Russia Evacuates Staff from Iranian Nuclear Plant
The staff from the Bushehr plant crossed into Armenia via the Nurduz-Agarak border crossing and boarded a special flight on Monday, according to officials.
Since the start of the US-Israeli offensive against Iran, a total of 509 Russian citizens have returned through Armenia. Moscow expressed its “deep gratitude” to Armenia for the safe evacuation of state-run Rosatom employees.
Earlier, the head of Rosatom, Alexey Likhachev, stated that most Russians at Bushehr had been successfully evacuated, with another evacuation wave planned for next week.
The evacuation began last month due to rising regional tensions following a joint US-Israeli offensive on February 28, which has reportedly killed over 1,400 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Iran has retaliated with drone and missile attacks targeting Israel, along with Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries hosting US military assets, while also restricting ship movements through the Strait of Hormuz.
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