International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday and inspected an electricity distribution substation, warning that attacks on Ukraine's power grid could pose a risk of nuclear accident by disrupting supply.

Moscow’s renewed attacks on Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure this winter have heightened scrutiny over the Ukrainian Energy Ministry's failure to protect the country’s most critical energy facilities near nuclear power sites.

(Reuters) - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi said late on Monday that he was on his way to visit Kyiv and inspect a key substation that is critical for the safety of Ukraine's nuclear power.

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday arrived in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv for his 11th official visit to the war-torn country since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war almost three years ago.

Grossi’s visit to Ukraine was announced a day earlier on X. Read also: Ukraine calls IAEA meeting after Russia attacks agency vehicle near ZNPP He said he was heading to a key Kyiv substation to assess damage and “help prevent a nuclear accident.