Moscow judged “very positive” on Friday that experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency were able to inspect the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine on Thursday. “It is too early to make an assessment (…) but the most important thing is that the mission is there,” added the Kremlin spokesman.
It is “very positive” that experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency were able to inspect the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine on Thursday, even if it is “too early” to assess its conclusions, the Kremlin ruled on Friday. . “Overall, we find it very positive that the delegation arrived and started working despite the difficulties and problems,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “It’s too early to make an assessment (…) The team is still there, so it’s still too early, but the most important thing is that the mission is there,” he added.
Ukraine says it hit Russian base near Zaporizhia nuclear power plant
Ukraine said on Friday it struck a Russian base in Energodar, the city of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, occupied by Russian troops, the day after a visit by a mission from the International Atomic Energy Agency. . “In the localities of Kherson and Energodar, precise strikes by our troops destroyed three enemy artillery systems, as well as an ammunition depot,” the Ukrainian army said in its evening report.
A long-awaited inspection
The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, has been occupied since March by Russian forces in southern Ukraine. Its inspection on Thursday by an IAEA team, whose chief Rafael Grossi was present, was eagerly awaited, after weeks of bombardment which raised fears of a nuclear disaster.
Russia, whose forces have occupied the plant since March, and Ukraine accuse each other of the strikes. Some members of the IAEA mission left the plant on Thursday evening but others remained behind.