Ukraine broke the agreement with Russia on the cooperation in nuclear energy. || Спецвыпуск 28.08.2022

This is a special program from the ANNA NEWS. I am Constantine Reztsov, and today’s special is about the situations in Ukraine and elsewhere.

On 26th of August, the Ukrainian forces fired 10 HIMARS missiles at the town of Stakhanov. According to the Prosecutor General’s Office of the LPR — a local hotel and some apartment buildings were damaged as a result of the attack. Currently the rescuers are clearing out the rubble of the former hotel, which was converted into a hospital for the people, evacuated from the liberated territories.

«A field hospital was organized on the territory of the non-functioning hotel ’Donbass’, located in the center of the town of Stakhanov. It was dedicated for the people from the liberated territories who suffered from the aggression of Ukraine. Yesterday a Ukrainian attack took place. As a result, there were victims» — medic Maria Golikova, who worked at the hotel, told to the reporters.

At the moment, the mountain rescue teams of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the LPR continue to clear the rubble in the area.

The Ukrainian authorities have decided to terminate the agreement with Russia on the cooperation in nuclear energy. The Cabinet of Ministers of Denis Shmyhal stated that the treaty was one-sidedly terminated on 27th of August.

A representative of the Government of Ukraine in the Ukrainian Parliament, Taras Melnychuk, reported about this decision on Twitter. The agreement was related to the scientific, technical, and economic matters of nuclear energy.

It was the 2nd such treaty that Ukriane have left by now. The first one was an agreement with Russia to avoid double taxation of income and property, and to prevent the tax evasion. Ukraine also canceled the agreements with Belarus on navigation on the inland waterways, on the cooperation between defense companies, and on the cooperation between the Ministries of Internal Affairs.

Recently the Zaporojskaya NPP was disconnected from the Ukrainian power grid for the first time. Prior to that event, 2 power units of the station were turned off. An emergency situation at the potentially dangerous facility took place as a result of the Ukrainian shelling of the town of Energodar, which is controlled by the Russian troops. Parts of the Zaporojskaya NPP also get hit by the Ukrainian forces.

The representatives of Belgrade and Pristina were able to reach an agreement on the entry documents of Serbian citizens who arrive on the territory of Kosovo — the head of the European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, stated to the journalists.

«As part of the EU-supported dialogue, Serbia agreed to cancel the entry/exit documents for the Kosovo ID card holders, and Kosovo agreed to not introduce them for the Serbian ID card holders» — the RIA NEWS quoted his words. Josep Borrell specified that he received assurances on this issue from the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti. «The Kosovo Serbs, like all other citizens, will be able to move freely between Kosovo and Serbia by using their ID cards» — Josep Borrell explained.

The ANNA NEWS is following the events, stay tuned.