Both countries accused each other of blocking the rotation of staff from the International Atomic Energy Agency at the power plant

(Reuters) - Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of deliberately disrupting rotation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The ministry's spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi said in a statement that the Russian side had again used tactics it had employed before.

Ukrainian forces launched a drone attack on Wednesday on the city of Enerhodar near the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, the Moscow-installed regional governor said.

Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of engaging in "provocations" to disrupt the rotation of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine.

Russia has again disrupted the rotation of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), resorting to its usual methods of blackmail, threats and provocations.

The IAEA's planned staff rotation at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was cancelled amid military clashes. Director Rafael Grossi criticized the risk posed to his team, while Russia and Ukraine blamed each other.

Moscow claims Ukraine's 'provocative actions' reason behind rotation's disruption, while Kyiv accuses Russia of trying to legitimize its control over Zaporizhzhia plant - Anadolu Ajansı

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on Friday that the number of attacks on the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine had increased, Russia's TASS state news agency reported.