Moscow 5 January 2024
The governor of the Russian region of Belgorod, on the border with Ukraine, hit by increasingly intense attacks from Kiev, has advised the inhabitants of the regional capital to evacuate. "From today we are ready to transport you to Stary Oskol and Gubkin (locations furthest from the border), where you will find yourself in comfortable conditions, in warm and safe rooms", Vyacheslav Gladkov indicated on Telegram, addressing the over 300,000 inhabitants of Belgorod.
The municipality of Belgorod, in Russia near the Ukrainian border, has also asked the inhabitants of the city to put adhesive tape on their windows to protect themselves from "possible explosions" due to the bombing of Ukraine. The Russian city of 300,000 inhabitants has been repeatedly targeted in attacks by Kiev's forces, and for this reason has postponed the reopening of schools from January 9 to 19.
"Rescuers from the Emergency Situations Department urgently recommend putting adhesive tape on the windows. This is a good means of protecting oneself from the shock wave of the explosions" and thus containing the shattering of the glass and the impact of the explosions. splinters, we read on the Telegram channel of the municipality of Belgorod on Telegram. On December 29, a massive series of Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine left 55 dead, and the next day Kiev responded with unprecedented raids on Belgorod that left at least 25 dead. And the mutual attacks continued.
Ukraine's air defense forces have shot down at least 10 Shahed kamikaze drones launched by the Russians against its territory in the last few hours, although some managed to get through and injured some people and caused damage in the south of the country. This was stated by the press secretary of the Southern Defense Forces, Natalya Gumenyuk, quoted by RBC-Ukraine. The troops of the Russian Federation have released several groups of Shaheeds on the territory of Ukraine, the attack continues.
The Ukrainian army destroyed at least 10 enemy attack drones. Russian drones, launched in two successive waves, were shot down over the Kherson region, 4 over the Dnipropetrovsk region and one each over the Kirovohrad and Mykolaiv regions.
IAEA inspection of Zaporizhzhia power plant blocked
Russia confirmed what the IAEA reported two days ago, namely that it had prevented an inspection by personnel from the UN atomic energy agency of three reactors at the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia, occupied by the Russians since March 2022, saying it did so for "security reasons." Renat Karchaa, director of the Russian nuclear operator Rosatom, which took delivery of the plant, said that IAEA inspectors would try to access the 'containment shells'. These - she continued -, especially the sealed shells, are not museums, they are not areas open to free walking. When (the containment shells of nuclear reactors) are in 'sealed' mode, access to personnel is prohibited, but is permitted for unambiguous justification and in cases of emergency, Karchaa added. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said in a statement that experts sent to the Ukrainian nuclear power plant were unable to access three of the reactors for two weeks, adding that the UN agency would continue to request permission to inspect the reactor cores. and spent nuclear fuel depots. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the largest in Europe, which has been occupied for almost two years, has stopped supplying Ukraine with electricity since September 2022 and has been repeatedly targeted by artillery and drone attacks.
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