IAEA Chief Seeks Breakthrough to Protect Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Amid Russia-Ukraine Tensions

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited two war-torn cities in the Sumy region, where fierce fighting occurred a year ago before Russia withdrew. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief, Rafael Mariano Grossi, said a deal to secure the safety of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine could be “close,” although final details have yet to be agreed upon by Russian and Ukrainian officials. Meanwhile, Russia has continued its long-range bombardment of Ukraine with Iranian-made Shahed exploding drones, killing three civilians and injuring 43 others.