President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 30Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday published a video of a meeting with IAEA experts led by Rafael Grossi on their way to the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. , disruption of the operation of nuclear reactors, disconnection of the Zaporizhzhya NPP units from the Ukrainian network. We want the IAEA mission led by Rafael Grossi to find an opportunity to get to the ZNPP and do their best to avoid all these global threats,» the caption to the video published in Zelensky's Telegram channel.Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled EnergodarOn Monday, the head of the IAEA, Grossi, said that the mission of the organization was already heading to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and would arrive on site this week. Mikhail Ulyanov, permanent representative of the Russian Federation to international organizations in Vienna, reported to RIA Novosti that the mission includes about a dozen employees of the IAEA secretariat who deal with issues of safeguards and nuclear safety. They are accompanied by a large team of UN staff dealing with logistics and security issues. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that the IAEA inspection at the Zaporozhye NPP will begin on August 31 and will last until September 3. The Zaporozhye NPP is located on the left bank of the Dnieper near the city of Energodar. This is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe in terms of the number of units and installed capacity. Since March, it has been under the protection of the Russian military. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation emphasized the justification for the Russian military to take under the protection of the power plant in terms of preventing leaks of nuclear and radioactive materials. The Ukrainian military continues to regularly shell Enerhodar, the surrounding villages and the territory of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant adjacent to the city.
