Both countries accused each other of blocking the rotation of staff from the International Atomic Energy Agency at the power plant

The International Atomic Energy Agency's delayed rotation of experts at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was cancelled on Wednesday, after military activity caused the staff swap to be aborted. ;

Radiation levels have not increased, Zelenskyy and the U.N. atomic agency said. Russian officials made no immediate comment, and it was not possible to independently confirm Ukraine’s claim of Russian responsibility.

As of Friday morning, radiation levels inside and outside Chernobyl remain normal and stable according to the UN's nuclear watchdog (the IAEA). Russia has denied any claims it attacked Chernobyl, stating its military does not strike Ukrainian nuclear infrastructure and "any claims that this was the case do not correspond to reality".

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said intense military activity had prompted the cancellation on Wednesday of a rotation of a mission by monitors at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine.

The Kremlin on Friday denied an accusation from Ukraine that a Russian drone had struck the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Why it matters: Ukraine and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said radiation levels remained stable despite the explosion at the plant.

The U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency said radiation levels at the shuttered plant in the Kyiv region have not increased.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said it was on "high alert" after a drone hit the reactor's protective shell.

Radiation levels at the shuttered plant in the Kyiv region — site of the world’s worst nuclear accident — have not increased, according to the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency,

Radiation levels are normal at Chornobyl, IAEA says, as world leaders gather in Munich to discuss Russia-Ukraine war.

Before the conflict, it had a total of 10 power lines – six 750 kV and four 330 kV – available. “The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant still needs reliable supplies of off-site power for cooling purposes,

Radiation levels have not increased, Zelenskyy and the U.N. atomic agency said. Russian officials made no immediate comment, and it was not possible to independently confirm Ukraine’s claim of Russian responsibility.