Briefing On Ukrainian Dirty Bomb By Russian Chemical Defense Chief Igor Kirillov

aftershock |  The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has information about the Kyiv regime planning a provocation related to the detonation of the so-called "dirty bomb" or low-yield nuclear weapons.

The purpose of the provocation is to accuse Russia of using weapons of mass destruction in the Ukrainian theater of operations and thereby launch a powerful anti-Russian campaign in the world aimed at undermining confidence in Moscow.

Recall that at the Munich Security Conference on February 19 this year. President Zelensky announced his intention to restore the nuclear status of Ukraine.

It should also be noted that during the course of the special military operation, Zelensky repeatedly called on NATO countries to strike at the Russian Federation. QUOTE: “What should NATO do? Preemptive strikes so they know what will happen to them if they use it. And not vice versa - wait for Russia's nuclear strikes ... ".

More recently, on October 22, in an interview with Canadian TV channels, Zelensky called on the world to strike at the Kremlin if Russia strikes at the “decision-making center” on Bankova Street, where the Office of the President of Ukraine is located.

I would like to recall the likelihood of a complex radiation situation that may develop around the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe.

From February 24 to the present, the territory of the Zaporozhye power plant has been subjected to 39 fire strikes by the armed forces of Ukraine, 10 of them using unmanned aerial vehicles and 29 using various artillery systems.

At first, the shelling of the station by the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not cause concern among the world community, since, according to the conclusion of a number of American experts, the risk of radiation spread when large-caliber artillery shells hit spent nuclear fuel containers would be insignificant, and nuclear reactors withstand the fall of a civilian aircraft.

However, the forecast of the development of the radiation situation carried out by our specialists, subsequently confirmed by relevant European scientific organizations, showed that the release of radioactive substances would affect almost all of Europe.

In addition, despite the visit of the IAEA Director General Grossi, the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not stop attempts to seize the station by sabotage. So, on September 1, 15 and 30, as well as on October 17, special units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to land troops across the Kakhovka reservoir and take control of the nuclear power plant.

According to the information we have, two organizations in Ukraine have specific instructions to create the so-called "dirty bomb". The works are at the final stage.

In addition, we have information about the contacts of the office of the President of Ukraine with representatives of the UK on the issue of possible obtaining technology for creating nuclear weapons.

For this, Ukraine has an appropriate production base and scientific potential.

So, in Ukraine there are nuclear industry enterprises that have stocks of radioactive substances that can be used to create a "dirty bomb" - these are three operating nuclear power plants: South-Ukrainian, Khmelnitsky and Rivne with 9 pools of spent nuclear fuel, which contain up to one and a half thousand tons of uranium oxide enriched to 1.5%.

At the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant with storage facilities for radioactive waste, 22,000 spent fuel assemblies containing uranium-238 are stored, as well as products associated with operation - uranium-235 and plutonium-239, which are the main component of the nuclear charge.

At the recently created enterprise for the processing of radioactive waste "Vector", at the Prydneprovsky chemical plant, at the disposal sites for radioactive waste "Buryakovka", "Podlesny", "Rossokha" can accommodate more than 50 thousand cubic meters. m. of radioactive waste, which can also be used as components for a "dirty bomb".

In addition, the Vostochny Mining and Processing Plant produces uranium ore at two mines out of three with a capacity of up to 1 thousand tons per year.

It should also be emphasized that there is a scientific base in Ukraine - this is the Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology, whose scientists took part in the nuclear program of the USSR, where various experimental facilities are currently operating, including the Uragan thermonuclear facilities, as well as the Institute for Nuclear Research at the National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv, where research is being carried out at the WWR-M reactor using high-level radioactive materials.

I want to remind you that a "dirty bomb" is a container with radioactive isotopes and an explosive charge. When the charge is detonated, the container is destroyed, and the radioactive substance is sprayed by a shock wave, while creating radioactive contamination of the area over large areas, and can also lead to radiation sickness.

As a radioactive substance, uranium oxide can be used, which is in the composition of spent fuel elements stored in spent nuclear fuel storage facilities and spent fuel pools of nuclear power plants. In addition, radioactive substances from the spent nuclear fuel storage facilities of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant can be used.

According to the plans of the Kyiv regime, the explosion of such a munition can be disguised as an abnormal operation of a low-yield Russian nuclear munition, in which highly enriched uranium is used as a charge. The presence of radioactive isotopes in the air will later be recorded by the sensors of the International Monitoring System installed in Europe, with the subsequent accusation of the Russian Federation of using tactical nuclear weapons.

It is worth noting that similar information warfare technologies have already been used by the West in Syria, when the White Helmets filmed propaganda videos there about the use of chemical weapons by government forces.

One of the most resonant and widely replicated episodes is the provocation organized by the specified non-governmental organization on April 4, 2017 in the city of Khan Sheikhoun.

Pay your attention to the photo in which people taking soil samples are without personal protective equipment. But it doesn't seem to bother anyone! Especially those who made the decision to use a missile attack on the territory of a sovereign country - Syria.

The Americans, using this provocation as a pretext, without waiting for the beginning of the investigation and, moreover, the decision of the UN Security Council, launched a missile attack on the Shayrat airbase, grossly violating the norms of international law.

It is highly likely that a similar scenario will be used in this case as well.

The detonation of a radiological explosive device will inevitably lead to radioactive contamination of the area over an area of ​​up to several thousand square meters.

Thus, in Ukraine there is a motive for the use of a "dirty bomb", as well as the scientific, technical and industrial potential for its creation.

As a result of the “dirty bomb” provocation, Ukraine expects to intimidate the local population, increase the flow of refugees across Europe and expose the Russian Federation as a nuclear terrorist.

The Ministry of Defense has organized work to counter possible provocations from Ukraine: forces and means have been put in readiness to perform tasks in conditions of radioactive contamination.