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Radiation Exposure Reported Near Russian Colony

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A UN special commission has been unable to investigate a video showing a strike on a colony in Yelenivka, Donetsk Oblast, due to Moscow's refusal to allow international experts access. A witness reported radiation levels near a camp reached 4 roentgens per hour on a dosimeter.

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Sources · 7 independent

Radio Svoboda UA

“відео обстріла колонії в окупованому Росії поселки Єленивка Донецької області так і залишилося нераслідованим спеціальною комісією ООН, поскольку Москва не допустила міжнародних експертів.”

Radio Svoboda UA

“і осталось нераследованим спеціалною комісією ООН, поскольку Москва не допустила міжнародних експертів.”

Radio Svoboda

“обстрела колонии в оккупированном России поселки Еленов к Донецкой области, так и остался нерасследованным специальной комиссии ООН, поскольку Москва не допустила”

Komsomolskaya Pravda

“максимально, которое я видел на дозиметре, это окружающие среды, в районе нашего лагеря это было 4 рентген в час”

BBC Radio 4

“the very radioactive bit. The roof blows off and it's now exposed to the atmosphere, which means there is a plume, a cloud of toxic radioactive debris goes up into the atmosphere and actually gets as far as Canada.”

Komsomolskaya Pravda

“the next day it showed one and a half roentgens, and as if more readings in the area of our camp it was 4 roentgens per hour, and they left 0.1 for the day.”

BBC Radio 4

“engineers working there, the people that are designed, even though they're getting exposed to this radiation. But on a bigger level, they also didn't tell the rest of the world”

BBC WS backup

“The biggest problem about getting a conclusive number is there's no comprehensive long term study at the time. So with radiation, if you get a big dose, you will die quite quickly.”

BBC Radio 4

“Other organisations have put the number. much, much higher, but we don't have a final conclusive number because those studies just weren't.”

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