Russian troops leaving town near occupied nuclear plant, says Kyiv.

Evacuation Underway as Situation at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Becomes “Potentially Dangerous”

Russian Forces Evacuating Residents from Town Near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

The head of the UN’s nuclear power watchdog has issued a warning that the situation around Europe’s largest nuclear power station, Zaporizhzhia, has become “potentially dangerous.” Both sides in the Russia-Ukraine conflict have accused each other of shelling the plant, and efforts to secure a safety zone around it have failed.

Now, the Ukrainian military has reported that Russian forces are evacuating residents from the town that serves the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. The move comes ahead of an expected counteroffensive by Ukraine to retake Moscow-held territory, including the Zaporizhzhia region.

Evacuation Details

According to Ukraine’s General staff, Russian forces are evacuating local Russian passport holders to the port city of Berdyansk and the town of Prymorsk, both on the coast of the Sea of Azov. “The first to be evacuated are those who accepted Russian citizenship in the first months of the occupation,” the statement said.

Reuters has not been able to independently verify the reports.

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