On the 7th local time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine issued a statement strongly condemning Russia's dangerous escalation around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and believed that Russia's shelling was part of a deliberate strategy to obstruct repair work.

Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it will continue to work closely with the International Atomic Energy Agency and its partners to minimize risks, ensure readiness for operational repairs, and restore the nuclear and radiation safety parameters of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant as soon as possible.

On October 6, local time, IAEA Director-General Grossi issued a statement stating that the IAEA's Baltic nuclear power plant-based atomic energy team heard several shelling sounds in the area around the nuclear power plant.

The statement noted that two artillery shells hit a region 1.25 km away from the outskirts of the nuclear power plant, which further aggravated the serious nuclear security risk to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, which has been out of power supply for two weeks.

At the moment, there is no response from the Russian side (Journalist.