Earlier, the UN nuclear watchdog expressed"deep concern" over reports that communication from Europe's largest nuclear power plant seized byInvading Russian forces attacked and seized the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine on Friday.
Ukraine has also reported that the Russian forces have switched off some mobile networks and the internet, and that telephone lines, emails and fax were not functioning anymore."I'm extremely concerned about these developments that were reported to me today," IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said.
He expressed"deep concern" over"the deteriorating situation regarding vital communications between the regulator and the Zaporizhzhia NPP ". On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin assured French President Emmanuel Macron of the"physical and nuclear safety" of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, according to the Kremlin.