We need to protect the safety of Ukraine’s and Europe’s largest nuclear plant,” the agency’s general director stressed.
Its general manager International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi announced that he is on his way to the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia, which has been the target of bombings in recent weeks.
“The day has come, the IAEA mission to Zaporizhia is now on its way. We must protect the safety of Ukraine and Europe’s largest nuclear plant,” Mr. Grossi stressed via Twitter, clarifying that the team he will personally lead will arrive at the plant “later this week.”
Russia shot down an armed Ukrainian UAV near the factory
Russia’s forces that own the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant announced on Sunday that they had to shoot down an armed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) belonging to the Ukrainian military.
Its debris fell on the safety cover in a reactor after it was taken down, according to Russian media.
According to reports, it is estimated that the aircraft was sent to hit a spent nuclear fuel storage facility. The ordnance it was carrying exploded without causing injury or damage.
It is impossible to independently verify the information given by the warring parties.
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