Russia has shelled the corridor, which is necessary for an IAEA mission to reach the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, in broad daylight on Tuesday, 30 August, informs Ukrainian media The Kyiv Independent.
Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to the head of Volodymyr Zelensky’s Presidential Office, said on Tuesday, 30 August , that Russian forces likely want the IAEA mission to pass through Russian–occupied Crimea or Donbas to reach the plant.
🇷🇺 is deliberately shelling corridors for IAEA mission to reach ZNPP. All to offer passage through Crimea/ORDLO. 🇺🇦 position is the same. Access only through controlled territory of 🇺🇦. Nuclear power plant demilitarization. Ru-troops withdrawal. Only ua-personnel at the station.
— Михайло Подоляк (@Podolyak_M) August 30, 2022
CNN news network informs that a team of 14 experts from the United Nations’ nuclear delegation has arrived in Kyiv ahead of their planned visit to the Russian–occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
Meanwhile in Kharkiv 11 people were injured due to the Russian attack on the city. The Prosecutor General’s Office also reported that Russian shelling damaged several residential buildings, cars, a kindergarten, and a park. Earlier Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported that five people were killed in the attack.
Russia’s war has killed at least 374 children, injured 723 since 24 February.