Tag: Ukraine
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EU Drone Wall and 2030 Defense Plan Unveiled at Copenhagen Summit
EU Leaders Convene in Copenhagen to Chart Defense Path for 2030 Wednesday and Thursday saw EU heads of state and government meet in Copenhagen for an informal summit focused on Europe’s security architecture ahead of 2030. In the wake of the talks, Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen joined EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen…
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EU Defense 2030: Copenhagen Summit Advances Drone Wall
EU Defense 2030: Copenhagen Summit Sets Course European leaders gathered in Copenhagen for an informal EU summit aimed at charting the bloc’s security posture through 2030. The talks reflected a sense of urgency as the Union seeks to harden its defenses against evolving threats while continuing to support Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression.…
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Chernobyl Sarcophagus Hit by Bombardment, Ukraine Says
Russian Bombardments Disrupt Power at Chernobyl’s Decommissioned Site Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said on Wednesday that Russian air strikes cut the electricity supply to the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant, including the feed to the New Safe Confinement (NSC) structure built to limit the spread of contamination from the 1986 disaster. The ministry said the outages…
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Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Under Control: Russia’s Claim in Ukraine War
Overview: Russia’s claim of control at Zaporizhzhia In a development that has drawn international attention, Russian officials assert that the situation at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) is under control. The plant, Europe’s largest, sits in southeastern Ukraine and has been at the center of escalating tensions as fighting continues nearby. Moscow describes the…
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Chernobyl Emergency: Bombardment Disrupts Power at Decommissioned Site and Affects Containment Unit
Overview of the incident Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy said on Wednesday that Russian airstrikes targeted critical electrical infrastructure near Kyiv and in the Chernihiv region, cutting the power supply to the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant and the recently installed Safe Confinement Unit (SCU) designed to isolate the destroyed reactor and prevent radioactive releases. The…
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Chernobyl Power Plant Outage After Russian Attack Raises Safety Concerns
Update: Chernobyl power plant outage after Russian attack The abandoned Chernobyl power plant sits in northern Ukraine near the Belarus border. In the chaos of attack and counterattack, voltage fluctuations disrupted electricity to the safety containment structure that keeps the damaged reactor isolated and prevents further radioactive releases, according to Ukraine’s energy ministry in a…
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Chernobyl Power Outage After Russian Attacks in Ukraine
Chernobyl power outage amid Russian attacks raises safety concerns The abandoned Chernobyl nuclear power plant sits in northern Ukraine near the border with Belarus. It has faced a power outage after recent attacks reportedly caused voltage fluctuations that cut power to the safety systems surrounding the damaged reactor. Ukraine’s energy ministry posted the situation on…
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Chernobyl: New Safe Confinement Loses Power Amid Attacks
What happened at Chernobyl? In the latest flare-up of fighting around Ukraine, Russian bombardments targeted energy infrastructure across the country. On Wednesday, Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy said the strikes disrupted the electricity supply to the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant, including the new Safe Confinement (NSC) erected to isolate the destroyed unit and prevent the…
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Drone Defense at EU Summit: Sweden’s Kristersson Ready
The informal EU summit in Copenhagen brought together Europe’s leaders to coordinate a response to a new, shared threat: drones. Danish authorities had already deployed a ring of police and military to protect the government district as the bloc’s heads of state and government gathered for a high-stakes discussion about how Europe will defend itself…
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Drone Threats Push EU Summit Security as Kristersson Vows to Shoot Down Drones
Drone threats escalate as EU leaders gather in Copenhagen European leaders convened for an informal summit in central Copenhagen under tight security after a wave of drone alarms across Denmark. A police and military ring was set up around the government district as Sweden and several other countries dispatched soldiers, police and anti-drone systems to…