A Russian military official on Monday said that Russia is preparing its forces to work under “radioactive contamination” as Moscow is accusing Ukraine of planning to use a munition mixed with nuclear material, known as a dirty bomb.
Ukraine and its Western backers have strongly denied the Russian accusation, but the Russians continue to warn of the potential use of a dirty bomb and plan to bring the issue to the UN.
Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the chief of Russia’s radiation, chemical, and biological defense troops, claimed that Ukraine could use a dirty bomb and accuse Russia of detonating a low-yield nuclear weapon.
Kirillov said that “work has been organized by the ministry of defense to counter possible provocations from the Ukrainian side: forces and resources have been put in readiness to perform tasks in conditions of radioactive contamination.”
On Sunday, the US, Britain, and France issued a joint statement accusing Russia of making false claims about Ukraine’s potential use of a dirty bomb. The three countries said the claims were “transparently false allegations” and suggested it was a “pretext” for Russia to escalate its war in Ukraine.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hit back at the Western countries. “The unfounded denials of our Western colleagues, saying all this is fiction and that Russia itself plans to do something similar in order to later blame the Zelensky regime — this is not a serious conversation,” he said.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley spoke with his Russian counterpart on Monday for the first time since May. According to the Russian news agency RIA, the two military leaders discussed Moscow’s dirty bomb allegations.
Can’t provide sleeping bags to men in front and preparing troops for fighting within a contaminated zone…
There is an iodine shortage.
Do they have the gear to protect themselves? I mean if they don’t have cold weather gear, as some commenters suggest, how could they possibly have anything as complex as something that can protect them from radioactive contamination?
US (CIA) and Britain (MH6) have staged numerous False Flag incidents over the years, particularly in Syria they had the White Helmets staging gas attacks on civilians and blaming Assad for it.
Ah, the inevitable “false flag theories”… From my own experience and knowledge, it’s worth considering….
Russian dirty tricks as usual. I’m pretty sure when they held that call and Shoigu told them about the dirty bomb, all Westerners looked at each other and said, “Hmm, the Russians are going to place a dirty bomb in Kherson.”
It’s not hard to figure the Kremlin out.
Well, apparently not hard for you! You should apply to be on Blinken’s team. He is looking for people of your caliber, surely 😉
And today, Biden warned Russia not to use tactical nuclear weapons! Is this not the case of this gentleman protesting too much?
While dirty bomb is not hard to make, and would not be hard to smuggle to whatever location — the purpose of its detonating is not to create a panic, The purpose is to create a narrative — that Russia used tactical nuclear bomb.
And if someone points out that the bomb is not exactly potent enough to make it tactical nuclear weapon, I can already see CNN headline — Ruusia is just stupid and incompetent, but still a tactical nuke.
There is a UN SC hearing on Russia’s claim of dirty bomb. Evidence will be presented, No chance of that being reported on.
Something must have happened that in the middle of UK political chaos made Wallace fly to Washington. Then made SecDef Austen call Ruussia’s Shougu, then Shougu calling Turkey, France and England, then Shougu returning call to US SecDef.
There must be a reasin Kherson evacuatecd civilians. And not allowing anyone back in. It is possible that the device is already in. The easiest emeay was to get into Donbas and use their car registration to travel withi Russia cintrolled territory. If anything, the recent sabotage has proven to be reckless and with one objective — high anti-Russia impact.
The problem is —“ Ukraine is winning” narrative has been repeated over and over till it has become a truth among politicians and in media. Diversions are needed to keep media distracted from Ukraine’s losses., and buying time for next distraction.
UK in particular should not be too exposed, so I doubt that in today’s climate will want trouble. It has energy prices up 80%, and many items in grocery stores up 100%.
It has a standing army of 80,000, and cannot afford even that. It is one quarter of the size of Erithrea’s. It could not defend Faukland Islands today. But it has just elected a Prime Minister, a banker, richer than England’s royal family.
It would be foolish for the Russians not to make their concerns public. After all, this was all Biden was doing up to and immediately following February 2022.
Radioactive material has fingerprints that are so specific they can tell which reactor it came from.