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Status: 08.09.2022 05:07
The Ukrainian Security Council has decided on punitive measures against around 600 Russian politicians. The Ukrainian nuclear company Enerhoatom accuses Russia of kidnapping employees of the nuclear power plant. All developments in the live blog.
5:02 a.m
Nuclear power plant operators also accuse Russia of kidnapping
The Ukrainian nuclear company Enerhoatom has accused Russian troops of abducting and abducting Ukrainian employees at the Zaporizhia power plant. “About 200 people have already been arrested. We don’t know what happened to some of them. There is no indication where they are,” Enerhoatom President Petro Kotin told the Funke media group’s newspapers. In addition, employees were tortured or even killed. Around 1,000 people are currently employed at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. According to Kotin, before the war there were 11,000.
The UN Security Council had also expressed its alarm at the allegations against the Russian military of first kidnapping Ukrainians to camps and then deporting them to Russia.
4:50 a.m
Habeck wants to expand aid for companies
Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck announced to the editorial network Germany that support for companies affected by the consequences of the energy crisis would be expanded. This should prevent imminent operational shutdowns. There is already a protective shield that also covers small and medium-sized companies. But Habeck emphasized: “But it’s clear: we have to open up the protective shield bigger for autumn and winter.”
4:28 a.m
Ukraine imposes sanctions on hundreds of Russian citizens
The Ukrainian Security Council has imposed sanctions on around 600 Russian politicians. According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the punitive measures are aimed at 28 members of the Russian Security Council, 424 deputies of the Russian State Duma and 154 senators of the Russian Federation Council. “You are responsible for Russia’s war against Ukraine, for the terror against our people,” said Zelenskyy. However, he did not give details of the sanctions.
4:11 a.m
Zelenskyj reports “good news” from the Kharkiv region
In his video address on Wednesday evening, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi announced “good news from the Kharkiv region”. The Ukrainians have reason to be proud of their army. Specifically, Zelenskyj did not go into alleged military successes, but he thanked several brigades that had particularly distinguished themselves.
The Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych had previously spoken of the successes of his own troops in the south and east of the country.