Beginning of the ninth day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. New talks took place yesterday. The principle of organizing humanitarian corridors has been decided. The city of Kherson was subjected by the Russian army, that Mariupol is almost cut off from the world and undergoes numerous bombardments, there were 33 deaths in Cherniguiv and the Zaporijjia power station was targeted by Russian fire, raising fears the worst.
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► The largest European nuclear power plant, Zaporijjia, was hit by bombardment Russian. A fire broke out there, according to a spokesman for the plant. About 1.5 hours later, security was signaled “ guarantee by the IAEA.
► Russia has increased its strikes on Ukrainian cities. One did 33 dead in Cherniguiv in the north of the country. The Russians took the Kherson control, a city of 290,000 inhabitants near Crimea. Further east, in Mariupol, the mayor accuses Russia of wanting to besiege the city.
► One million refugees have already fled the fighting, according to a new UN report. At the borders of Ukraine, there are thousands waiting to be able to cross to neighboring countries.
► New talks between Ukraine and Russia took place in the Belarusian region of Brest, in Belovejskaya Poucha. The two parties have agreed on the establishment of humanitarian corridors.
► RFI’s Russian editorial site now broadcasts Ukrainian public radio live (in Ukrainian) from the homepage.
Times are given in Universal Time (UT)
2h03: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Moscow of wanting repeat Chernobyl targeting Zaporizhia.
1h59: Nuclear security of the Zaporizhia power plant is now ” guarantee “. ” The director of the plant indicated that nuclear safety is now guaranteed. According to plant officials, a building for training and a laboratory are affected by a fire “Said on Facebook Oleksandre Staroukh, head of the military administration of the Zaporizhia region. For its part, the International Atomic Energy Agency indicates that Ukraine has not detected any change in the level of radioactivity at the Zaporijjia power plant, reporting information from the Ukrainian regulator.
1h47: US President Joe Biden ” just talked to Zelensky of the nuclear power plant in Ukraine (US official)
1h42: The International Atomic Energy Agency calls for a ceasefire near the Zaporizhia power plant. The body says it is monitoring the situation with the Ukrainian authorities.
#Ukraine: IAEA is aware of reports of shelling at #Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), in contact with Ukrainian authorities about situation.
— IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency (@iaeaorg) March 4, 2022
1h30: Our special correspondent Pierre Olivier traveled to Venetzia in central Ukraine. He tells us about the situation on this major highway that crosses the country.
[Récit] To the east, the further we go, the more the road becomes empty as the war draws near.
1h03: Google, an Alphabet subsidiary, announced Thursday that it has stopped selling online ads in Russia, a move that includes its online search engine, video platform YouTube as well as external publishing partners.
12:55 a.m.: Russian soldiers are firing from all sides against the Zaporizhia power plant, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dimitro Kouleba said. ” If it explodes, it will be ten times bigger than Chernobyl! The Russians must cease fire IMMEDIATELY Mr. Kuleba tweeted.
Russian army is firing from all sides upon Zaporizhzhia NPP, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Fire has already broke out. If it blows up, it will be 10 times larger than Chornobyl! Russians must IMMEDIATELY cease the fire, allow firefighters, establish a security zone!
— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) March 4, 2022
0:46: The US administration announced on Thursday that it would grant temporary protected status and work permits to tens of thousands of Ukrainians who are in the United States and are unable to return to their country due to of the Russian-led invasion.
12:30 a.m.: the largest power plant in Europe, Zaporijjia, in the center of the country, is the prey of a fire, was alarmed the spokesperson for the site. ” Following a bombardment by Russian forces on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, a fire broke out “, said this spokesperson, Andreï Touz, in a video published on the Telegram account of the plant. ” The firefighters cannot reach the place of the fire and put it out. The shots fall very close. The first electrical unit of the plant has already been hit. Stop that! “, he continued in another video.
11:23 p.m. (Thursday, March 3): Senegal, via its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, signals its dissatisfaction with Kiev and invites it to withdraw a call to fight that appeared on the Facebook page of the Ukrainian embassy in Dakar. ► Read Charlotte Idrac’s correspondence.
10:53 p.m.: After the European Union, Washington grants the Ukrainians present in the United States a status of “temporary protection”. They cannot therefore be expelled and have the right to work.