Article 5XQPP UN nuclear watchdog to head mission to Chernobyl as Russians withdraw from site

UN nuclear watchdog to head mission to Chernobyl as Russians withdraw from site

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Jon Henley
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Russians leaving Chernobyl have taken Ukraine soldiers with them, say officials

The head of the UN atomic watchdog has said he aims to lead a mission to Chernobyl as soon as possible, after Russian troops were reported to have largely withdrawn from the decommissioned nuclear power station.

Rafael Grossi tweeted on Friday that he would head an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) assistance and support" mission to the highly contaminated site of the world's worst nuclear accident in the first of a series of such visits to Ukrainian nuclear plants.

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