Russia says it welcomes the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) upcoming mission to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Russian-controlled territory of eastern Ukraine.

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Russian forces seized the plant soon after Moscow launched its campaign in Ukraine on February 24.

Zaporizhzhia is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and among the 10 largest in the world.

“Three Mig-31 aircraft with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles were relocated to the Chkalovsk airfield in the Kaliningrad region.”

Russia and Ukraine accused each other amid fresh shelling at Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant, while the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog warned of ‘grave hour’ as he called for an immediate inspection of the facility by international experts.

Nearly six months into the war between Russia and Ukraine, fierce fighting is reported in Ukraine's Donetsk as Russian forces further press on with plans to seize the entire eastern region of the Donbass.

Russia has requested an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council concerning what it called Ukraine’s continuous attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Zaporizhzhia is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and among the 10 largest in the world.

A huge shelling over Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has raised concerns over nuclear threats.