Following the attack on the nuclear power plant in Iran, 198 Russians were sent towards the border with Armenia.

198 Russians were sent towards Armenia 20 minutes after the strike on Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant; they are expected to arrive in Russia within a few days.

As reported by the Caucasian Knot, 164 Bushehr NPP employees were evacuated from Iran through Armenia on March 27 and flown to Moscow. Since the escalation of tensions in the Middle East, 327 Russian citizens have been evacuated through Armenia.

Approximately 20 minutes after the strike on Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, buses carrying 198 Russian evacuees departed, Rosatom head Alexei Likhachev told reporters.

They are being transported toward Iran's border with Armenia. "It is planned that within 2.5-3 days, our comrades will safely cross almost the entirety of Iran and arrive home," Interfax quoted Likhachev as saying.

The Russians are scheduled to depart from Yerevan Airport, RBK reports. "We traditionally feel comfortable interacting with the Armenian government, as our comrades plan to leave the region from Yerevan Airport," RIA Novosti quotes Likhachev as saying. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) reported today that another strike hit the area near the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant. A shell landed near the plant, killing one of the station's security guards, but the main facilities were not damaged, TASS reports. Caucasian Knot has compiled materials on the impact of military action in Iran on the Caucasus on the thematic page "Iran: War Is Near." The "Caucasian Knot" also published a chronicle of the war in Iran.