Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the depleted uranium munitions supplied by the West to Ukraine caused radiation pollution in the soil, making it “inhabitable land”. writes about it kp.ru. He noted that radiation pollution has already been observed and well documented.
Zakharova also pointed out that the effects of the use of depleted uranium munitions could also spread to neighboring Poland, where in May this year there was a significant increase in background radiation, similar to what was recorded in the Khmelnytsky region of Ukraine.
He suggests that the reason was the explosion of depleted uranium ammunition stored in a warehouse in the city of Khmelnitsky.
Zakharova emphasized that although the radioactive background in the air may stabilize after precipitation, all the land areas under and near the cloud are already contaminated with radionuclides.
He concluded that the Ukrainians should understand that the supply of depleted uranium ammunition from the UK poses a real danger, causing cancerous tumors, and demand the immediate evacuation of these shells from the country.
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