Russia Evacuates Nuclear Plant and Surrounding Areas Amid Tensions with Ukraine

Russian authorities controlling the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine are preparing to evacuate around 3,100 staff from areas in and around the facility, the head of Ukraine’s nuclear operator said. The plant pullout is being planned as occupying Russian authorities evacuate civilians from communities around the facility, the largest of its kind in Europe, in advance of a potential Ukrainian offensive in the south. The situation is becoming “unpredictable and potentially dangerous,” the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog warned during the weekend.