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Shells hit Zaporizhzhia plant as Baltic states leave China forum
Summary
A look back at 11 August 2022, when the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was shelled and two EU members exited a China-led group.
What did the security picture look like on 11 August 2022? It combined danger at a nuclear site in southern Ukraine with a diplomatic break far from the front line.
Shelling at Zaporizhzhia
On 11 August 2022, at least ten shells hit the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, in an area under Russian occupation in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Russia and Ukraine each blamed the other for the attack. The strikes damaged an office building and the plant's fire station.
Civilian deaths in Nikopol Raion
The day before, on 10 August 2022, a Russian missile strike in Nikopol Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killed at least 13 civilians and injured 11 others.
Explosions in Crimea
On 9 August 2022, multiple explosions were reported at a Russian military air base near Novofedorivka in western Crimea. Crimean authorities said at least one person was killed and six others were injured. The incident was listed under the 2022 Ukrainian summer counteroffensive.
A warning from Uzbekistan
Also on 10 August 2022, Uzbekistan's embassy in Russia warned its citizens not to join Russian forces invading Ukraine. The embassy said that anyone who did so would face criminal liability for mercenaryism on returning to Uzbekistan.
Estonia and Latvia leave a China-linked group
On 11 August 2022, Estonia and Latvia formally withdrew from the Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries group. The move came amid tensions with China over its human rights record and its support for Russia's war on Ukraine.
Taken together, the reports from 9 to 11 August 2022 show the war's reach: strikes on civilians, fighting that reached Crimea, shelling at a nuclear plant, and diplomatic and legal responses in other countries.
