TOKYO. Departure of inspectors of the Atomic Energy Service to Zaporozhye NPP in the east Ukraine proposed by the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres after mutual accusations Kyiv as well as Moscow for blowing up facilities this weekend. “Any attack on a nuclear plant is suicide,” said Guterres from Japan, where he celebrated the 77th anniversary of Hiroshima.

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Ukrainian authorities say Russian fire on Saturday destroyed three radiation sensors and injured a worker. In his televised address on Sunday, the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky accused Russia of “nuclear terrorism”, which requires new sanctions. Russian troops captured Zaporozhye in March, while retaining Ukrainian technical personnel. The Russian authorities, which control the area, said yesterday that the plant was fired upon by Ukrainian military multiple rocket launchers, causing damage to administrative buildings.

The dispatch of inspectors from the Atomic Energy Agency to the east of Ukraine was suggested by Mr. UN.

Meanwhile, last night the Biden administration announced a new $1 billion military aid package to Ukraine — the largest since the invasion — that also includes missiles for HIMARS multiple rocket launchers.

At the same time, the backlash against a report by the non-governmental organization Amnesty International, which showed last week that the Ukrainian military is using civilians as a shield by planting or storing ammunition in homes or near workplaces, continues. Critics of the organization point out that these conclusions serve the interests of Russia.