Recent attacks on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant are violating one of the principles that were agreed to reduce risks for the plant’s safety, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi said at a UN Security Council meeting.

“Over the past 10 days the first of these principles has been violated repeatedly in what marks a step change, increase in risk to nuclear safety and security at the plant,” he said.

Grossi reminded the Security Council that last year he outlined the principles of ensuring safety at the ZNPP to avert the danger of a nuclear incident and called on Russian and Ukraine to observe them. He said UN Security Council members and Ukraine “clearly supported” these principles.