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The inspection team of the International Atomic Energy Agency departed from the Zaporiza nuclear power plant in Ukraine, where the risk of radiation leakage is increasing.
A full-scale inspection is expected to begin sometime this week.
Ukrainian forces say they have launched an attack to reclaim the lost southern regions.
Kwak Sang-eun is a correspondent in Paris.
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The IAEA inspection team of the International Atomic Energy Agency departed for the Zaporiza nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
Secretary-General Rafael Grossi and an inspection team of 13 experts are expected to arrive at the site this week and start investigating the situation.
A series of bombardments at Zaporiza, Europe's largest nuclear power plant, raises the risk of radiation leakage, but Ukraine and Russia are shifting responsibility.
Again, Ukraine was concerned that Russian interference would cause difficulties for the inspection team, while Russia insisted that it was willing to cooperate if only the Ukrainian forces stopped firing.
On the 28th, the Ukrainian military said that the Russian military had shot down a drone that was launched at the Zaporiza nuclear power plant.
[Dmitry Peskov/Russian Kremlin Spokesperson: The international community must pressure Ukraine to stop shelling the Zaporiza nuclear power plant and its surroundings.]
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Army Southern Command said at a local media briefing to restore Kherson and other southern regions. He said that he had begun a full-fledged offensive for the
Ukraine has been preparing for a recovery operation since late June, urging residents of the area to evacuate, and has since continued surprise attacks on Russian military supply routes and logistics bases.
However, the Ukrainian military declined to comment on the form of the future operation.