Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine. (Photo: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters)

Inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have “begun – and would soon complete verification activities at two locations in Ukraine”, the agency said in a statement on Monday.

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said he would later this week provide “his initial conclusions about the latest verification activities at the two sites”, the statement added.

The inspections follow a written request from the Ukrainian government to send IAEA teams there.