Ukraine continues its counter-offensive, the reconquest of Izium is “in progress” according to kyiv

Published on : 11/09/2022 – 09:41Modified : 11/09/2022 – 11:55

Ukrainian forces claim to regain control of towns and villages around the strategic town of Izium, thanks to a major military breakthrough in the east. kyiv has announced the shutdown of the sixth and last reactor in operation at the Zaporrizhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe and occupied by Russian forces. Follow the latest information live.

  • 11:40 a.m .: the Ukrainian army now announces that it has reconquered more than 3,000 km2 since September

L’Ukraine announced that his troops had recaptured more than 3,000 square kilometers of territory in September from Russian forces, during a counter-offensive in the northeast of the country.

“Since the beginning of September, more than 3,000 square kilometers have returned to Ukrainian control,” Valeri Zalouzhny, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, said in a statement. “Around Kharkiv, we have started to advance not only to the south and east but also to the north. We are 50 kilometers from the border.”

  • 9:50 am: the reconquest of Izioum, in the East, is “in progress”, according to kyiv

The Ukrainian forces are in the process of regaining control of towns and villages around the city of Izium in their counter-offensive against Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, kyiv has announced.

“The liberation of portions of territory in the Kupiansk and Izium districts in the Kharkiv region is underway,” the Ukrainian General Staff announced on the 200th day of the conflict. kyiv had announced earlier that its troops had entered Kupyansk.

  • 8:48 a.m .: Ukraine announces the shutdown of the last reactor in operation at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant

Ukraine announced on Sunday the shutdown of the sixth and last reactor in operation of the Zaporrizhia nuclear power plant (South), the largest in Europe and occupied by Russian forces.

“Today, September 11, 2022, overnight at 3:41 a.m. (01:41 GMT) unit number 6 of the (power plant) was disconnected from the power grid,” according to a statement from Ukrainian operator Energoatom. “Preparations are underway for its cooling,” adds the operator.

On Saturday, President Emmanuel Macron again spoke by telephone with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky about the still “very worrying” situation around the power plant.

Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelensky “share the same demand for the withdrawal of Russian forces from the area to guarantee the security and safety of nuclear installations”, indicated the Élysée.

  • 7:27 a.m .: the Ukrainian army confirms that it has taken over 2,000 km2 since September

The General Staff of the Ukrainian forces confirmed in its daily press release that it had recaptured 2,000 km2 of territory controlled by Russian forces since September.

On Saturday evening, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was delighted that “about 2000 km2 of our territory” had been “liberated since the beginning of September” – without specifying whether it was km2 -, in particular the localities of Vassylenkovo and Artemivka, not far from Kharkiv, in the northeast.


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Ukraine claimed on Saturday breakthroughs in the east, including the entry of its forces into the key city of Kupyansk, with Moscow announcing for its part to withdraw troops from this area to “reinforce” the region further south. pro-Russian separatist from Donetsk.

And the Russian army made the “right choice to flee”, added Volodimir Zelensky, because “there is no place for the occupiers in Ukraine and there will not be”.

“Russia is doing everything to break the resistance of Ukraine, Europe and the world during the 90 days of this winter”, counting on heating problems and a possible weakening of Western support for kyiv due to the rise energy prices in Europe, he further warned at the annual Yalta European Strategy (YES) international forum in Kyiv. “That’s his ultimate argument.”

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