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Two weeks ago he claimed that the spill is "smaller than what they thought"

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[–] [email protected] 62 points 1 month 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.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

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

[–] Badeendje 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month 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)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

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

[–] Valmond 2 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Do the Russian people care much about this oil spill?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The Black Sea is their one and only domestic summer holiday destination... Used to be.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

They call it The Blacker Sea now.

[–] Buffalox 2 points 1 month ago

Some do, and there are local volunteers trying to clean up, which is very tough work. But they don't have the proper equipment, so it's probably not very efficient.