- Russia starts evacuating civilians from occupied areas in south-eastern Ukraine, including families with children from a town housing workers at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
- Russian officials accuse Ukraine of stepping up drone strikes on its territory and in Russian-occupied Crimea.
- The evacuations come amid preparations for a spring counteroffensive by Kyiv.
- The International Atomic Energy Agency expresses concern about the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
- Ukraine's air defences have recently been boosted with sophisticated surface-to-air missiles provided by Nato countries.
Russia starts partial evacuation from southern Ukraine
UN atomic agency concerned about safety as locals in town hosting nuclear power plant staff are moved out
Polina Ivanova
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