The International Atomic Energy Agency said Russian troops risked causing an accident attempting to seize control of the Chernobyl nuclear plant.
Speaking during a visit to the plant on Tuesday, IAEA chief Rafael Mariano Grossi said despite the aversion of any compromises to the site, the situation was "not stable" so nuclear authorities had to "keep on alert."
But on the 36th anniversary of the meltdown at the nuclear plant, Grossi said the two were "completely different" situations.
Russian troops moved into the radiation-contaminated Chernobyl exclusion zone in February on their way toward the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and withdrew late last month as Russia switched its focus to fighting in eastern Ukraine.
The site is now back in Ukrainian hands and communications which were disrupted have been restored.
Grossi congratulated the workers at the power plant for mitigating potential risks during the occupation, including moments of power disruption.
Russian forces continue to hold a working nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, the Zaporizhzhia plant, where there was fighting nearby in early March which damaged its training facility.
With regards to the risks currently posed by the power plants in Ukraine, Grossi told reporters the problem was "not nuclear energy. The problem is the war."
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