Russian forces have evacuated the Ukrainian city of Slavutych, home to workers at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, after completing their inspection work, the mayor said early Monday. On Saturday, the regional governor of Kiev said Russian forces had taken control of the city just outside the no-fly zone around Chernobyl, the site of the worst nuclear disaster in the world in 1986, where Ukrainian personnel still operate the plant. . “They have completed the work they intended to do,” Yuri Fomicev, the mayor of the northern city, said in an online video post. “They examined the city, today they finished and left the city. They do not exist in the city at the moment “. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. Fomichev, sitting in front of two small flags of the European Union and Ukraine, added that he worked and did not cooperate with the Russians. Last week, the governor, Oleksandr Pavlyuk, said Russian forces had abducted the mayor. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which it calls a “special military operation,” has devastated several Ukrainian cities, sparked a major humanitarian crisis and displaced some 10 million people, almost a quarter of the population. The Morning and Afternoon Newsletters are compiled by Globe editors, giving you a brief overview of the day’s most important headlines. Register today.
