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Russia Accused Of ‘Nuclear Terrorism' After Fire At Nuclear Research Facility

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Updated 09:04 11 Mar 2022 GMTPublished 08:55 11 Mar 2022 GMT

Russia Accused Of ‘Nuclear Terrorism' After Fire At Nuclear Research Facility

An eyewitnesses reported a fire in the building of Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

Russian forces have been accused of 'nuclear terrorism' after they reportedly bombed a reactor site in Kharkiv.

After continuous shelling in the city, the fire was said to have occurred at the city's Institute of Physics and Technology. Footage shared on Twitter shows explosions sparking huge fires in the air.

Emergency services later said they were tackling a fire near the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology, CNN reports.

According to reports, the fire was at a dormitory near the institute and that the cause of the fire was uncertain.

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However, Ukraine's Centre for Strategic Communications and Information tweeted that an 'eyewitness' saw the incident unfold.

They tweeted: 'In Kharkiv, eyewitnesses report a fire in the building of Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology.

'The building contains equipment which, if damaged, can lead to radioactive pollution of the environment. #StopRussia.'

The fire is said to have started at around 8.20pm local time, with residents saying they could hear 'sounds of explosions and volleys of artillery'.

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Ukraine's State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate has since accused Russia of committing 'an act of nuclear terrorism'.

Fortunately, according to the president's office, so far there has not been any change in the level of background radiation, The Sun reports.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is concerned of Russia's potential to use chemical weapons in Ukraine.

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Talking to Sky News yesterday, on March 10, he said: 'The stuff that you're hearing about chemical weapons is straight out of their playbook.

'They start saying that there are chemical weapons that have been stored by their opponents or by the Americans.

'And so, when they themselves deploy chemical weapons, as I fear they may, they have a sort of maskirovka - a fake story - ready to go.

'You've seen it in Syria. You saw it even in the UK. That's what they're already doing. It is a cynical, barbaric government.'

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Johnson continued: 'I think [Putin] needs to understand that he's made a disastrous miscalculation and that everybody can see that things aren't progressing in the way that he hoped.

'His best bet, I think, is to withdraw, to cease the violence and to allow a peaceful negotiation to begin.'

He reiterated that Putin, ‘needs to understand that his options are not good’ and that he has ‘made it very difficult to find an offer.’

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If you would like to donate to the Red Cross Emergency Appeal, which will help provide food, medicines and basic medical supplies, shelter and water to those in Ukraine, click here for more information

Featured Image Credit: Twitter/@WARUKRAINE2022

Topics: Ukraine, Russia

Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish has an MA in Multimedia Journalism and is passionate about delivering sarcastic/mildly amusing content. After studying business at undergrad, Anish realised that he’d much prefer getting paid to rant about a topic, rather than to find a solution to it. Apart from that, he loves the ‘Four F’s’, as he calls it - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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