Russia-Ukraine war latest news: 1m refugees have fled since invasion; Russian controls imposed in Kherson, says mayor – live




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1 million people have fled Ukraine, UN refugee agency says




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Russian forces surround Ukraine’s biggest nuclear plant, sparking UN concerns

The UN nuclear watchdog has voiced concern after Russian forces claimed to have surrounded Ukraine’s biggest atomic plant, and called for its workers to be left alone to do their jobs.

Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said the Russian government had informed the agency that its troops had taken control of the area around the Zaporizhzhia plant in south-eastern Ukraine, the second biggest in Europe, housing six of the country’s 15 reactors.

In their letter to the IAEA, Russian officials insisted that Ukrainian staff at the plant were continuing to “work on providing nuclear safety and monitoring radiation in normal mode of operation”.

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source: theguardian.com