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Putin Accuses Ukraine Of Using The Same Worrying Tactic Russia Deployed Against Kyiv

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Russian president Vladimir Putin has accused Ukrainian troops of launching the same kind of attack Moscow initiated years ago.

On Thursday, he claimed Ukraine was trying to target Russia’s nuclear power station in Kursk as part of its ongoing incursion in the region.

In a statement shared with the Russian state news agency TASS, Putin said: “Tonight, the enemy attempted to carry out strikes at the nuclear power plant.

“The International Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA] has been notified, they promise to come over themselves and send specialists to assess the situation.

“I hope that they will follow through eventually.”

He offered no clear evidence to back up the allegation and there was no immediate comment from Ukraine, <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/” target=”_blank” class=” js-entry-link cet-internal-link” data-vars-item-name=”Reuters” data-vars-item-type=”text” data-vars-unit-name=”66c73b42e4b0b9c7b3608d11″ data-vars-unit-type=”buzz_body” data-vars-target-content-id=”/%3Casset-code%20id=%2266c74acf24000032008101ee%22%20type=%22image%22%3E%3C/asset-code%3E” data-vars-target-content-type=”feed” data-vars-type=”web_internal_link” data-vars-subunit-name=”article_body” data-vars-subunit-type=”component” data-vars-position-in-subunit=”7″>Reuters reported.

Kursk contains one of the country’s top nuclear power stations.

And on August 6, Ukraine launched an incursion into the country, breaching Russia’s borders for the first time since World War 2.

It now occupies around 1,000 sq km of Russian land.

Russia has reacted furiously, despite occupying 18% of Ukrainian land (109,000 sq km) since invading the country in 2022.

While it’s not yet clear if Ukraine has been targeting the Russian nuclear plant, Moscow actually seized Ukraine’s own nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia more than two years ago.

It has since been caught in the crossfire on multiple occasions throughout the war, sparking international concern of a nuclear disaster.

The IAEA chief, Rafael Grossi, is set to visit Kursk soon amid concerns the same fate could hit the Russian nuclear plant, too.

He has acknowledged that the power station is “technically” in the artillery range of Ukraine’s current positions, and said he is taking the possible threat “very seriously”.

He told the Financial Times: “Since there is combat, I’m very concerned.”

The Russian Foreign Ministry warned last week that they believed an attack on Kursk’s nuclear power plant was coming.

According to TASS, spokesperson Maria Zakharova said: “We call on the international organisations – in particular, the United Nations and the IAEA – to immediately state their condemnation of the provocative actions begin prepared by the Kyiv.

“The entire international community must realise the danger, posed by the neo-Nazi Kiev regime for the entire European continent, regime, and to prevent a violation of nuclear and physical security of the Kursk NPP, which may result in a large-scale man-made disaster in Europe.

“Attempts at intimidation and terror against entire regions and the international community in general must be decisively thwarted by joint efforts.”

Russia seized the Zaporizhzhia station despite agreeing to the UN principles that nuclear plants should not be attacked or occupied.

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Russia Facing ‘Costliest’ Period Of War Yet With More Than 1,000 Casualties Per Day, UK Says

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There have been more than 1,000 Russian casualties per day among the troops fighting against Ukraine over the last three months, according to UK intelligence.

The ministry of defence reported over the weekend that “poorly trained Russian soldiers are being used as cannon fodder in an attempt to overwhelm strong Ukrainian forces”.

More than 1,000 soldiers have been killed or wounded soldiers each day on average throughout the summer, the British department claimed, meaning the last three months has become “the costliest” period for Russian forces since the war began.

The MoD tracked the losses going back to March 2022, shortly after Russia first invaded Ukraine in a land grab.

Throughout the first year of war, Russian losses averaged at under 550 per day.

In 2023, the average increased to just under 800 per day.

The MoD speculated that more than 56,250 Russian personnel are likely to have been wounded or killed over the past three months.

Moscow rarely reveals how many casualties have been caused by the war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in June that the ratio of “irretrievable losses” between the warring countries was one to five in favour of Moscow, but did not offer exact figures.

In April, the BBC reported 50,000 Russian soldiers have died since the invasion in 2022.

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For the past three months Russian military casualties have been averaging more than 1,000 killed or wounded soldiers a day.

Poorly trained Russian soldiers are being used as cannon fodder in an attempt to overwhelm strong Ukrainian defences.#StandWithUkraine #SlavaUkraini pic.twitter.com/mxH36XNQgd

— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) August 16, 2024

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For the past three months Russian military casualties have been averaging more than 1,000 killed or wounded soldiers a day.

Poorly trained Russian soldiers are being used as cannon fodder in an attempt to overwhelm strong Ukrainian defences.#StandWithUkraine #SlavaUkraini pic.twitter.com/mxH36XNQgd

— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) August 16, 2024

The MoD update comes shortly after Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia earlier this month, which has infuriated the Kremlin.

Kyiv has now taken 445 square miles (1,150 sq kilometres) of Russian land – a fraction of the whopping 42,000 sq miles (109,000 sq kilometres) of Ukrainian land Moscow has illegally annexed.

According to the UK’s MoD though, Russia has been cracking down on access to information for its own population to limit criticism over its invasion.

Moscow has limited WhatsApp and YouTube use by “deliberately slowing traffic” and increasing state control of communications and media.

YouTube may be blocked completely by autumn, the MoD predicted.

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Russia is restricting access to information to limit criticism of its destructive invasion of Ukraine.

Communications channels are being pulled away as the Kremlin tightens its grip on free expression.
#StandWithUkraine🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/GvRZTasHpF

— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) August 17, 2024

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Russia is restricting access to information to limit criticism of its destructive invasion of Ukraine.

Communications channels are being pulled away as the Kremlin tightens its grip on free expression.
#StandWithUkraine🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/GvRZTasHpF

— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) August 17, 2024