KIEBO. Ukrainian President Zelensky announced yesterday that Ukrainian forces have recaptured 1,000 square kilometers of territory over the past week, and social media posts indicate that Ukrainian forces are close to recapturing the strategic city of Kupyansk.

At the same time, there is doubt that Ukrainian grain export his declaration spread across the Black Sea Russian President Putinthat the July 22 agreement “does not work properly.” OUR Turkish President Erdogan he agreed with his Russian counterpart demanding that the part of the agreement allowing the export of Russian grain also come into force.

“This discussion is long overdue,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, noting that the issue would be discussed at the next Shanghai Cooperation Organization conference to be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on September 15. However, in the United States, State Department spokesman John Kirby argued that the agreement was “not in danger.”

Reports indicate that Ukrainian forces are close to recapturing the strategic city of Kupyansk.

As fighting continues in Ukraine, the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant is under threat, according to a report released Tuesday by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Yesterday, the head of the Argentine agency, Rafael Grossi, said that new explosions create safety problems at the nuclear power plant. “A nuclear plant can never be a pawn in a war,” Grossi remarked.

Europe’s largest nuclear power plant was seized by Russia in March, and Ukraine is trying to get it back. The IAEA is calling for a cessation of hostilities and the creation of a no-go zone for military forces around the station. Russia refuses, believing that if it withdraws its troops, the plant will be returned to Ukraine. In any case, Kyiv is preparing to demand $300 billion in war reparations from Moscow. Kyiv will submit a resolution to the UN General Assembly, which will become the legal basis for demanding reparations and compensation from Russia.