IAEA warns against possible Russian invasion zone near Ukraine

On the way to Kyiv for important meetings, the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA head, Rafael Grossi, wrote on Twitter that the need for a protection zone around the site was more urgent than ever. Grossi is expected to visit Moscow in the coming days to discuss the situation at the plant. The IAEA said it had learned of plans to restart one reactor at the plant, where all six reactors have been shut down for weeks.

Moscow s forces have not left behind smashed towns once under occupation and, in places, mass burial sites and evidence of torture chambers. In Lyman, which was retaken by Ukrainian forces on Sunday, more than 50 graves were found, some marked with names and others with numbers, the Kyiv-based outlet Hromadske reported on Wednesday.