The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, stated that the IAEA mission, based on its visit to the Zaporizhzhia NPP, should clearly state violations by the Russian military.

Kuleba said this at a press conference in Stockholm with the Prime Minister of Sweden, Magdalena Andersson, and the head of the Foreign Ministry, Ann Linde.

"We expect from the mission a clear statement of facts, of violation of all nuclear, of nuclear safety protocols. We know that Russia is putting not only Ukraine but also the entire world at threat at the risk of nuclear accident. The international community must be united by one demand - the withdrawal of Russian troops from the ZNPP," stated Kuleba.

The Minister said he spoke with the Director General on Sunday and coordinated the final details of the mission.

"Ukraine has been asking the IAEA for a long time to access the ZNPP. They have extensive experience in inspecting NPPs worldwide under the most difficult circumstances. But without exaggeration, this mission will be the most difficult in the history of the IAEA, given the active hostilities and the means used by Russia to legitimize its presence there," said Kuleba.

It became known that the International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said he was leading a mission to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant that would arrive later this week.

As previously reported, the situation at the ZNPP has been at the center of attention since early August, when the Russian military began shelling the plant. Russia has rejected calls for the demilitarization of the nuclear plant under the pretext of "protecting it" from provocations and blames Ukraine for the shelling.

The United Nations had offered to help facilitate a visit by IAEA inspectors, but Moscow has insisted the inspectors travel to the plant via Russian-controlled territory.

On 25 August, for the first time in its history, the ZNPP was completely disconnected from the power grid.

Dmytro Orlov, Mayor of Energodar, said that it happened after shelling, but Energoatom claimed that the fires were the reason.

Later, the IAEA reported that the ZNPP had restored the connection to the fourth line of communication with the energy system of Ukraine, but that all six power units remained disconnected.