Kozan described the Russian accusation against Ukraine over the "dirty bomb" as a new way by Moscow to create media conflict so that Kyiv could accuse Russia of things that Russia itself will do, stressing that it is impossible for Ukraine to use any kind of nuclear weapons for military purposes, or any harmful weapons on its territory. And it is dealing with the International Atomic Energy Agency and with experts to make sure that there are no indications in this direction.
The commander of the radiological, chemical and biological protection forces of the Russian Defense Ministry, Igor Kirillov, said that his country had information about Kyiv's planning to use a "dirty bomb", and that it was in the final stage of its creation.
Kirillov also announced putting equipment and forces on alert.
And the Ukrainian guest - in his speech to an episode of the program "Beyond the News" (10/24/2022), considered that the Russian accusation also aims to pressure Kyiv to stop the progress of its army on the battlefield and to get it to sit at the negotiating table, stressing that Ukraine will not succumb to those It will not accept negotiations and will continue to fight until the Russians leave its territory.
The United States, Britain and France described - in a joint statement today - Moscow's accusations against Ukraine about the "dirty bomb" as false, and the statement said that these allegations are only a "pretext for escalation," and the three countries pledged to continue supporting Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of what it describes as aggression. Russian.
On the other hand, the Russian military and strategic expert, Pavel Felgenhauer, indicated that Russian officials confirm the presence of radioactive materials in Ukraine, and that there are a lot of nuclear generators and nuclear waste that can be the basis for making dirty bombs, as well as that Ukraine has scientists who can make a "bomb." dirty” in scientific institutions.
For his part, he accused the Ukrainian side of the possibility of using the "dirty bomb" and then said that Russia had used it, noting that Moscow would not accept any investigations by the Atomic Energy Agency in this regard, because they would be unreliable.
He also said that his country wants to reach peaceful negotiations with the Ukrainian side and a ceasefire.
The "dirty bomb" was used in Iraq and Gaza
As for the military and strategic expert, Major General Fayez Al-Duwairi, he downplayed the possibility of using the "dirty bomb" during Russia's war on Ukraine, even if it happened in a very limited way in order to deliver messages only, stressing that the use of these bombs happened before in "Desert Storm" and in The airport battle in 2003 in Baghdad and the battle of Fallujah in 2004, and in the Gaza Strip and the Balkans, and he said that its impact has a material, destructive dimension and a dimension related to psychological warfare, but it is an effect that is not comparable to conventional weapons.
Al-Duwairi indicated that the upper hand in the field is the Ukrainian army and therefore will not use the "dirty bomb", which he described as the radioactive device, and that the possible Russian use of it will be linked to the Russian nuclear doctrine, saying that Russia was accusing the Syrian opposition of preparing to use chemical weapons and then the Syrian regime used them.