TonyV3112/Shutterstock Save for later Print Download Share LinkedIn Twitter Russia's announced plans to pursue a referendum to secure support for its ultimate control of the Zaporozhye region is complicating the issue of a visit by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors to the region's nuclear power plant, which has been under Russian control since early March. Activity at the plant is obscured by the fog of war, but multiple media reports alongside Ukrainian statements portray a plant not only under siege but one that has become a de facto military base, with growing amounts of military hardware.
