radiation

Radiation-contaminated water from occupied territories may get into Azov Sea – PM Shmyhal

The prime minister says there were almost 1,200 sources of ionizing radiation in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

13:10, 25.05.2021

Donbas on verge of environmental disaster over toxic groundwaters in abandoned mines

The Ukrainian government has lost control of dozens of coal mines in the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions

18:40, 16.05.2021

Donbas facing environmental disaster but radiation levels within norm so far – minister

The Yunkom mine, the site of a Soviet nuclear test, must be studied by experts, while Russian invaders deny access.

23:45, 07.04.2021

Mystery illness of U.S. diplomats in Cuba, China likely caused by microwave radiation

Washington initially alleged "sonic attacks" had been launched against its embassy in Havana.

10:40, 07.12.2020

Lviv airport's border guards seize radioactive object (Photo)

The tool was en route to Latvia's capital.

13:29, 22.10.2020

Reuters: Fires near Chornobyl pose 'no risk to human health,' IAEA says

There had been "some minor increases in radiation."

14:20, 26.04.2020

Planes, hundreds of firefighters fighting wildfires in Chornobyl exclusion zone (Photo, video)

Forest fires broke out on April 4.

09:40, 14.04.2020

Increased radiation levels recorded in Kyiv lab

The State Emergency Service says the situation is under control, adding there is no threat to staff or environment.

11:05, 29.10.2019

U.S. intel says mysterious Russian blast result of nuclear missile recovery mission

The report did not mention potential health or environmental risks posed by damage to the missile's nuclear reactor.

14:40, 31.08.2019

Blast at Russian nuclear testing ground: FSB, Kremlin to look into doctors who spoke up about radiation

Medical staff from the Arkhangelsk Regional Hospital in Russia were not initially warned that following an incident at a military site near Severodvinsk, three patients were brought in, affected by radiation.

21:50, 22.08.2019

Russian nuclear monitoring stations went silent after missile blast – WSJ

Outages spur concerns by experts that Moscow is trying to restrict evidence of the explosion.

23:20, 19.08.2019

U.S. declassifies intel report on estimates of Chornobyl incident fatalities

The authors concluded that "the entire intelligence community believes that the fatality figure of two is preposterous."

16:40, 18.08.2019

Norway detects radioactive iodine by Russian border days after blast – media

The agency said it had detected the radioactive iodine at its air filter station in Svanhovd, which is by the Russian border.

16:20, 15.08.2019

Ukrainian police detain 17 "stalkers" in Chornobyl zone within 24 hours (Photos)

Foreign citizens are among the detainees.

21:50, 13.08.2019

Reuters: Russia holds memorial service for nuclear workers killed in mysterious accident

U.S.-based nuclear experts have said they suspect the explosion occurred during the testing of a nuclear-powered cruise missile vaunted by President Vladimir Putin last year.

17:59, 12.08.2019

Six people affected by severe radiation exposure amid blast at Russian missile testing ground – media

It is reported all the clothes of the injured and doctors, as well as chemical protection suits were burned.

16:40, 09.08.2019

Blast at Russian missile testing ground leads to jump in radiation levels

Access to the nearby area is closed for a month.

22:30, 08.08.2019