and Ukrainian environmental group SaveDnipro have installed sensors to provide vital information on radiation levels in Ukraine in the event of major nuclear contamination.
Zaporizhzhia and other frontline regions in southern Ukraine
Greenpeace and SaveDnipro installed sensors on schools
hospitals and nuclear sites which aim to provide early warning of increasing gamma radiation in case of another nuclear disaster in Ukraine.
The real-time data on radiation levels collected by the sensors will feed into an online map called SaveEcoBot
They have been installed with the approval of local authorities responsible for nuclear emergency planning.
The Greenpeace and SaveDnipro radiation sensors
along with emergency radiation recommendations
support the efforts of the local authorities and emergency services
providing an additional layer of protection for the local population.
radiation specialist with Greenpeace Belgium and Greenpeace East Asia
said: “Our radiation sensors can’t stop radiation
but they can provide vital information that can save lives in the possible event of a deliberate nuclear disaster
Having listened to the voices of local authorities and politicians across southern Ukraine
Greenpeace is deeply committed to its work of supporting the Ukrainian population
By working hand in hand with local authorities and organisations
we are strengthening our capacity to monitor and respond to nuclear disaster risks together.”
technical director and co-founder of SaveDnipro
said: “Over the last 20 months of full-scale war
Russian forces have repeatedly attacked Ukrainian nuclear facilities and spread false information about radiation levels in Ukraine
This has sparked global concern about radiation safety in the country
there’s a need to develop independent online networks and more transparent radiation monitoring through civic projects like our SaveEcoBot
These efforts can help reassure the public about the normal radiation levels in Ukraine and
provide the government with more data for decision-making.”
Greenpeace urges immediate EU sanctions against Rosatom
the Russian state nuclear agency in charge of Russian nuclear weapons and occupied nuclear sites in Ukraine
as the risk of a nuclear disaster increases due to the Russian war against Ukraine.
nuclear specialist with Greenpeace East Asia
the risk of a nuclear disaster increases each day
It is outrageous that Rosatom is still treated by certain EU states as a respected business partner rather than a criminal nuclear blackmailer
The time has long passed when the Russian nuclear industry
should be punished by comprehensive sanctions
and governments with deep commercial ties to Rosatom
are directly fuelling the Russian war against Ukraine and its people
Sanctions must be imposed that end nuclear trade with Russia.”
supported by Ukrainian authorities and five EU governments
have so far been consistently blocked by EU governments with ties to the nuclear industry.
The compromised security of nuclear power plants in Ukraine and the potential threat of a nuclear disaster underlines the need for immediate sanctions
The illegal occupation of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant since March 2022 by Rosatom and the Russian armed forces has made the power plant particularly vulnerable to severe damage
The emergency response and safety management procedures are no longer functioning
with very limited information being provided by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors
The threat of further destructive actions and environmental war crimes by Russian forces
coupled with the ever-present risk of electricity supply loss
as well as Ukraine and potentially neighbouring countries
Russian targeting of Ukraine’s energy sector increases the risk of a nuclear disaster
not just at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
but also at other operating nuclear reactors
Russian armed forces attempted to seize the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant in the Mykolaiv region
missile attacks close to the Khmelnitsky Nuclear Power Plant damaged the plant’s administrative buildings
The prospect of radioactive contamination also increased following the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in June 2023
On 17 November, Greenpeace and SaveDnipro held a press conference about the sensors and the call for sanctions against Rosatom. A recording of the press conference is available
Photo and video of the Greenpeace mission in southern Ukraine are available to download.
Read Greenpeace Germany and Greenpeace France’s July 2023 report, Russia’s Atomic Partners: Framatome, Siemens Energy And Rosatom
Read McKenzie Intelligence and Greenpeace Germany’s September 2023 report, A Nuclear Power Plant as Launch Pad
Mattea Weihe, Greenpeace Germany press officer: [email protected]
Pavlo Tkachenko, Save Dnipro technical director and founder: [email protected]
Greenpeace EU press desk: +32 (0)2 274 1911, [email protected]
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passed away on September 6 in the Kharkiv region
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The date for Dachev's funeral will be announced later
as per the Bolhrad administration's report
also died after being hospitalized with severe injuries
Boev was mobilized in the Ukrainian army as a mechanic and tank operator in the 110th Operational Mechanized Brigade
The Bolhrad Regional Military Administration has extended its condolences to the families of the deceased
the Bessarabian Bulgarian population in Ukraine is estimated at over 129,000 in Budjak
located in the Odesa Oblast in southern Ukraine
with an additional 75,000 scattered throughout other parts of Southern Ukraine
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Bulgarians constitute a significant portion of the population
where they number 45,600 out of 75,000 residents
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Odesa has seen an influx of Bulgarians in recent years
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making them the third-largest ethnic group in the city
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The first joint patrol with the participation of border guards of the Tarutyne department of the Belgorod-Dnestrovsky detachment entered service on the Moldovan side yesterday
in conjunction with the Border Police of the Republic of Moldova
border guards of the Belgorod-Dnestrovsky and Mogilev-Podolsk detachments will be deployed
The relevant decision was made the other day during a border representative meeting
The parties agreed that only those border guards who have undergone a full course of vaccination against coronavirus infection will be involved in the joint patrol
They will serve on the territory of Ukraine or Moldova
while only border guards of the country whose territory is patrolled will be with weapons and special means
Recall that the practice of joint patrols of the Ukrainian-Moldovan border was introduced back in 2012 within the framework of the intergovernmental agreement and the protocol of the border agencies of both countries
this practice was suspended in March last year
It should be noted that such interaction makes it possible to more effectively counteract organized criminal activities
to respond promptly to attempts to violate the state border and the movement of smuggled goods
the exchange of experience in the field of ensuring the protection of the state border is carried out
Ukrainian border guards resumed joint patrols with Romanian
Press service of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine
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