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U.N. Chief Rushes to Ukraine Nuclear Plant For Third Time After Accusations Of Russian Sabotage Threaten Catastrophe

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View shows a water level in Kakhovka reservoir, which sharply dropped, after Kakhovka dam destruction, on the background of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Alina Smutko

Overview

  • The head of the U.N.'s nuclear agency traveled again to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to prevent disaster as fighting intensified nearby.
  • Ukraine accused Russia of destroying a dam providing cooling water to the plant, risking nuclear meltdown.
  • The agency chief finished his latest visit and will report on the plant's safety, though his calls for a safety zone went unheeded.
  • He presented a new plan to increase the agency's presence at the Russian-occupied nuclear facility.
  • Belarus claimed to have received Russian nuclear weapons, raising the specter of nuclear war amid the conflict.