More than 1,600 evacuated from Zaporizhzhia nuclear-plant areas
Around 1,679 people including 660 children have been evacuated in areas near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Moscow-installed officials said late Sunday night (7 May).
On Saturday, the head of U.N. nuclear power watchdog warned that the situation surrounding the plant had become "potentially hazardous", as officials from Moscow began to evacuate people from the nearby areas.
Ukraine is expected soon to launch a counteroffensive, which has been eagerly anticipated, to retake territory held by Russia. This includes the Zaporizhzhia area.
Berdiansk, a port city in south-eastern Ukraine on the Sea of Azov coast has been occupied since February 2022 when Moscow invaded Ukraine.
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