Repeated bombing around the nuclear plant controlled by Russia in Southern Ukraine “violated” the physical integrity of the site, and head of The United Nations nuclear agency said on The following Thursday team’s first lie of Enterprise.
Russian forces took control of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Southern Ukraine, the largest in Europe, and surrounding areas region Soon after February 24 invasion.
The two sides blame each other for The last bombing near the lie factory on The front line raises concerns of Nuclear disaster.
14 people team of IAEA inspectors arrived at the facility on Thursday to conduct “security activities and guarantees” after a perilous journey across the frontline and early morning bombing of The area.
“Obviously, the plant and its physical integrity of Factory has been violated several timesInternational Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Grossi told reporters after returning to the territory under Ukrainian control.
Grossi said the part of International Atomic Energy Agency mission She will remain in Zaporizhzhia “until Sunday or Monday” to continue the assessment, without specifying their number.
The Argentine described the visit as fruitful and said he had collected a lot of information.
Wears bright Blue Vests and Helmets, International Atomic Energy Agency team It crossed into the territory controlled by Russia, and reached the facility at about 12 pm GMT.
after examination , in Video published by the Russian RIA Novosti news “We accomplished something very important today and the important thing is for the IAEA to stay here,” Grossi said.
dawn bombardment attack on The area forced one of the plants six reactors to shutdown.
Ukraine’s nuclear energy agency Energoatom said that “the second time in Ten days of that Russian bombing led to the closure of reactor.
Factory emergency said protection system kick in Shortly before 5 a.m. (2 a.m. GMT), the fifth reactor shut down, with The attack Destroy a backup power supply.
‘Stop playing with fire”
It’s time to stop playing with fire And the instead Take concrete measures to protect this facility… from any military Operations,” Robert Mardini, President of International Committee of Red Cross journalists in Kyiv.
And warned of the consequences of Hitting the factory could be “disastrous”, saying “the lowest estimate could happen trigger A devastation we will regret for contracts.”
After the Russian forces captured the factory on March 4, Energoatom shut Two reactors, followed by a third after the bombing on August 5. With a fourth repair, only Thursday accident leaves one of The six The reactors are working.
This “encourages” the IAEA, Mardini said team He was inspecting the factory because the stakes were “tremendous”.
Upon leaving Zaporizhzhia, Grossi told him team He will be traveling through areas where “the stakes are high” but we decided to go ahead anyway because of the “critical importance” mission to accomplish.”
Bombing and vandals
Neighboring town of Enerhodar is disturbed attack At dawn, with Russian forces firing Mortars and using “Machine weapons and missiles,” said the city’s mayor, Dmytro Orlov.
But Moscow accused Kyiv of smuggling in up up to 60 military “The Vandals” who Arrived to area near the factory at dawn today, prompting the Russian forces to take “measures to eliminate the enemy. “
Ukraine accused Russia of Post hundreds of soldiers And store ammunition at the factory.
Kyiv also It is suspected that Moscow intends to convert power From the factory to the nearby Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014 – view held by others international Characters including outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian forces moved forward with counterattack in near region of Kherson to restore the territories captured by Russia in start of The invasion.
In its morning update, the presidency said that “the violent explosions continued for The last 24 hours”Across Kherson, while five people Killed and wounded 12 others in East Donetsk region.
Back to school shooting soundtrack
Although the struggle now in Her seventh month, September 1st marked start of a new The school year for children through Ukraine.
In the south of Mykolaiv region children they were back in In front of me of screens for online Classrooms where all school enrollment has been canceled due to the ongoing fighting.
on her first day back9-year- old Antonina Sidorenko, who spirits in A small village near the front line, he was doing it online lessons with distant crackle of Shooting in the background.
“I’m glad to be there back “I would be happier if there was no war because I miss my school and my friends,” she told AFP. best His friend fled to Poland.
