Atomic energy chief warns that risk of Zaporizhzhya nuclear accident is rising

The already dangerous situation at the Russian-occupied Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya is getting worse, the UN's nuclear watchdog said on Thursday.

The drone attacks on the plant were "significantly increasing the risk of a nuclear accident," said Rafael Grossi, the head of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

At a special meeting of the IAEA board of governors, he urged military decision-makers and the international community to focus on de-escalating the hostilities around Europe's biggest nuclear plant.