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Civilians arrive by bus in the town of Zaporizhzhia after being evacuated from the besieged city of Mariupol, after a ceasefire allowed them to escape to Ukraine-controlled territory. IMAGES
Images of Rafael Grossi, head of the UN Atomic Agency (IAEA), arriving at the Moscow-controlled Zaporizhzhia power plant on a trip organised by the Russian army. Grossi is flanked by soldiers in combat clothing on what is his second visit to the site of Europe's largest nuclear power station, following one in September 2022. IAEA staff are also present, including three inspectors reporting to colleagues on site. IMAGES
The UN atomic watchdog's chief Rafael Grossi's convoy makes its way to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant in a rare visit to Europe's largest nuclear facility, which is currently held by Moscow's forces. Grossi arrived at the plant, Ukrainian nuclear power operator Energoatom announced on social media, adding that it is "the second visit of the Head of the IAEA to the largest nuclear plant in Ukraine and Europe, since it was occupied by the Russians". IMAGES
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi says during a visit to Kyiv that it is "obvious" that the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant belongs to Ukraine. "For us it is obvious that since it is a Ukrainian facility, the ownership is Energoatom," Grossi says during a press conference, referring to the Ukrainian state nuclear agency, after Russia announced it had seized operational control of the facility. SOUNDBITE
UN chief Antonio Guterres asks that the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station not be cut off from Ukraine's grid, following Ukrainian reports that Moscow is planning to do so. "Obviously the electricity from Zaporizhzhia is Ukrainian electricity... This principle must be fully respected," the UN Secretary General says during a visit to the port of Odessa in southern Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
At a press conference in the western city of Lviv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says that any damage to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, would be "suicide", adding that the area "needs to be demilitarised"/ SOUNDBITE
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