Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Faces Worker Shortage Amid Russian Evacuation Plans

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Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Faces Worker Shortage Amid Russian Evacuation Plans
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Russia is planning to evacuate over 3,000 workers from the town serving the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, leading to a "catastrophic lack" of personnel, according to Ukraine's state-owned Energoatom. The Russian-held nuclear station has become "potentially dangerous" after Moscow-installed officials began evacuating people from nearby areas. Ukraine is expected to launch a counteroffensive to push back Russian forces, and retaking the whole of the Zaporizhzhia region is one of its aims.

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