⚡️ On Wednesday morning, August 31, the Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Robert Mardini, met with the families of prisoners of war in Kyiv.
"I met with relatives of prisoners of war who also represent other families. They are still waiting for news from their loved ones.
After today's conversation, I am eager to defend even more strongly the position regarding full access to prisoners of war in international armed conflict," - said the Director General.
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⚡️ After the visit of the IAEA, there should be no doubts about the need to demilitarize the ZNPP and de-occupy the captured Ukrainian territories,"- informs the Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
Chief Directorate of Intelligence emphasizes:
- for reasons of nuclear safety, a 10-kilometer demilitarized zone should be created around the ZNPP, which should operate until the end of hostilities;
- Russian troops and the occupation administration must leave the territory of the station and move beyond the demilitarized zone;
- the legitimate Ukrainian government should return to Energodar;
⚡️Residents reported explosions in Kharkiv, Nikopol, in the temporarily occupied Melitopol and Kherson. We are waiting for official information.
⚡️Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov confirmed the information about the explosions in the city.
⚡️ Iran has sent a ""constructive"" response to U.S. proposals aimed at reviving Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, Iran's Foreign Ministry said, prompting a less positive impression from the United States — Reuters.
⚡️ Taiwan shot down a drone off the Chinese coast that flew over a Taiwan-controlled island, that was the most ""right"" move after repeated warnings, that China must exercise restraint, said Taiwan’s Prime Minister Su Tseng-chan on Friday.
⚡️Germany cannot rely on gas supplies from Russia this winter, including through the Nord Stream gas pipeline, which will complete maintenance this week, – Bloomberg reports.
At today's press conference, Economy Minister Robert Habek was asked whether he expects Gazprom to resume gas supply after repairs to the gas pipeline.
"There are no direct negotiations between my ministry and Gazprom. What I really expect is that we cannot rely on either Russia or Gazprom in any way, everything else is pure speculation.
⚡️The Ukrainian side considers it strange that the visit of the IAEA mission to the Zaporizhzhia NPP lasted only two hours, – Mykhailo Podoliak, adviser to the head of the President's Office of Ukraine, says on the air of the telethon.
He notes that the IAEA has specific algorithms for studying what is happening at the nuclear power plant, whether there is danger there, as well as studying the state of the reactor.
"That's why it's surprising that the mission lasted two hours. But the IAEA says that representatives will remain there on a permanent basis.
⚡️Over 30-31 August 2022, Ukrainian Armed Forces continued offensive operations in southern Ukraine, supported by intensive long-range strikes against Russian command and logistics locations across the occupied zone.
Ukraine's Ministry of Defence also released video footage of Ukrainian aircraft operating high speed anti-radiation missiles (HARMs). Russian has previously claimed that it has recovered fragments of these types of weapons, which are designed to locate and destroy radars.
Russia prioritises strong ground-based air defences - the radar coverage which enables this is a critical capability in its Ukraine operation.
⚡️Explosions were heard in Mykolaiv, in the temporarily occupied Nova Kakhovka of the Kherson region, in the Synelnikovskyi district of the Dnipropetrovsk region. We are waiting for official information.
⚡️ US President Biden's administration will soon announce additional security assistance to Ukraine. This was stated by the spokesman of the US National Security Council, John Kirby,
⚡️In case of appointment as the Prime Minister of Great Britain, the current head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Liz Truss, will make the first phone call to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi.