Ukraine latest updates: IAEA demands access to nuclear plant

Ukraine news from August 11: UN nuclear watchdog has asked to conduct an urgent mission at Zaporizhzhia nuclear site.

A Russian service member stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in territory under Russian military control, southeastern Ukraine
A Russian service member stands guard in an area of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station [File:AP]
By Linah Alsaafin and Federica Marsi
Published On 11 Aug 2022
  • IAEA head Rafael Mariano Grossi demands that the agency’s experts be given access to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after fighting near the site sparked a “grave” crisis.
  • A pro-Moscow official in Zaporizhzhia says Ukrainian rockets struck near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, while Kyiv’s state energy company blames Russian forces.