Sunday, August 30, 2026

Occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant without external power for over week—IAEA warns situation is critical

"The occupation administration informed the IAEA  that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power
Plant’s
supply of diesel fuel would last only 10 days.
The last major fuel delivery to the plant took place in March, and the delivery scheduled for May was canceled due to hostilities.
At the Zaporizhzhia NPP, 20 diesel generators power the pumping equipment for six reactors and the spent nuclear fuel pools.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi warned that the situation remains dangerous.
Without the restoration of off-site power or additional diesel fuel deliveries in the near future, the plant could face a station blackout within approximately ten days,” he said." UN

5.1 Earthquake - Southwest Indian Ridge

"A strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean near the coast of n/a in the morning at 9.40 am local time (GMT +4). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD

221 clashes along front line over past day

"Over the past 24 hours Ukraine’s Defense Forces recorded 221 combat engagements with Russian forces along the front line.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, five combat engagements were recorded.
Russian forces carried out 167 attacks on Ukrainian positions and settlements and conducted two airstrikes using five guided aerial bombs.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector,
Ukrainian units repelled 10 Russian attacks. The enemy attempted to advance toward Lyman, Hrafskе, Chuhunivka, Ozerne, and Khatnie, as well as near Starytsia.
In the Kupiansk sector,
Russian forces launched two offensive actions toward Radkivka and Podoly.
Attempts to break through
Ukrainian defenses were repelled in the Lyman sector, where Russian forces attacked nine times near Novoselivka and Cherneshchyna as well as near Lyman and Dibrova.
In the Sloviansk sector,
Russian forces launched eight assaults near Kryva Luka, Riznykivka, and Zakitne as well as toward Orikhuvatka.
No
Russian assault operations were recorded in the Kramatorsk sector.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, 31
Russian attacks were recorded. The enemy launched assaults near Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Novoselivka, Rusyn Yar, Toretskе, and Sofiivka, as well as toward Mykolaipillia and Kucheriv Yar.
The enemy carried out 30 attacks in the Pokrovsk sector.
Russian forces attempted to advance toward Bilytske, Shevchenko, Novohryshyne, Vasylivka, Serhiivka, Novopidhorodnie, and Novyi Donbas, as well as near Udachne, Orikhove and Novomykolaivka.
In the Oleksandrivka sector,
Russian forces launched four attacks toward Berezove.
In the Huliaipole sector,
Russian forces attacked Ukrainian defensive positions 10 times. The enemy attempted to advance toward Vozdvyzhivka, Huliaipilske, Charivne, Novoselivka, Kalynivske, Nove Zaporizhzhia, and Maliivka.
In the Orikhiv sector,
Ukrainian defenders stopped three Russian attempts to advance near Pavlivka and Mala Tokmachka." Ukrin