The essence of the threat
✔️ RF Ministry of Defense: Kiev plans to accuse Russia of using tactical nuclear weapons
✔️ The Institute for Nuclear Research in Kiev and the East Mining and Processing Plant in the Zheltyye Vody city are engaged in preparation, Ukraine plans to detonate a low-power nuclear warhead
✔️ The incident will be camouflaged under an extraordinary effect of Russian low-power nuclear warhead with highly enriched uranium
✔️ Russia considers the threat of Kiev «dirty bomb» real, despite the mistrust of Western countries. Lavrov stressed that the suspicion is serious and justified, rechecked through several channels.
Negotiations with the West
✔️ On October 23, Shoigu told about the provocation planned by Kiev to the defense ministers of the United States, Great Britain, France and Turkey. He spoke to Austin twice in the past week.
✔️ The United States noted that they do not believe (https://t.me/ConflictChronicles/4774) the Russian warnings, and «world would see through any attempt to use this allegation as a pretext for escalation.»
✔️ The defense ministers of the US, UK and France later negotiated with each other and declared: «Our countries made clear that we all reject Russia’s transparently false allegations that Ukraine is preparing to use a dirty bomb on its own territory.»
✔️ At the same time, Lavrov pointed out that public statements by Western countries still do not mean a frivolous attitude to information.
Actions
- Russia reported about the upcoming Ukrainian provocation in international structures, including the UN. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation is ready to give explanations.
- Moscow sent a letter to the UN Secretary General and urges him to prevent provocations with a «dirty bomb».
- The representative of the UN Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric, urged to avoid escalation, since «there is no way to know for sure whether it is true or not.»
- Ukraine urged to send IAEA experts to its facilities.