“On June 3, the Russian side and the leadership of the IAEA Secretariat fully agreed on the route and schedule of the Agency’s international mission to the Zaporizhia NPP ... However, at the last moment, the “red light” was turned on by the Security Department of the UN Secretariat.
The trip was canceled,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
The department noted that the Kyiv authorities took advantage of this situation to intensify their provocations and shelling of the nuclear power plant.
Russia is ready to provide the maximum possible assistance in organizing the access of the IAEA mission to the ZNPP, the Foreign Ministry concluded.
Earlier, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said that by attacking the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, Ukrainian militants endanger the population of all of Europe.
The Russian Ministry of Defense called the strikes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant nuclear terrorism.
According to the ministry, on August 7, due to shelling from the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a power surge occurred at the Zaporizhzhya NPP, which caused smoke on the open switchgear of the station.