The information was released by the director of that United Nations agency, Rafael Grossi, who stressed that the objective was to monitor the situation at the site to avoid any type of damage to the facilities.

In Chernobyl, the worst civil nuclear accident in world history occurred in 1986, in the then Soviet Union.

The former plant is located in what is currently an exclusion zone due to the radioactivity still present, and includes decommissioned reactors and facilities that hold radioactive waste. According to information from the IAEA, the experts will constantly report on the safety of the plant and provide technical assistance if necessary.

The organization has already deployed specialists to three other nuclear facilities in the region including Zaporizhia, currently under Russian control.

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