A satellite image shows the naval facilities in an illustration photo Vantor/Handout via REUTERS A satellite image shows naval facilities in Bushehr, Iran, February 27, 2026, before reported airstrikes and a before a reported capsized ship. Vantor/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO.
Russia began evacuating 198 employees from the Bushehr nuclear plant in Iran on Saturday, following a new strike on the plant's area earlier in the day, according to Alexei Likhachev, director general of Rosatom, who spoke to Russian media.
"The main wave of evacuation of Rosatom employees from Iran began today as planned," Likhachev told Russian journalists, according to the Tass news agency, emphasizing that buses carrying "198 people" departed "about 20 minutes after" the strike on the nuclear plant area.
Russia began evacuating 198 employees from the Bushehr nuclear plant in Iran on Saturday, following a new strike on the plant's area earlier in the day, according to Alexei Likhachev, director general of Rosatom, who spoke to Russian media.
"The main wave of evacuation of Rosatom employees from Iran began today as planned," Likhachev told Russian journalists, according to the Tass news agency, emphasizing that buses carrying "198 people" departed "about 20 minutes after" the strike on the nuclear plant area.
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