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Last minute of the war in Ukraine today, live

What has happened in the last hours

On the 185th day of the war initiated by Russia against Ukraine, these are the key data at 8:00 p.m. this Saturday, August 27:

Ukraine warns of the risk of “spraying of radioactive substances” after new Russian attacks in Zaporizhia. Energoatom, the Ukrainian company that manages the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, and the Russian Ministry of Defense have exchanged accusations of attacks in the vicinity of the facility, the largest in Europe, with six reactors, on Saturday. The firm also states that there is a “risk of hydrogen leaks and spraying of radioactive substances” after the Russian attacks. In a kind of confirmation of Zelenski’s words, the Russian Ministry of Defense and Energoatom have once again accused each other of new bombings on the complex, where Russian troops are stationed. According to Energoatom, Russia “has bombed several times in the last day” the facility, causing damage that is being assessed. “The infrastructure of the plant has been damaged and there are risks of hydrogen leakage and spraying of radioactive substances,” the company indicates on its Telegram channel, also warning of “high risk of fire.”

The IAEA mission to Zaporizhia, scheduled for next week. The inspection of the mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency to the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia, which could help alleviate the risk situation around the largest atomic plant in Europe, will take place next week, according to a statement on Friday. Last minute a high-ranking official in the Ukrainian government and have been published by several US media. The group of experts will be headed by the director of the organization, dependent on the UN, the Argentine Rafael Mariano Grossi. In the absence of official confirmation given the difficult situation on the ground, Lana Zerkal, adviser to the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy, told her country’s radio station NV that the “mission is scheduled for next week.” “Now all the logistics routes are being decided, how they will get there. Despite the fact that the Russians agreed that the mission will travel through the territory of Ukraine, now they are artificially creating all the conditions for the mission not to arrive (…)”, she maintained.

Guterres affirms that the lack of agreement on nuclear non-proliferation “threatens collective security”. The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has shown this Saturday his disappointment at the failure of the conference to review the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which ended on Friday without an agreement, and stressed that the lack of consensus threatens collective security. “While the Secretary-General welcomes the sincere and meaningful commitment of the parties to the NPT and the fact that the conference has recognized the treaty as the ‘cornerstone’ of the global disarmament and non-proliferation regime, he regrets that he has not been able to address the pressing challenges ahead, which threaten our collective security,” Guterres’ spokesman said in a statement.

Kazakhstan suspends its arms exports for a year. The Government of Kazakhstan, Russia’s neighbor and ally, announced this Saturday the suspension of all its arms exports for one year, in an international scenario marked by the war in Ukraine and international sanctions against Moscow. The Kasim-Yomart Tokayev government has not explained the reasons for the measure. The former Soviet republic, which also maintains active economic ties with Ukraine, has so far avoided taking positions on the Ukrainian crisis and has called for a peaceful end. In addition, 18% of the Kazakh population is ethnically Russian, a percentage that increases especially in the north of the country.

In the photo of Anatoli Stepanov, for AFP, Ukrainian forces launch rockets in Donetsk province.

Source: EL PAIS

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