UN Nuclear Chief Visits Kursk Atomic Plant Amid Ongoing Ukrainian Offensive

Moscow said its forces are ‘mopping up’ besieged border region as Kyiv reports fresh territorial gains.

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi attends a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 6, 2024. Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters

Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has visited a nuclear plant in Russia’s Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces have been waging a cross-border offensive.

Moscow says the Soviet-era nuclear plant has repeatedly been attacked by Ukrainian forces since the latter began a cross-border offensive on Aug. 6, seizing a portion of Russia’s western Kursk region.