IAEA to inspect occupied Ukrainian nuclear power plant
Zaporizhia
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Inspection by IAEA chief planned after multiple strikes at Zaporizhia factory
Inspection by IAEA chief planned after multiple strikes at Zaporizhia factory
Russian soldiers patrol the territory of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Energoda
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International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi will lead a tour of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Russia-occupied Ukraine this week.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned over the weekend that the situation at the two plants remained dangerous even after they were reconnected to the grid after a blackout. Several strikes have been reported near the site in recent days.
The Ukrainian Pravda news site said the city of Energodar near the Zaporizhia factory came under shelling late Sunday, and that Russia hit a military infrastructure target with missiles in the city of Sarny in the Rivne region of western Ukraine. Russia has again attacked Kharkov, his second-largest city in Ukraine, regional governor Oleh Synyehubov said in Telegram, while in Donbass several Russian troops to carry out attacks near Slovyansk, Bakhmut and Avdiivka. The attempt failed, Ukraine’s General Staff said on Facebook.
Citing communications from the Ukrainian government, the IAEA said on Twitter that Russian shelling of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant on Thursday, Friday and Saturday hit the station building just 100 meters from the reactor building. Stated. Some water pipes, which have since been repaired, were also damaged, the IAEA said. Ukraine told the IAEA that all safety systems at the plant remain operational and radiation levels are normal.
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