Radiation risk to Ukraine after Iran strikes? Ukrainian regulator responds
Oleh Korikov, Ukraine's Chief State Inspector for Nuclear and Radiation Safety (Getty Images)
The environmental conditions around the targeted sites have not changed in terms of radiation exposure. There is no impact on Ukraine from the strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, according to Oleh Korikov, Ukraine's Chief State Inspector for Nuclear and Radiation Safety.
According to him, the strike on Iran's nuclear facilities is a highly significant event.
"First, the environmental conditions around the targeted sites have not changed in terms of radiation exposure — there are no elevated radiation levels. Second, we developed a model and carried out relevant calculations to assess the potential spread of materials present at those facilities into the environment, and any possible impact on Ukraine," Korikov stated.
He noted that the farthest possible range of contamination toward Ukraine is the border between Iran and Afghanistan.
"Beyond that, we see no signs of contamination that would require any countermeasures — especially not on Ukrainian territory," Korikov explained.
On June 22, the United States carried out strikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran. The targets were located in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. The attacks involved the use of specialized bunker-busting bombs designed to hit fortified sites.
Later, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stated that the United States had successfully destroyed Iran's nuclear program. US President Donald Trump confirmed this information, noting that all key sites had suffered "monumental damage."
Recently, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested that the Fordow facility may have withstood the American strikes.
