# Russian diplomat blasts IAEA chief for refusing to blame Kyiv for ZNPP attacks

https://mins.news/en/item/49866

- TASS, 2026-09-08 14:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2184253

> Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi of refusing to directly acknowledge what she called the Kyiv regime’s responsibility for reckless attacks on Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant facilities. She said Grossi also avoided addressing employee killings, pressure on their families and attacks on the plant’s power supply.

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