in comparison, say, with the zaporizhzhya station, in comparison with the vvr reactors, there really are no powerful containments in kursk, therefore, there are no protections, concrete protections of the reactor vessel, therefore, even light weapons, even a drone attack can lead to irreparable consequences and we are absolutely in solidarity with the leadership of magat that a strike on the kursk nuclear power plant will be a strike on the nuclear energy of the entire planet in particular. the second important result is a deep discussion of the situation at the zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, the general director visited literally the other day on the fourth, he personally headed the rotation mission there, the twenty -second rotation, the twenty-third mission has begun its work and we note the improvement of technical cooperation, the improvement of joint work of both magat inspectors and the station personnel directly on... the negative fact of the attack on the zaporizhzhya

power plant on august 11, as is known, a blow was struck at the cooling tower, there was an attempt by the ukrainian authorities to present this as such a self-inflicted blow, as a russian action, a deliberate action.

important position, i apologize, the flight from vladivostok, had a negative impact, the position of the iaea is extremely important to us in a number of areas of our activities, of course, in ensuring the safety of our stations, of course, in many innovative projects, fourth-generation projects. nuclear

energy and the support of the iaea at foreign sites, at foreign construction sites is extremely important. we understand perfectly well that the controlling stake in the governing board of the iaea is in the hands of the collective west, that the iaea is part of the family of the organization of the united nations nations in this sense are forced, obliged to work in accordance with the resolutions adopted in new york, and a number of anti-russian settings.

a few days ago, literally , an attempt was made on the former mayor of energodar, our colleague, now an employee of the zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant shevchik, he was seriously injured, his wife was also injured, and this simply shows that they are not calming down. in

kiev, they continue to strike at infrastructure, at nuclear power plants, at personnel, threats continue to be made, of course, in this sense, it harms the basic ones.

nuclear safety and this will continue no matter what different difficulties we may be facing from time to time: comments of disappointment on the one hand in ukraine also about what we are declaring, but we what we have to declare, first of all, we rely on the technical basis of our activities, and despite everything, we will continue this extremely important, urgent, pressing problem of ensuring nuclear safety, in this case...

and has been in spite of the ongoing war and the incredibly difficult situation that we are having that we are seeing through the iea, i dare to say both sides know that there is a technical, professional channel of communication, as i was saying, we will not always be in full agreement, but the ...

what are the new agreements between two countries reached after your visit uh? i cannot talk about agreements between the two countries, but what i can tell you is that here and also in kiev, was able to address directly what the current dangers and challenges are, and the iea was able to express. its views on what needs to be avoided. i said it in saboroje, i said it in

kiev, i say it here in caliningrad, nuclear power plants should never be attacked, under no circumstance, there is nothing that justifies that they are no legitimate military targets, and the iea is there to inform, to deter and to propose. the necessary measures uh to avoid this, and i believe that even if we have seen concerning events over the past few weeks, the presence, the continuity of our presence of the iae is an asset for the international community, is an asset for russia, is an asset for ukraine, is an asset for nuclear safety and security, and we need to protect it, we need to enlarge

it is possible, and this is something we were also discussing.

and this presence is a benefit for all parties, it is a benefit for russia, it is a benefit for ukraine, it is a benefit for the international community, i would like to emphasize that the role of the iaea in this work to ensure nuclear safety must continue and expand.

only through heroism, courage armed forces, the national guard, the nuclear security service, this did not happen, here is the postulate that a nuclear power plant cannot be the subject of a military attack, it seems to me, in the context of recent days, it acquires a special meaning, a special value, not only

for the kursk nuclear power plant, but for the entire planet, for all nuclear energy - on earth, thank you very much, thank you very much, colleagues, let's ask one more question , literally alekseyevich, a continuation of the topic, mr. drosi stated that the strike on the merchant station, this could lead to a nuclear incident, you are talking about the fact that this is a blow to the entire nuclear system on the planet, hypothetically, so that no one has any doubts about what this could lead to, well , look, you are asking me a very specific question, very difficult, not technical? not professionally, it is very difficult, emotionally, because you need to talk about the consequences for russia, ukraine, belarus, europe, turkey, well, this whole piece of planet earth around the black sea in the event of reckless actions, difficult

question, will affect everyone, will affect everyone, i will answer this way. that chernobyl will seem like a warm-up , compared to what will happen if a military strike is carried out, an attack strike on a working rbmk thousandth, thank you very much, dear colleagues, i propose to end the press approach here, thank you all very much, the only thing is, this was a broadcast from kaliningrad, where today took place. in a meeting between rusatom ceo alexey likhachev and iaea head rafael grossia. well, now to the latest data from the ministry of defense on the situation in the kursk region. units of the north group with the support of aviation artillery for the court. two attacks of the enemy assault groups were repelled, and attempts to attack in the direction of three settlements were thwarted. the ssu lost up to 300 servicemen and 12 armored vehicles. in total, during the fighting

in the kursk direction, the enemy lost more than 10,400 servicemen, 81 tanks, hundreds of armored vehicles. the operation to destroy the formation of the armed forces of ukraine continues, the defense department emphasized. in germany, together with denmark and the netherlands, plans to transfer 77 leopard 1 a5 tanks to kiev, this was stated german defense minister at a meeting of the contact group on military aid to ukraine. and for more details on what issues are being discussed today at the ramstein air base, we will ask our european correspondent regina sebastianova, she is joining the broadcast. regina, hello, when can this equipment be transferred and what other statements were made? hello, this is the first meeting of the contact group in almost 3 months, this time it is being held in person among. participants from 50 countries that are helping ukraine, and vladimir zelensky also arrived in person this time, rather than speaking online as part of his

european tour, stopping in germany to describe the gravity of the situation. according to journalists covering the meeting, volodymyr zelensky's visit gives the conversation a political rather than a working atmosphere. in his opening speech to the gathering, the guest said that the supply of american f-16 fighters is a great help, but he believes that the number of aircraft is currently insufficient. one of the main topics discussed at ramstein, the issue of air defense supplies remains. the meeting is announced by the head of the pentagon, lloyd austin, who said that the partners will try to meet ukraine's needs, including on the battlefield, including.

which kiev insists on, but at the moment, as is known, this issue was discussed at the level of defense ministers of the european union foreign affairs 2 weeks ago, and it was decided that

such permits can still be given by the capitals themselves . kiev will not receive a pan-european answer to this question, on the eve of ramstein. several allies have already announced new aid packages, and today these announcements continued to come in, in particular romania announced that it would also transfer its... one of the two operating air defense systems germany has ordered 17 additional arist batteries for ukraine, and they should be delivered this year and next year, in addition to the seven german-made air defense systems already delivered. also today, together with denmark and the netherlands, germany announced its intention to transfer another 77 leopard a1 a5 tanks to ukraine, the minister of defense announced this boris pistorius. said that germany will transfer 12 armored howitzers 2.0 worth 150 million euros in the coming year and 2025. canada, finally,

announced in germany that it will provide a large batch of engines for unguided aircraft missiles and 1. 1300 warheads for them. the european commission today announced that they are ready to transfer 40 million euros to ukraine to maintain its energy infrastructure. yuri. yes, regino, thank you, i remind you, our european correspondent regina sevastyanova was on the line from her studio. ministry of defense published footage of the destruction of an armored personnel carrier of the ukrainian armed forces in the kursk region, it was discovered by drones of one of the units of the marine brigade of the pacific fleet. the coordinates were transmitted to the artillerymen, who struck with a lanset rattling munition. the armored personnel carrier was destroyed by direct hits. in a number of regions of russia today , three-day voting began in elections at various levels, in some subjects of the federation they will vote for 2 days, in the rest on a single

voting day on september 8. in total, there will be more than 400 election campaigns in 83 regions of the country, in twenty-one of them the heads of the subjects of the federation will be directly determined, in four more this will be done by deputies of legislative assemblies. in addition, in several regions there will be elections to local parliaments in the state duma. the geography of electronic voting is expanding. this year, 26 regions are already participating in it. for the first time, the altai, komi, mariel, chechen republics, as well as the kostroma and smolensk regions. in eight border regions, due to the security situation, the central election commission allowed early voting. this is how the kursk region is currently electing its governor. according to the central election commission , almost 27% of voters voted early. additional polling stations have been opened in 14 regions for evacuated residents. elections for governor, regional duma deputies and local government bodies are being held in the astrakhan region. our correspondent mikhail dubrovsky will find out the details. and in

moscow, where more than a million people have already voted in the moscow city duma elections, my colleague anna voronina. anna, hello, the question is first for you, what voting methods are available to muscovites? yes, hello, yuri, but i will note that one of the most popular voting methods remains online voting using the website most.ru, muscovites actively use it today, but in particular , a deputy used it today.

because it is very important that those people who will be in our power support the views that you personally have. but his holiness patriarch kirill of moscow and all russia also decided not to go to the polling station in person, they came to him at his residence, and he cast his vote in the traditional way using a paper ballot. chairman of the state duma vyacheslav volodin, in turn, voted at the polling station of the presnensky district, he voted using an electronic voting terminal, and just like that, just like that , valery fodeyev, chairman of the council under the president of the russian federation for the development of civil society, decided to try this method, and he admitted that he this way he will vote for the first time, before that he either voted using a paper

ballot or cast his vote online today he came to the polling station to personally test the new system, to understand how convenient it is, how understandable it is, how accessible it is for absolutely all muscovites. this is very important, because the innovation is serious, but there are people who do not have a computer, who do not know how to use a computer, who do not have the internet, who ultimately do not want to vote from the electronic home.

our children are studying today at city sites, these are estates, parks, museums, technology parks, including higher education institutions, so today the children have an excellent opportunity to get acquainted with the city's resources, for example, the children come to the moscow zoo with a biology teacher.