Russia-Ukraine war: Putin agrees to allow inspectors at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – latest updates
. As it approaches 9.30am in Kyiv, here is a summary of the latest developments on this Saturday 20 August 2022.
to the site, after Putin himself warned fighting there could bring about a “catastrophe”. The office said Putin had dropped his demand that the IAEA team travel to the site via Russia, saying it could arrive via Ukraine.António Guterres asked on Friday that the Russian-occupied facility not be cut off from Ukraine’s electrical grid after Ukrainian reports that Moscow was planning to do so, saying the plant used “Ukrainian electricity”.
The Ukrainian raid on the Saky airbase in occupied Crimea last week knocked out “more than half” of Russia’s combat naval aviation in the Black Sea, western officials have said. However, overall “combat stasis” remains.including various types of missiles, drones, artillery and mine-clearing systems. The US has previously sent Ukraine more than $9bn in weapons systems, ammunition and other equipment.
Ukraine’s economy minister has said the country’s economy could contract 35-40% by the end of the year.