic of Moldova that any action deemed to threaten the security of Russian troops in the separatist region of Transnistria will be considered an attack on Russia.

• Germany’s national intelligence agency is investigating allegations that two high-ranking civil servants may have spied for Russia, Die Zeit reports. The publication also writes that the two officials under investigation dealt with energy supply issues and held key positions.

• The head of Lukoil has died after falling from a hospital window in Moscow, months after his company criticized Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ravil Maganov “fell from the window of the Central Clinical Hospital”, the Interfax agency reported on Thursday. Maganov is the second head of Lukoil to die under mysterious circumstances in recent months.

• Ukrainian children returned to school on Thursday. Only those schools that can be used and those in bomb-proof areas have been reopened. School leaders prepared for the new school year by equipping basements and training teachers on what to do in the event of an attack. All participating children are encouraged to carry a bag with a change of clothes, any medication they may need, and younger children their favorite toy.

• Germany cannot rely on Russian gas this winter

• Russia made hard-to-understand accusations against Romania: now we know what humanitarian aid is, admit everything

• Vladimir Putin named the new goal of the “special forces operation” in Ukraine