Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency visited two sites in Ukraine today, Tuesday, in response to a request from Kyiv. Russia had identified the facilities and accused Ukrainian authorities of preparing to launch “dirty bombs.”
Raphael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, stated that inspections to find evidence of the so -called “dirty bomb” at the request of Kyiv, will be completed soon.
President Vladimir Putin and other important figures in Russia have accused Ukraine of producing such explosive devices that disperse radioactive waste.
The Russians also added that the Ukrainians plan to look the alleged bomb as if it was Russia.
In a letter to the UN Security Council last week, Vasily Nippinsia, the Russian ambassador there, said that a mining business and a nuclear research facility in Ukraine “got direct orders from the dictatorship (Ukrainian President Voludmirir) Zellinski to construct such a dirty bomb.”
The Ukrainian government, for its part, denied that Moscow was trying to use its preparations to explode a dirty bomb as an excuse to justify further escalation of hostilities.
It is noteworthy that since the beginning of the Russian military assault on Ukrainian territory on February 24, concerns about the potential for unintended consequences have grown internationally, particularly given the Kremlin’s repeated threats to use nuclear weapons in response to any threat.
A UN team examines two Ukrainian sites in search of a dirty bomb.
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