International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday he was en route to inspect Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, as Kyiv’s forces launched a counter-offensive to retake the Russian-occupied southern region of Kherson.
The coastal region of Kherson and its capital city of the same name have been contested by Russian troops since the war broke out six months ago.
“Today there was a powerful artillery attack on enemy positions in… the occupied Kherson region,” local government official Sergey Khlan told Ukraine’s Pryamyi TV channel.
