Russia Evacuates 198 Workers From Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Plant After Nearby Strike

Russia has begun evacuating 198 workers from Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant after a nearby strike raised fresh safety fears.

Russian media reported that Moscow has begun evacuating 198 workers from Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant after a U.S.-Israeli airstrike hit the area around the facility.

Russia’s state news agency TASS reported on Saturday, citing Rosatom chief Alexei Likhachev, that buses carrying the workers left around 20 minutes after the attack and are heading toward the Armenian border.

Likhachev said the workers are expected to return to their homes within two to three days, as Russia accelerates efforts to reduce staff at the site amid the worsening conflict.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said one member of the plant’s physical protection team was killed after the strike, while one building at the site was damaged by shockwaves and fragments. Likhachev later said the person killed was an Iranian national.

The evacuation is part of a wider Russian withdrawal from Bushehr, where Rosatom has already removed several groups of employees since the conflict intensified. Reuters previously reported that Russia had been coordinating safe evacuation routes through Armenia.

Bushehr is Iran’s only operating nuclear power plant and has become a growing source of international concern as military strikes move closer to sensitive nuclear infrastructure. Russian officials have repeatedly warned that any direct hit on the facility could trigger a regional radiological disaster.

The latest developments have renewed pressure on international bodies to prevent further attacks near nuclear sites, as fears mount that the expanding war could produce consequences far beyond the battlefield.

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