Ukraine: Zaporizhzhia nuclear safety deteriorating, says IAEA

It follows a drone strike near the site's perimeter in Russian-occupied Ukraine.

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Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said he remained "extremely concerned" and called for "maximum restraint from all sides" to protect the plant.

The agency said the impact of the strike was on a road just outside the facility - close to essential water sprinkler ponds and about 100m from the only remaining high-voltage line.

The plant was seized by Russia's forces early in the war and has come under repeated attacks which both sides have blamed the other for.

Last week, Kyiv and Moscow traded blame after a fire broke out in one of the plant's cooling towers.

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