Russians seize town for Chernobyl workers - governor

Russian forces have taken control of Slavutych

Russian forces have taken control of Slavutych, the town housing workers for the defunct nuclear power plant of Chernobyl, Qazet.az reports according to the regional governor, Oleksandr Pavlyuk.

He posted a message on the Telegram saying Russian soldiers had seized the town's hospital and kidnapped the mayor.

Slavutych was built for the evacuated personnel of the Chernobyl plant after the 1986 disaster - the world's worst ever nuclear accident.

On Friday, the UN's nuclear watchdog warned that fighting in the town was stopping workers from travelling to and from the plant, which still houses several nuclear waste containment facilities.