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Russia-Ukraine war: What is a dirty bomb?

Moscow and Kyiv have accused the other of preparing to strike with weaponry with radioactive material

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022

Ukraine recap: the approach of 'General Winter' and what it means for the conflict

The next couple of weeks is likely to see Ukraine’s weather taking a turn for the worse, bringing first rain and then, as temperatures plummet, increasingly heavy snowfalls. “General Winter” has always had an important part to play in armed conflicts in this part of the world – something that…

The Conversation · Oct 27, 2022

Factbox-Has Putin threatened to use nuclear weapons?

The West says Russia has made repeated threats to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, but what has President Vladimir Putin actually said on the possible use of nuclear weapons?

Reuters · Oct 27, 2022

Live Updates | Russia-Ukraine-War

The Kremlin has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin monitored drills of the country’s strategic nuclear forces involving multiple practice launches of ballistic and cruise missiles

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022

Kremlin: Putin monitors drills of Russia's nuclear forces

Russian President Vladimir Putin has monitored drills of the country’s strategic nuclear forces involving multiple practice launches of ballistic and cruise missiles

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022

Russia fires rockets at Ukraine, renews 'dirty bomb' claims

Russia has targeted more than 40 villages around Ukraine over the past day, killing at least two more people and sustaining the terror that forces people into air raid shelters each night

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022

Ukraine refugees told not to return yet as energy crisis looms

Government tells citizens to wait until spring, amid fears damaged networks ‘will not cope’ as fighting continues

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2022

UK, US and France issue rare joint statement rejecting Russia’s ‘dirty bomb’ claim

 France, the UK and the US said their governments “all reject Russia’s transparently false allegations that Ukraine is preparing to use a dirty bomb on its own territory”

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2022

German president arrives in Ukraine as tensions rise

Germany’s president has arrived in Kyiv for his first visit to Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion, a trip that comes amid Moscow’s unsubstantiated warnings about a “dirty bomb” attack and as the conflict enters its ninth month

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022

Ukraine fears Russia planning false flag attack amid Kremlin’s ‘dirty bomb’ claims – as it happened

Ukraine foreign minister says experts from UN nuclear watchdog will soon arrive in Ukraine and receive full access

The Guardian - AU · Oct 25, 2022