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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Luke Harding in Kyiv

Russia reducing its presence at nuclear plant, says Ukraine

Rescue workers and police officers attend anti-radiation drills in case of an emergency situation at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
Rescue workers and police officers attend anti-radiation drills in case of an emergency situation at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Photograph: Reuters

Russia is reducing its presence at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Ukraine’s military intelligence directorate (GUR) has claimed, with staff told to relocate to Crimea and military patrols scaled back.

The agency’s chief, Kyrylo Budanov, has alleged Moscow has approved a plan to blow up the station and has mined four out of six power units, as well as a cooling pond. Last week Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said Russia was plotting a “terrorist attack”.

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