Go to the media bankSelf-propelled artillery mounts 2S3 «Acacia». File photoMOSCOW, Sep 11Presidents of the Russian Federation and France Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron discussed the situation in Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the losses of Ukrainian forces in two directions, and Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the administration of the Zaporizhzhya region, told RIA Novosti that the sixth power unit that was working at the Zaporizhzhya NPP was stopped. According to authorities, the so-called «cold shutdown» mode was applied, the reactor is cooled by the operation of diesel generators, the authorities of the Zaporozhye region reported. At the same time, the power supply of the Zaporozhye region, according to Rogov, is carried out without interruption. The reason for stopping the power units of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant is related to the possibility of an emergency due to the constantly changing load and operating modes of turbines and reactors due to shelling of high-voltage lines and energy infrastructure, the authorities noted. News Rogov noted that the launch of the power units of the Zaporizhzhya NPP is possible after the cessation of shelling by Ukrainian troops and the distance of the front line.
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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation noted that since September 1, Kyiv had shelled the territory of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and the city of Energodar 26 times from artillery. 8,000 wounded. Russian aerospace forces, missile troops and artillery deliver precision strikes on units and reserves of the Ukrainian army in the Kharkiv region — strikes were carried out on units of the Ukrainian 14th and 92nd mechanized brigades, the 113th territorial defense brigade. During the strikes in the Kharkiv region, the Russian Federation hit, among other things, the deployment point of foreign mercenaries — in the area of u200bu200bthe settlement of Klugino-Bashkirovka. In addition, the Russian Armed Forces delivered precision strikes with Iskander missile systems at the 28th brigade of Ukrainian troops in Krasnoarmeysk in the DPR.
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Russian air defense systems shot down a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force in the Ugledar region of the Donetsk People's Republic, and four drones were also shot down in the regions of the Kherson region, Mykolaiv region and the DPR. US President Joe Biden said he was aware of the counteroffensive of Ukrainian forces, but declined to comment on it , referring to the fact that the situation continues to develop. The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, said that all the cities lost by Russia in the Kharkiv direction would be returned back, he promised concrete results in the near future. Conversation between Putin and MacronRussian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with French President Emmanuel Macron, the leaders discussed the situation in Ukraine with an emphasis on ensuring the safety of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, the Kremlin press service said.
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Putin drew Macron's attention to the regular Ukrainian attacks on Zaporozhye NPP facilities, including the storage of radioactive waste, and also informed about the measures taken by Russian specialists to ensure the physical protection of the Zaporozhye NPP, emphasizing the need to influence Kyiv so that the shelling was immediately stopped. The parties, noted in the Kremlin, expressed mutual readiness for non-politicized interaction on the situation around the ZNPP with the participation of the IAEA. In addition, the Russian president emphasized that Kyiv, using Western weapons, continues targeted shelling of the civilian infrastructure of Donbass. Another topic discussed by the presidents was food security, in the conversation was the position was confirmed that the grain exported from the Black Sea ports should be sent to developing countries. In this regard, Putin stressed the importance of the absence of obstacles through the European Commission to the supply of Russian agricultural products and fertilizers to Africa, the Middle East and Latin South America. The Elysee Palace, following the conversation between the two presidents, in turn, announced that Macron intends to talk again with the Russian leader in the coming days to discuss the situation at the Zaporizhzhya NPP. nuclear and physical security.
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