13:43The IAEA team has arrived at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant The delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has arrived at the Zaporizhia plant, announces the Ukrainian operator Energoatom and the Russian agencies. The Agency must carry out an inspection mission of the plant, threatened for several weeks by the bombardments. 12:24 War in Ukraine: Macron “assumes” to continue the dialogue with Russia with Russia, believing that “we must “assume that we can always continue to talk to everyone”, “especially those with whom we do not agree”. “Who wants Turkey to be the only power in the world that continues to talk to Russia?”, launched the president in front of the French ambassadors gathered at the Elysée Palace. According to the Head of State, “the division of Europe is one of Russia’s war aims” and “European unity” is a “daily challenge”. 12:19 “We will not stop”, assures the head of the International Atomic Energy AgencyRafael Grossi assures him: the nuclear experts at the end of their mission in Zaporizhia The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency spoke this Thursday, shortly before the departure of the 14 experts. “The Ukrainian authorities told us that there were military activities, including this morning, a few minutes ago. They told us about the risks, but we won’t stop, we’re moving,” he told reporters. 12:06 “It’s high time to stop playing with fire” in Zaporizhia, according to the head of the ICRCFrom kyiv, the director general of the International Committee of the Red Cross has called for a halt to all military operations around the plant, warning that an attack would be “catastrophic”. “It is high time to stop play with fire and instead take concrete action to protect this site,” Robert Mardini told reporters. “The slightest miscalculation could wreak havoc that we will regret for decades,” he warned.11 :22One of Zaporizhia’s Last Two Active Reactors Shut Down Due to ShellingUkrainian atomic power plant operator Energoatom announces that a reactor has been shut down at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant due to Russian bombing. of the last two reactors which were in active cores. At 03:57 Paris time, following “a mortar bombardment on the site of the Zaporijjia power plant, the emergency system was activated and unit number 5 was arrested”, Energoatom said in a statement on Telegram. 11:20 Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of attacks near the plant For weeks, the two countries have accused each other of bombings near the Zaporizhia plant, fearing a possible nuclear disaster. This Thursday, the Ukrainian authorities assure that Russia is carrying out artillery strikes on Energodar, the city where the Zaporizhia power plant is located. “The Russians are carrying out artillery strikes on the route by which the IAEA mission must go to the power plant”, accused on Telegram the mayor in exile of Energodar, Dmytro Orlov. For its part, the Russian army accused Ukrainian troops of having sent “two groups of saboteurs” this Thursday. The commandos would have “landed on board seven boats (…) three kilometers northeast of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant and attempted to take the plant,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. IEA experts were able to leave after a first stop. The 14 experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency were blocked for just over an hour and a half at the last Ukrainian checkpoint. shelling near the site of the power plant since that j Thursday morning, for which Ukraine and Russia reject each other’s responsibility. The BFMTV journalists on the spot are in contact with an employee of the plant who was instructed not to go to work this Thursday because of these bombings. The IAEA mission is nevertheless maintained and the experts were able to leave. Several experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are expected this Thursday at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine. A mission maintained despite the bombardments and violence surrounding the site. Ukraine wants a “permanent” presence on the spot of experts to avoid a possible nuclear disaster.