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Russian Foreign Minister: The use of " dirty bomb " has been in the Ukrainian plan
According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, several senior Russian officials accused Ukraine of threatening to use "dirty bombs". "Dirty bomb", also known as radioactive bomb, is a weapon that spreads radioactive material on a large scale.
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said on the 424th that Russia has specific information about Ukraine's relevant scientific institutions that manufacture "dirty bombs". Russia has repeatedly checked through various relevant channels, which is not a kind of suspicion out of thin air. Russia has sufficient reason to believe that the use of "dirty bomb" is already in Ukraine's plan . Lavrov said that the UN Security Council will discuss issues related to Ukraine's possible use of "dirty bombs" to provoke.
Kirillov, commander of the Russian Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Forces, said that the "dirty bomb" is a container containing radioactive isotope and explosives. If Ukraine detonates a "dirty bomb", radioactive isotopes will spread in the atmosphere to a distance of of 1500 kilometers, and may cover Polish , thereby causing radioactive pollution to in large areas. Kirillov said that Russian troops have now entered a standby state to perform their missions in a radioactively contaminated environment. Kirillov also said that Ukraine hopes to intimidate local residents through "dirty bombs", increase the flow of refugees to Europe, and create the impression that Russia is a nuclear terrorist.
Ukraine has repeatedly denied the allegations of Russia. On 524, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kureba said that he had officially invited International Atomic Energy Agency to to immediately send experts to Ukraine to verify the false accusations that Russia has called Ukraine's "dirty bomb" development.
Zelensky held a meeting to discuss the impact of Ukrainian energy facilities attack
Ukrainian President Zelensky held a meeting of the Supreme Command on the 24th local time to focus on the recovery of energy facilities after they were attacked. Zelensky heard a report on the status quo of the frontline at the meeting.
Zelensky stressed that he is currently doing his best to ensure the security of energy infrastructure.
