IAEA inspectors set off for Russian-held Ukrainian nuclear plant

Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Aug 31, 2022

A team led by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency set off from Kyiv on Wednesday for a Russian-held nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine that has sparked global concern. The Zaporizhzhia plant, Europe's biggest, is on the front line between Russian and Ukrainian forces, and the area has been shelled repeatedly in recent days, with the two sides accusing each other. "We