The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was severely affected by military action, and the priority now is to stop the bombing and ensure the power plant's reactors don't stop, Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said at a news conference on Monday.

Both Ukraine and Russia are engaging with the IAEA and are interested in the proposal that a protection zone be created around the power plant, he said.