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We have just asked for a possibility of creation of a dirty bomb in Ukraine by Ukrainian authorities. We think it is a very serious threat. Ukraine has the capacity and all the reasons to do so, because we know that firstly, Zelensky’s regime wants to avoid defeat and secondly, it wants to involve NATO in a direct clash with Russia, which is very dangerous but profitable for Zelensky’s regime to remain in power.
We indicated that a dirty bomb is not a sophisticated device. It is a shell with some radioactive waste, and it is very difficult to detect activities that create such dirty bombs. But we have information that we shared both in the letter that we sent yesterday and also in telephone conversations of our Minister of Defence and his counterparts from several countries.
There are at least two facilities that have appropriate scientific knowledge for creating dirty bombs.
We know it and we shared it in our telephone conversations with counterparts who have the necessary level of clearance I would say.
So those who wanted to understand that the threat was serious – they had all the possibilities to understand it. Those who want to reject it as Russian propaganda will do it anyway, so we are not very much worried about this.
Speaking about allegations, I can also refer you to the situation with Zaporozhye NPP. It is an open secret that Ukraine is shelling the ZNPP, because we have absolutely no reason to shell the plant where we are present. So if Ukrainians are shelling the plant in front of the whole international community, creating a danger of a nuclear provocation. So why wouldn’t they create a dirty bomb? It’s the same logic.
Of course, Western countries are mostly saying that this is all Russian propaganda, that we think it out. But we are quite satisfied, because we raised their awareness of this fact.
If this all does not happen, I do not mind people saying that Russia is crying wolf, because we are speaking about a terrible disaster that might potentially threaten the whole Earth. So the price is rather low – just several accusations.
We enumerated several these labs in Ukraine that supposedly make the dirty bomb in the letter, but if you want, it is the Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology, and Institute for Nuclear research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine located in Kiev.
Earlier on Tuesday, in a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the Russian mission’s head, Vassily Nebenzia, said that Moscow would consider the use of a ‘dirty bomb’ by Ukraine “an act of nuclear terrorism.”
“No special skills or professional knowledge are necessary for making the so-called dirty bomb. It can be home-made, on the condition of having the necessary components at one’s disposal,” said Russia’s former permanent representative to the European Union and current first deputy chair of the Federation Council’s Defence and Security Committee Vladimir Chizhov.
“Unlike classical nuclear weapons, a dirty bomb has never been used in practice anywhere in the world. And I think it is a good opportunity to think about the potential dangers of the first attempt to use it,” the Russian senator added.
On Monday, Russian Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops head Igor Kirillov said during a briefing that the Russian Defence Ministry has made its forces ready to operate “in radioactive contamination conditions,” because it has information about Kiev’s readiness to use a “dirty bomb.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also said about the “dirty bomb” threat, adding that Russia will raise this issue at the UN Security Council level.
Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu had phone calls with his counterparts from the US, the UK, Turkey and France, warning them about this threat from Ukraine.
However, Washington, London and Paris claimed that they do not believe the Russian
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