MOSCOW, April 4, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Russia started a planned evacuation of 198workers from Iran's Bushehr atomic plant shortly after a US-Israeliprojectile hit near the facility, Russian state media said on Saturday. This was a third evacuation from the facility in southern Iran on the Gulfcoast, which was built with Moscow's help, with about 100 Russian staffremaining there by now. Thelatest attack on Saturday saw one person -- a guard at the facility --killed, but did not damage the plant itself, according to Iranian statemedia. The agency plans to keep only a skeleton staff at Bushehr amid the threat offurther strikes. The Russian foreign ministry slammed the "evil" US-Israeli attack and urged acessation of hostilities on Iranian nuclear facilities immediately.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha April 04, 2026 15:23 UTC