ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE (Reuters) – The IAEA mission to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is waiting at a Ukrainian checkpoint after fresh shelling around the plant on Thursday, but remains determined to reach the plant today, a spokesperson told Reuters.
Ukraine’s state nuclear company Energoatom confirmed that the IAEA convoy is at a Ukrainian checkpoint around 20 km (12.4 miles) from the front line, and is waiting for the situation near the plant to become safer.
(Reporting by Tom Balmforth in Zaporizhzhia region and Max Hunder in Kyiv; editing by Jason Neely)
