UN nuclear chief ready to lead delegation to occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, announced that he was ready to head the IAEA delegation to the Zaporizhzhia NPP
Rubryka reports, referring to the Twitter of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba.
"In our call, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi informed me that, responding to Ukraine's invitation, he is ready to lead an IAEA delegation to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant," said the foreign minister.
Kuleba emphasized the mission's urgency to address nuclear security threats caused by russia's hostilities.
In our call, IAEA Director General @rafaelmgrossi informed me that, responding to Ukraine's invitation, he is ready to lead an IAEA delegation to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. I emphasized the mission's urgency to address nuclear security threats caused by Russia's hostilities.
— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) August 18, 2022
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On August 17, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine was ready to ensure proper control and that the IAEA mission could be sent to the captured ZNPP legally and quickly.
As Rubryka reported, on August 5, the russian army fired twice at the Zaporizhzhia NPP.
The Russians hit the ZNPP with an anti-aircraft missile, hitting a projectile near one of the nuclear reactor's power units.
As a result of the second shelling, the station was seriously damaged, and there was a threat of spraying radioactive substances.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in turn, called the attack on the ZNPP an act of terror and called for sanctions against Rosatom.
On August 11, russian troops shelled Zaporizhzhia NPP 4 times.
At a meeting of the UN Security Council on August 11, the United States indicated that for the safety of the ZNPP, it is necessary to withdraw russian troops from there.
russia's Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzia, did not support the proposal to create a demilitarized zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
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