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todaySunday 23 October 202213:36COMMUNICATIONS CUT According to the Ukrainian government, Russia is trying to cut telecommunications in Kherson in order to prevent the city’s opponents from transmitting information to the Ukrainian armed forces, in the midst of a counter-offensive to resume the town. According to a report by the government-run Center for National Resistance, Russia has begun dismantling communications equipment at the local television center. “In the future, the Russians plan to leave the city completely deprived of communications, television and radio broadcasting,” the report said. spoke on the phone with the French Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, to discuss the situation in Ukraine which “has a tendency to escalate uncontrollably”, announced the Russian army in a press release. Sergei Shoigu “told his French counterpart his concerns about possible provocations by Ukraine with the use of a ‘dirty bomb'”, indicates the document. 12:49 G7 CALLS ON RUSSIA The G7, through a statement from its directors general of non-proliferation, condemned a “kidnapping” by Russia of leaders of nuclear power plants in Ukraine. A reaction to the kidnapping by Russian forces of the management of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. The statement also calls for the return of full control of the facilities to Ukraine. On Wednesday, Ukraine’s nuclear energy agency accused Russia of detaining two senior plant executives. Energoatom said Russian forces “kidnapped” CIO Oleg Kostyukov and plant deputy general manager Oleg Osheka on Monday, taking them “to an unknown destination”. POWER PARTIALLY RESTORED After a series of Russian attacks targeting energy infrastructure on Saturday, electricity has been restored to some of the areas where it had been cut off, President Zelensky said. It is estimated that more than ten missiles hit Ukrainian facilities during the day yesterday, bringing with them widespread blackouts. During his evening speech, the Ukrainian head of state spoke of a gradual return of power to the southern region of Odessa and the western regions of Khmelnytsky and Rivne. Elsewhere, “in many cities, in many neighborhoods, the recovery work is still ongoing. We are trying to get power back to the people as soon as possible,” he explained. ski (FIS) has decided to maintain the suspension of Russian and Belarusian athletes from all its competitions, as since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, following its Council held in Sölden (Austria) on Friday. “The Council has decided, in order to maintain the integrity of FIS competitions and for the safety of all participants, in line with IOC recommendations, to maintain its policy of not allowing Russian and Belarusian teams to participate in FIS competitions,” the body wrote in a statement. Elsewhere in Ukraine, many civilians suffer power cuts as a result of Russian strikes. A look back at the various events of the past 24 hours.InternationalPublished today at 9h3306:49HELLO Hello and welcome to this live broadcast devoted to the Russian offensive in Ukraine. Find all the information of the day related to the conflict, on this 242nd day of war.