Consequences of the shelling of the Zaporizhzhya NPP by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Frame from video. File photoSIMFEROPOL, Aug 6 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission of experts will have access to the Zaporizhzhia NPP immediately, as soon as the delegation notifies the arrival time, said Volodymyr Rogov, a member of the main council of the Zaporizhia region administration. The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, expressed concern on Saturday over the shelling of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. According to him, military actions that put the safety of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in jeopardy are «completely unacceptable and must be prevented at any cost.» Grossi stressed that he is ready to lead the mission of IAEA experts on safety, protection and safeguards at nuclear power plants.The head of the IAEA is concerned about the shelling of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant by the Armed Forces of Ukraine»We are grateful to the head of the IAEA for the albeit somewhat belated reaction to the shelling of the Zelensky nuclear power plant by militants and are ready to provide the mission led by him with immediate access to the facility. We are very much looking forward to and are interested in stopping the attempts of Ukrainian nationalists put the world on the brink of a new man-made disaster. We call on the head of the IAEA to stop nuclear terrorism by the Kyiv regime,» Rogov told RIA Novosti. data on prohibited experiments at a time when the facility was under the control of Ukraine. «The IAEA visit will also put an end to all the insinuations of Kyiv, which accuses the Russian side of shelling the nuclear power plant. We have collected all the evidence base regarding when and with what weapons the Ukrainian military attacked territory of the nuclear power plant,» — under Rogov yelled. According to him, given Kyiv's unwillingness to give Grossi the opportunity to come to Energodar, he can make his visit through the territory of Russia. Ukrainian troops have already made several attempts to attack the territory of the nuclear power plant since the beginning of the special operation. The last one took place on August 5th. As a result of several artillery attacks, a fire broke out on the spot, two power lines were cut off, which are necessary for the operation of power units. At the nuclear power plant, part of the equipment of power unit No. 3 was de-energized, and the generated power of power unit No. 4 was reduced. During the special operation, the Russian military took control of the Kherson region and the Azov part of the Zaporozhye region. New administrations have been formed in both regions, Russian TV channels and radio stations are broadcasting, and trade ties with Crimea are being restored. The regions have announced plans to become part of Russia.
The UN is preventing IAEA control over the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, the Defense Ministry said
