New IAEA mission arrives at Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Russia says

2/3/2025 7:08

A new monitoring mission from the U.N. nuclear watchdog arrived on Saturday at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine, Russia's Rosatom company said, after weeks of delay caused by military activity around the site.



Russian news agencies quoted Rosatom, the state nuclear power company, as saying the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency arrived at the station by travelling for the first time strictly through Russian-held territory.



"The rotation of IAEA observers has taken place," the agencies quoted a Rosatom statement as saying. "The 27th team of IAEA observers is made up of three inspectors."



The IAEA rotation had been postponed for nearly a month, with each side blaming the other for violating rules to ensure the team's safe passage to the plant.