A team of IAEA nuclear inspectors arrived in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia  ahead of a visit to a Russian-held nuclear power plant on the frontline, an AFP correspondent said.

A convoy of some 19 cars, among them at least 10 white vehicles with “UN” on the side, could be seen entering Zaporizhzhia just before 2:00 pm (1100 GMT), the correspondent said.

The 14-strong team led by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) left Kyiv during the morning.