<span style="color: #222222;">In eastern Ukraine, heavy fighting continued near Europe's largest nuclear power plant, a day after experts from UN's nuclear watchdog agency voiced concerns about structural damage to the sprawling Zaporizhzhia site. Britain's Defense Ministry said that shelling continued in the district where Zaporizhzhia power plant sits.<br />''<br />''The team of inspectors from International Atomic Energy Agency, braving gunfire and artillery blasts along their route, crossed the frontlines to reach Zaporizhzhia plant on Thursday in a mission to help safeguard the plant against catastrophe.<br />''<br />''Russia and Ukraine traded accusations that another side was trying to impede the work of the IAEA experts or control the message.<br />''<br />''The 14-member delegation arrived after months of negotiations to enable the experts to pass through the front lines. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi and his team spent several hours at the nuclear power plant and intended to return on Friday across the frontlines to assess the damage. Speaking after the initial visit, Grossi said the physical integrity of the plant had been violated several times and he was worried by the situation there.<br />''<br />''The IAEA announced plans for a news conference later Friday from its headquarters in Vienna to discuss the mission. Zaporizhzhia is Europe's biggest nuclear plant and has 6 water-cooled reactors containing Uranium 235.</span><br />
News On AIR | September 2, 2022 7:41 PM
Shelling continues in the district where Zaporizhzhia power plant sits, says Britain's Defense Ministry