5/9/2023 0 Comments Bbc iplayer polska![]() ![]() Getty Images Copyright: Getty Images Mourners were told Darya Dugina had died "on the front lines" for Russia Image caption: Mourners were told Darya Dugina had died "on the front lines" for Russia Said his forces needed more 155mm artillery and armoured vehicles - “as many as When asked about Western military assistance for Ukraine, he “As the world didn’t hit them in the face, they decided to goįurther, but now we are hitting them in the face.” “They’re not thinking about any dialogue, they made aĭecision to occupy our country, just as in 2014 they made this decision,” he said. Zelensky said he saw no sign of Russian readiness for negotiation. There has been shelling at the site of the huge installation in southern Ukraine, seized by Russian forces in March. Zelensky also said the Russians had tried, but failed to disconnect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant from the Ukrainian power grid. Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 and used the peninsula as a launchpad for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine this year. Most leaders participated via video call. "We'll get back Crimea by any means we deem right, without consulting other countries," he told reporters after summit talks in Kyiv which focused on Crimea. President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine will get Russian-occupied Crimea back by whatever means it considers necessary. ![]() Employees are working under Russian occupation, in the midst of a conflict, and quite probably under a great deal of stress. Human error: Pressure on the plant's staff represents the single biggest risk, says Dr Wenman.Damage to this could again cause a release of radioactivity - although Prof Iztok Tiselj, chair of nuclear engineering at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, says any release would be negligible Once the fuel is finished the waste is cooled in spent fuel ponds and then moved to dry cask storage. Spent fuel: This is another safety fear.With no electricity to power the pumps around the hot reactor core, the fuel would start to melt - which could lead to a release of radioactivity Power supply: A potentially more serious hazard could come if the power supply to the nuclear reactors and back-up generators were cut and led to a loss of coolant.After 9/11, nuclear power stations were tested for potential attacks with large planes and found to be mainly safe Structure of the facility: The good news is that the building is relatively modern and sturdy, says Dr Mark Wenman, head of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Nuclear Energy Futures.Our Europe editor Paul Kirby has examined the risks involved: Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned Zaporizhzhia in his latest remarks, and there have been warnings that shelling at the Russian-held nuclear power plant could trigger a Chernobyl-style disaster. Getty Images Copyright: Getty Images Ukraine last week staged an exercise in case of a possible nuclear disaster Image caption: Ukraine last week staged an exercise in case of a possible nuclear disaster Moscow says Ukrainian intelligence is behind the attack - a claim dismissed by Kyiv. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has vowed to show "no mercy" to Dugina's killers. Tensions have been particularly high in recent days after a string of explosions and attacks in Russian-occupied Crimea and the assassination of the Russian political commentator Darya Dugina in Moscow He said earlier this week that Russia could do "something particularly ugly", with US officials warning today that Russia is likely to step up its efforts to attack civilian targets in Ukraine in the coming daysįurther security measures are in place in some Ukrainian cities ahead of tomorrow's 31st anniversary of liberation from Soviet rule and the usual celebrations in Kyiv are cancelled President Volodymyr Zelensky has pledged a "powerful response" to any attacks by Russia to coincide with Ukraine's Independence Day tomorrow - the same day the invasion reaches the six-month mark Here's a summary of today's developments: We'll be pausing our live coverage of the war in Ukraine shortly.
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