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Ukraine asks IAEA to rebut Russia's 'dirty bomb' claims

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba appealed to the U.N. nuclear watchdog to debunk Moscow’s claims Kyvi plans to use so-called dirty bombs.

One of the apartment buildings in Borodyanka, Ukraine, all but destroyed by artillery strikes from Russia's invasion
One of the apartment buildings in Borodyanka, Ukraine, all but destroyed by artillery strikes from Russia's invasion (AN/U.S. Embassy Kyiv Ukraine)

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba asked for experts from the U.N. nuclear watchdog to debunk Moscow's claims that Kyvi plans to use so-called dirty bombs against Russia's military.

The move is an attempt to defuse the possibility of the Kremlin using a pretext to escalate its war in Ukraine. Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has claimed that Ukraine may use a dirty bomb, built from a mixture of explosives and radioactive material to cause contamination within a relatively small area.

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