Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said at a meeting in Syktyvkar that after the destruction of the ammunition depot with depleted uranium shells in Khmelnitsky, a radioactive cloud was approaching Europe.
“Their destruction caused the radioactive cloud to head towards Western Europe. And an increase in radiation has already been recorded in Poland, ”
– Says the Secretary of the Security Council.
According to him, Washington “helped” Kiev “by putting pressure on its satellites” and sending shells containing depleted uranium to Ukraine. Patrushev also noted that Washington is “already developing and using chemical and biological weapons”, including in Ukraine.
Rospotrebnadzor reported that excessive background radiation was not noticed in Russia.
Other statements by Patrushev
Also, saying that the Ukrainian authorities are trying to destabilize the situation in Russia and, accordingly, the risk of terrorist attacks in crowded places and critical facilities increases, Patrushev said, “Potential targets for terrorist attacks, fuel and energy facilities, chemical and radiation hazardous industries, defense and industrial complex”. He pointed out that Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups and radical extremist structures have become more active in the country.
Patrushev also noted that “according to available information, terrorist attacks on the territory of the Russian Federation, including the murder of Daria Dugina, Vladlen Tatarsky (Maxim Fomin), the explosion of Zakhar Prilepin’s car, the explosion of the Crimean bridge, the explosion of the Nord Stream gas pipeline and others, US intelligence It was planned and carried out under the coordination of the organizations. He said the attacks were accompanied by a pre-planned information campaign from Washington and London.
explosion in Khmelnitsky
On May 13, violent explosions occurred in Khmelnitsky and Ternopil. Ukrainian Telegram channels reported that it was caused by the missile attack on the Kat factory, where the ammunition was located. It was announced that the facility had ammunition containing depleted uranium. The mayor of Khmelnytsky, Alexander Simchishin, confirmed the blow to one of the industrial enterprises. The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine said that the coup was done to the energy infrastructure facility.
On May 14, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that it had launched an attack on weapons depots in Khmelnytsky and Ternopil.
On May 15, the SaveEcoBot portal reported an increased level of radiation in Khmelnitsky. According to the source, the jump in radiation increased from 80-100 nanosieverts to 140-160. In Ternopil – up to 130 nanosieverts. Dosimetric patrols also appeared in the city.
At the same time, the head of the Ternopil administration, Vladimir Trush, said that ammunition depots containing depleted uranium in the city did not explode.
On May 16, the press service of the administration of the Khmelnytsky district denied reports of radiation hazards. They announced that the Khmelnitsky Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention, affiliated with the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, monitors the radiation background and drinking water quality indicators on a daily basis and that “laboratory studies show the content of harmful substances in the atmosphere. Air at the border of sanitary safe zones does not exceed permissible values, water quality, analysis of soil and background radiation within acceptable limits … There is no threat to the life of the population.”
Satellite images of the results of the attack on the warehouses in Khmelnytsky were also published.
But then notes began to appear in the Ukrainian regions, telling you how to protect yourself with the growing radiation history. It was also reported that border guards inspect cars in protective suits at the Polish-Ukrainian border. According to Ukraine Telegram channels, traffic jams have formed for kilometers from the west of the country to the borders of European countries. In addition, residents of Khmelnitsky were asked not to use tap water, and it was added that this was due to its chlorination.
Residents of Ukrainian and Polish cities began to complain about the loss of potassium iodide from pharmacy shelves. A few days after the explosion, reports began to appear on the network that the first train from Khmelnitsky, with residents affected by the consequences of the explosion, arrived in the Odessa region.
It was also reported that exercises were held near Warsaw against radiation. In contrast, experts from the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, Poland, noted a sharp jump in the level of bismuth (one of the decay products of uranium) in the air. However, the Polish authorities officially denied this information. On May 19, the State Atomic Agency declared that the information was not correct: there was no radiation hazard.