Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kureba issued a statement on social media on the 9th, saying that the power supply line of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant controlled by the Russian army was damaged, and the nuclear power plant has been completely cut off. Kureba said on the same day that he would hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on the 10th.
— Kureba said the plant's backup diesel generators would restore power to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant for 48 hours. After that, the cooling system of the nuclear power plant's spent nuclear fuel storage depot will be shut down, which will risk nuclear radiation leakage.
It is understood that the Chernobyl nuclear power plant units were all shut down at the end of 2000, and the nuclear power plant has since stopped generating electricity, but there are still about 20,000 spent nuclear fuel components in its spent nuclear fuel storage reservoir.
Kureba said that he did not have too high expectations for the outcome of the talks with Lavrov, but the Ukrainian side is working hard to achieve as much results as possible in the talks. The Ukrainian side's demands are a ceasefire, the liberation of the territory and an end to the humanitarian catastrophe. He will discuss with Lavrov the cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory.
Russian President Putin had a telephone conversation with many leaders on the 9th to discuss special military operations. Putin successively held telephone conversations with the rotating chairman of the African Union, President Sal of Senegal, and President Sisi of Egypt to discuss the special military operations taken by Russia. Putin briefed Saleh on the main contents of Russia's special military operations, focusing on humanitarian corridors. Putin briefed Sisi on the reasons and objectives of Russia's special military operations, as well as the negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian representatives.
According to the website of the Ukrainian president, Ukrainian President Zelenskiy called on Ukraine and Russia to carry out frank and substantive negotiations on the evening of the 8th. In a video address, Zelenskiy said, "The war must end, we need to sit at the negotiating table, we need to have a frank, substantive dialogue that is in the interest of the people."
— Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov said on the 9th that the Russian side has maintained and always been interested in continuing negotiations. Once the Ukrainian negotiators are ready, the Russian side is interested in starting a new round of contacts. The United States is actually waging an economic war against Russia. The United States is trying to involve the world in sanctions against Russia, which needs to "do what is in its best interest." The Russian government will draw up a list of restrictions on the import and export of raw materials and related products "within a few hours."
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova said at a press conference on the 9th that in the third round of negotiations held on the 7th, the two sides had some consensus on the construction of humanitarian channels to evacuate civilians, and Russia hoped that the next round of negotiations with Ukraine could take a more substantive step forward. Zakharova also said that the purpose of the special military operation is to achieve "de-militarization" and "de-Nazismization" of Ukraine, eliminating the military threat to Russia due to the development of NATO's military presence on Ukrainian territory. The mandate of the special military operation does not include the occupation of Ukraine or the overthrow of the current Ukrainian Government. At present, about 2 million people have submitted evacuation requests to the Russian side, and 140,000 people have entered the Russian border. She called on the Ukrainian side to do everything possible to ensure the safe evacuation of civilians.
- Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov said on the morning of the 9th that documents captured by the Russian side in special military operations show that the Ukrainian army had previously formulated a plan for a large-scale offensive to the Donbass region in March this year. On the same day, the website of the Russian Defense Ministry published a photo of the original secret order issued by the commander of the Ukrainian National Guard on January 22 this year.
According to the Ukrainian State News Agency, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Irina Velesysyk said at a press conference on the 9th that the Ukrainian side received a written notice from the Russian side and the International Red Cross Society in the early morning of the 9th, agreeing to the Ukrainian side's previous proposal to open 6 humanitarian channels. She said that Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmegar spoke with ICRC President Maurer that morning to confirm his agreement to open humanitarian routes. From 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. kiev local time, the Ukrainian army will implement a ceasefire on several routes.
-- The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces released a message on social media on the 9th that from February 24 to March 9, the Ukrainian army destroyed a total of 317 Russian tanks, 1,070 armored vehicles, 120 artillery systems, 28 air defense systems, 56 sets of multiple rocket launchers, 49 fixed-wing aircraft, 81 helicopters, 482 motor vehicles, 3 warships, 60 tanker trucks, and 7 unmanned aerial vehicles.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces also said that on the 8th, the Russian army slowed down the speed of the offensive, and at present, the Russian army mainly continues to besiege Kiev, Kharkov, Samui, Chernigov, Mariupol, Nikolayev and establish a land route between The Russian mainland and Crimea. In addition, the Russian military is trying to use Ukraine's existing network of gas stations and oil storage facilities to solve the problem of fuel supply for troops.
The Foreign Ministers of Russia and Ukraine have all arrived in Turkey and will participate in the trilateral talks between Turkey, Russia and Ukraine on the 10th
Late at night on the 9th local time, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kureba and the Ukrainian delegation arrived in Antalya, Turkey. Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and the Russian delegation had also arrived. The Russian and Ukrainian sides stayed in different hotels.
On the 10th local time, Turkish Foreign Minister Cavushoglu, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kureba will hold tripartite talks in Antalya. This is the first direct contact between the Russian and Ukrainian high-level levels since Russia launched a special military operation on February 24.
Russian Ministry of Defense: The power supply facilities of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant have been attacked by Ukrainian nationalists, and the nuclear power plant is currently working normally
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) issued a statement on March 9 stating that Ukraine had notified the IAEA of the power outage at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. IAEA Director General Grossi said the development ran counter to critical security support for ensuring an uninterrupted power supply. However, the IAEA said that in this case, the agency does not consider to have a significant impact on security.
The IAEA noted in a Statement on March 3 that the staff left behind since the Russians took control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant two weeks ago have faced "psychological stress and mental exhaustion," and Director-General Grossi said they must be allowed to rest and rotate so that work can be carried out safely and reliably. The statement also noted that in the technical update previously provided to IAEA by ukraine's State Nuclear Regulatory Supervision Agency (SNRIU), SNRIU reported that one of the two off-plant transmission lines supplying electricity to the plant lost power. However, this power line does not supply power to safety-related equipment. SNRIU said that despite this, the last power outage will make it difficult to carry out routine maintenance and repairs to some safety equipment.
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Pankov said on the 9th local time that Ukrainian nationalists carried out extremely dangerous provocative acts and attacked the lines and substations that powered the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Russian experts have taken swift steps to switch to backup diesel generators to power the power station, but the Ukrainian side has found ways to delay any repair and restoration of the power supply to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kureba issued a statement on social media on the 9th, saying that the power supply line of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant controlled by the Russian army was damaged, and the nuclear power plant was completely cut off. The IAEA said the heat load and the volume of cooling water in the Chernobyl spent fuel storage pool were sufficient to effectively remove heat without the need for electricity supply, and that power outages at nuclear power plants had no significant impact on safety.
Russia's official rumor-busting website "Fighting Fake News" earlier published an article saying that there were media reports from the International Atomic Energy Agency that the situation at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant had deteriorated, which was false news. The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is still under control, and the staff normally monitors and operates the equipment.
The article said on the same day that it did not see any violations of safety at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Earlier in the day, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported a loss of contact with sensors at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which had been explained in an earlier article, which did not mean that there was a problem at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, but that there was an internet outage in Ukraine.
Earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kureba said there was a danger of nuclear radiation at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. He noted that the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which is connected to a backup diesel generator, will provide power to the facility for 48 hours, after which the cooling system for storing nuclear fuel will be shut down.
Column Editor-in-Chief: Zhang Wu Text Editor: Lu Xiaochuan Caption Source: Visual China Image Editor: Zi Xi
Source: Author: Xinhua News Agency, CCTV
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