As inspectors leave Ukraine's nuclear plant, the mayor of a nearby town has high hopes

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The mayor of the town closest to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant says he hopes the Russian forces now controlling the complex will move out, following an inspection by the United Nations nuclear watchdog.

Dmytro Orlov, mayor of Enerhodar, which sits less than 2 miles from Europe's largest power plant, says the occupying Russian forces have been using the plant as a fortress and a staging ground to shell local residents.

"I only hope that the international experts will be able to assess and take appropriate decisions in order to protect the whole world from the disaster," he tells NPR in an interview from Zaporizhzhia City. Orlov had to leave Enerhodar weeks ago for his safety, a spokesperson says.