International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi warned on Monday that the risk of a major nuclear incident at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is "very real", Paralel.Az reports citing BBN.

Speaking before the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), IAEA's chief stressed that "although six of the power plant's reactors are now in cold shutdown, and the last unit was placed in this status two days ago following a recommendation by the IAEA, the potential for a major nuclear accident remains very real." He also called for an immediate cessation of attacks on the ZNPP.