KYIV, Sept 23 – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said that Kyiv informed the IAEA about Russia's preparing strikes on critical nuclear energy facilities in Ukraine and called for a permanent expanded presence of missions at all relevant facilities.

"According to Ukrainian intelligence, the Kremlin is preparing strikes on critical nuclear energy facilities in Ukraine on the eve of winter. In particular, we are talking about open switchgear of nuclear power plants and transmission substations, which are critical for the safe operation of nuclear energy," said Sybiha on Telegram on Saturday.