Repairs completed in Zaporizhia
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced on Friday June 26 that repairs had been completed on the main power line supplying the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
The repairs, carried out as part of a temporary local ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia negotiated by the IAEA, concerned two sites: the 750-kilovolt Dniprovska main power line, disconnected since the end of March, and the switching station of the Zaporizhzhia thermal power plant, which supplies electricity to the nuclear plant via the 330-kV Ferosplavna-1 emergency line, the agency said in a statement. press release.
However, the Dniprovska line has not yet been put back into service “due to serious damage to its electrical connection station, located more than 100 kilometers to the northwest,” adds the nuclear safety guard.
EU limits protection for Ukrainian refugees
Brussels has proposed extending by one year, until March 2028, the protection granted to Ukrainian refugees in the EU, but now wants to exclude men of fighting age.
More than 4.4 million Ukrainians fleeing the conflict with Russia now benefit from this unique status, which allows them to stay, work and access aid in the European Union. They live mainly in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.
This status will soon be refused to men of fighting age, submitting their very first application. “This is something the Ukrainians asked us to do,” asked European Commissioner Magnus Brunner.
Russia announces it has shot down 660 Ukrainian drones
Russian air defenses shot down 660 Ukrainian drones overnight from Thursday to Friday, the Defense Ministry in Moscow announced, one of the highest numbers since the start of the conflict.
These drones were notably destroyed over more than a dozen regions including that of Moscow, as well as in the annexed Crimean peninsula, in the Black Sea and in the Sea of Azov, the ministry said.
