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Ukraine mounts attacks in Kherson; U.N. inspectors head to nuclear plant

Updated August 29, 2022 at 5:45 p.m. EDT|Published August 29, 2022 at 9:10 a.m. EDT
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Mariano Grossi, center, tweeted a picture on Aug. 29 saying a team will soon visit Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. (@rafaelmgrossi/AFP)
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Ukrainian officials said Monday that new attacks on Russian forces in the Kherson region were underway, potentially signaling the start of an offensive to recapture occupied territory.

Ukrainian officials have signaled for weeks that their forces would mount a counterattack in the south, including near the regional capital of Kherson, which was the first strategic city seized by the invading Russians.