All we know as radioactive Russian drone sparks cancer fears – ‘be careful’
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The wreckage of a radioactive Russian drone was found to be emitting dangerously high radiation levels due to depleted uranium, the Security Service of Ukraine has claimed
The fragments were found to contain uranium(Image: Security Service of Ukraine)
Need to know: putin’s radioactive drone horror as russia fires uranium weapon at ukraine
- Putin’s forces have fired a radioactive drone containing deadly uranium at Ukraine in a terrifying escalation of the war.
- Ukrainian security services discovered the horrifying weapon after analysing wreckage from a strike on Chernihiv Oblast last month. Tests revealed dangerous levels of uranium-235 and uranium-238 in fragments of the Iranian-designed Geran-2 kamikaze drone.
- The radioactive debris was emitting gamma radiation at 12 microsieverts per hour – up to 100 times higher than normal background levels. Ukrainian defence forces had to treat the fragments on location before transporting them to a radioactive waste facility.
- Officials are now warning civilians to stay well clear of any drone wreckage they find. “Given the toxicity and radioactivity of depleted uranium, we urge citizens to be especially careful if they find wreckage of UAVs, missiles, or other ammunition,” the Security Service of Ukraine warned.
- The greatest danger comes from radioactive dust particles that can cause cancer and other deadly diseases. Long-term exposure to such wreckage could lead to radiation sickness.
- Ukraine has launched an investigation into whether using radioactive uranium in weapons constitutes a war crime.
- READ THE FULL STORY: Ukrainians discover terrifying ‘radioactive Russian drone that could cause cancer’
