Moscow and Kyiv reported heavy fighting in southern Ukraine. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KYIV - UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi delayed a trip to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station on Wednesday for security reasons as Moscow and Kyiv reported heavy fighting in southern Ukraine.in southern Ukraine on Wednesday following talks in Kyiv on Tuesday, but Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko said the trip had been pushed back, possibly by days.
“I cannot assess the situation - there are hostilities going on and the military is assessing the situation.” “We can say with a high degree of certainty that the IAEA delegation headed by Grossi will still take place on Thursday,” Mr Renat Karchaa, an adviser to the general-director of Rosenergoatom, which operates Russia’s nuclear stations, told Tass news agency.A diplomatic source had earlier said security checks were being made and Mr Grossi’s trip was expected to take place soon. Russian news agency Interfax quoted a Russian-installed local official as saying Mr Grossi would visit on Thursday.
Russian forces captured the hydroelectric dam and the nuclear plant in southern Ukraine shortly after their February 2022 invasion.
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