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UN nuclear inspectors shut down Russian ‘dirty bomb’ claim against Ukraine

Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), leaves Kyiv as the agency confirmed it found no sign of undeclared nuclear activity in Ukraine.
Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), leaves Kyiv as the agency confirmed it found no sign of undeclared nuclear activity in Ukraine. Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images

The UN nuclear watchdog has confirmed it found no sign of undeclared nuclear activity after inspecting three sites at Ukraine’s request in response to Russian allegations that work was being done on a “dirty bomb”.

Moscow has accused Ukraine of planning to use such a bomb – a conventional explosive device laced with radioactive material – and said institutes linked to the nuclear industry were involved in preparations, without presenting evidence. Ukraine’s government denies the accusation.

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