in Ukraine, these soldiers in fear of a Russian nuclear attack

What if Vladimir Putin pressed the button? VSIt’s a conversation they often have with each other. On the front, in the evening at the time of confidences, the Ukrainian soldiers evoke the nuclear threat brandished by Moscow to push back their counter-offensive towards the east, in particular in the region of Kherson, where everything could change.

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Oleksandr, infantry soldiers, never leave your cell phone to keep abreast of everything that Vladimir Putin is fomenting: “Of course that scares me. Very scared. Already, it is frightening when the Russians fire unconventional weapons prohibited by the Minsk agreements. They do this very often,
they don’t care, they shoot anything and they violate international agreements.“

“If we are in the epicenter area then we are lucky to be able to die very quickly. If we are caught by the nuclear cloud a little further away then we have less chance because we will suffer and end up dying.”

Igor, leader of the Anubis unit

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The battalions follow training to prepare for the worst but Igor, head of the Anubis unit, very close to Kherson in Mykolaiv, recognizes his helplessness. “It is a risk that we consider and we have procedures. But to be honest, if it happens, we can’t seriously prepare for it, admits the soldier. There, as we are near Kherson, we will have the chance to die quickly. Of course we hope that will not happen. But only the good Lord can tell us if this madman [Vladimir Poutine NDLR] whether or not to press the button.“

The Ukrainian army has trained its soldiers in the first reflexes to adopt. “Tall staff are well trained to use iodine or other means against radiationdescribes Igor, mBut if you find yourself under the bomb, the iodine won’t be able to do anything for you. Even gas masks, that can just extend the life for an hour, but not more.” Despite the threat Igor wants to keep fighting. “I lost too many friends in this warsays the soldier, we need to get it over with as soon as possible.“

For its part, Russia accuses kyiv of preparing a “dirty bomb“, a radiological bomb, which Ukraine denies. The fear is that Vladimir Putin will use these accusations as a pretext. A way to justify the use of a bomb loaded with radioactive components.