News - World: The Kremlin has described as “very positive” the arrival of inspectors from the UN atomic agency at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine amid Kiev’s continued shelling of the sensitive site and the risks of a nuclear catastrophe in Europe.

"In general, we are very positive about the fact that, despite all the difficulties and problems...

Peskov added, however, that it was "too early" to evaluate the UN team's work. “The main thing is that the mission is there.”

A team of inspectors led by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s chief Rafael Grossi on Thursday visited Zaporizhzhia — Europe's largest nuclear facility — which has been held by Russian troops since early March. Several members of the IAEA team have remained at the plant since the visit.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has said Ukraine was continuing to shell the Zaporizhzhia plant, raising the risks of a nuclear incident. Shoigu accused Ukraine of "nuclear terrorism" and rejected claims by Kiev and the West that Russia had deployed heavy weapons at the plant in southern Ukraine and used the facility as a military base to fire at Ukrainians.

Ukrainian forces and Russian troops have repeatedly blamed each other for the continuous shelling of the plant.

Source: Press TV