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Almost a month later, Putin realised he had his Chernobyl moment and failed it (www.reuters.com)
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Two weeks ago he claimed that the spill is "smaller than what they thought"

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[–] tal@lemmy.today 61 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I think he had his Chernobyl moment back when his invading forces were digging trenches in the Chernobyl exclusion zone without protection.

[–] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 day ago

putin's chernobyl moment was sinking of kursk all the way in 2000

[–] mapto@feddit.bg 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Not something that affects many people. By Moscow standards, several tens of thousands is a few apartment buildings.

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I wonder how they are now

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago

They all went on extended vacation, Comrade. Very nice and long.

[–] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If they stayed in army, they're probably dead by now. From fragments and bullets, not from radiation. Doses possible for them to absorb were much less than immediately harmful, but you could get out by claiming nausea (early symptom of radiation poisoning)

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 7 points 1 day ago

So they may be the few people whose lives were extended by radiation exposure