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Diahuebs 25 augustus 2022

Germany exports power to France, urges savings at home

prices have hit record highs, night.
with power costs ballooning Government spokesman
as Russia reduces gas flows to Steffen Hebestreit said there France, Spain, the Nether-
Germany and other countries were no plans to stop this lands and other countries also
and renewables and nuclear practice, citing the need for have passed similar measures
contributing less to the pow- European solidarity. to conserve natural gas.
er mix lately, analysts at Rys- "That's the way the European
tad Energy said. High energy electricity market is set up Germany supplying electric-
prices are driving inflation and it could equally be the ity to neighboring countries
and fueling the prospect of a case, if we look to autumn is part of a "stress test" study
recession in Europe. and winter, that we might be due to be published next
grateful if others can help us week that could determine
Even precious natural gas, out," he said. whether the government de-
which Germany is trying to cides to extend the operating
conserve for the winter heat- Meanwhile, the German licenses for Germany's three
ing season in case Russia cuts Cabinet approved a series remaining nuclear power
of supplies entirely, is being of measures Wednesday de- plants. This would defer the
(AP) — Germany will plants have driven up elec- burned in large volumes to signed to reduce energy country's long-standing plans
keep exporting electric- tricity prices there in recent produce electricity for export consumption, including re- to end the use of nuclear
ity to neighboring France months, prompting power to France. strictions on heating private power this year.
despite calling on people companies in neighboring "We can't say that our gas pools and a cap of 19 C (66 "In principle, the nuclear
to help fend off winter countries to sell excess en- power plants in Germany F) in public offices. Shops power plants could suck a bit
shortages by saving ener- ergy to France. won't export to France any- will also have to close their more out of their fuel rods, so
gy at home, officials said more unless we want to bring doors in winter to conserve to speak, in January, February
Wednesday. It's another sign of the energy their entire European elec- heat, while illumination on and March," Graichen said.
crisis gripping Europe. Both tricity market to a standstill," advertising and public build- "But after that there won't be
Problems at French nuclear natural gas and electricity Graichen said. ings has to be switched off at much more left."

22 reported killed in Independence Day attack in Ukraine

(AP) — Russian forces Wednes- serious attack apparently at the train and sent shock waves through the On the battlefield, Russian forces
day launched a rocket attack on a station. world economy. struck several towns and villages in
Ukrainian train station on the em- Donetsk province in the east over 24
battled country's Independence Outgoing British Prime Minister Bo- Russian Defense Minister Sergei hours, killing one person, authori-
Day, killing 22 people, President ris Johnson marked the holiday with Shoigu, speaking Wednesday at a ties said. A building materials super-
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after a visit to Kyiv — his third since the meeting of his counterparts from a store in the city of Donetsk was hit
warning for days that Moscow war broke out — and other European security organization dominated by by a shell and erupted in flames, the
might attempt "something par- leaders used the occasion to pledge Russia and China, claimed the slow mayor said. There were no immedi-
ticularly cruel" this week. unwavering support for Ukraine, pace of Moscow's military action was ate reports of any injuries.
locked in a battle that was widely ex- due to what he said was an effort to
The lethal attack took place in Chap- pected to be a lightning conquest by spare civilians. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, the
lyne, a town of about 3,500 people in Moscow but has turned into a grind- Russians again shelled the cities of
the central Dnipropetrovsk region, ing war of attrition. U.S. President Russian forces have repeatedly tar- Nikopol and Marhanets, damaging
Ukrainian news agencies quoted Zel- Joe Biden announced a new military geted civilian areas in cities, includ- several buildings and wounding peo-
enskyy as telling the U.N. Security aid package of nearly $3 billion to ing hospitals and a Mariupol theater ple, authorities said. Russian troops
Council via video. The president's of- help Ukrainian forces fight for years where hundreds of people were tak- also shelled the city of Zaporizhzhia,
fice also reported that an 11-year-old to come. ing shelter. but no casualties were reported.
child was killed by rocket fire earlier
in the day in the settlement. Nevertheless, a festive atmosphere But Shoigu said Russia is carrying In addition, Russian rockets struck
prevailed during the day at Kyiv's out strikes with precision weapons unspecified targets in the Khmel-
At one point, Zelenskyy put the Maidan square as thousands of resi- against Ukrainian military targets, nytskyi region, about 300 kilometers
number of wounded at about 50. The dents posed for pictures next to and "everything is done to avoid civil- (180 miles) west of Kyiv, the regional
deputy head of Zelenskyy's office burned-out Russian tanks put on dis- ian casualties." governor said. Attacks there have
later said 22 people were wounded play. Folk singers set up, and many been infrequent.
in the attack, which hit five passenger revelers — ignoring the sirens —
rail cars. were out and about in traditionally
embroidered dresses and shirts.
Ukraine had been bracing for es- Others were fearful.
pecially heavy attacks around the
national holiday that commemo- A car bombing outside Moscow that
rates Ukraine's declaration of inde- killed the 29-year-old daughter of
pendence from the Soviet Union in right-wing Russian political theorist
1991. Wednesday also marked the six- Alexander Dugin on Saturday also
month point in the war. heightened fears that Russia might
intensify attacks on Ukraine this
Days ahead of Independence Day, week. Russian officials have blamed
Kyiv authorities banned large gather- Ukraine for the death of Darya Dugi-
ings in the capital through Thursday na, a pro-Kremlin TV commentator.
for fear of missile strikes. Ukraine has denied any involvement.

Residents of Kyiv, which has been Russian President Vladimir Putin's
largely spared in recent months, woke forces have encountered unexpect-
up Wednesday to air raid sirens, but edly stiff Ukrainian resistance in their
no immediate strikes followed. As invasion and abandoned their effort
the day wore on, Russian bombard- to storm the capital in the spring. The
ments were reported in the country's fighting has turned into a slog that
east, west and center, with the most has reduced neighborhoods to rubble