After the detonation of the dam in Nova Kakhovka, the Russian occupiers started urgent cholera vaccination for the military and collaborators in part of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Partisan Movement Atesh reports, quoted by the New Voice of Ukraine.
Ukrainian guerrillas have previously claimed that cholera outbreaks broke out among Russian troops in the Kherson and Crimea regions, claiming it was due to massive flooding caused by the June 6 dam blow.
“Russia has started a rapid vaccination campaign in Golya Prystan, Nova Kakhovka and Staraya Zburiivka, all settlements under Russian occupation. The enemy is urgently conducting its campaign on vaccination,” says the post of Atesh group partisans on their Telegram channel.
They suggest that this move may indicate that the invading forces are preparing for another attack of “environmental terrorism”.
Russia and Ukraine deny the detonation of the dam in Nova Kakhovka
“We sincerely hope that everything will be resolved peacefully, but, given the history of Russia, the chances are slim,” the message of the Ukrainian partisans also states. According to them, cholera outbreaks may have occurred after Russian troops consumed water from contaminated sources, in conditions where residents of the affected areas have difficulty accessing drinking water.
Both Russia and Ukraine deny responsibility for blowing up the dam in Novaya Kakhovka, which is also used to cool reactors at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said immediately after the dam was blown that there was no immediate threat to nuclear safety at the Zaporizhia NPP because nuclear experts could turn to the reservoir upstream to cool the reactors for several months.
As for the risk of cholera infection, we remind you that the Bucharest authorities assured that it does not exist for tourists visiting the coast of Romania this summer.
No cholera risk for Black Sea Romanians
“Romanians have no reason to cancel their vacation on the Romanian coast! I know that rumors about the risk of cholera have spread among tourists in recent days through unofficial channels. It’s time to put an end to this misinformation! There is no risk of cholera on the coast in our country,” Radu Oprea, Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, said on Saturday.
“The situation is carefully monitored by the authorities – the National Institute of Public Health, DSP Constanţa and DSP Tulcea,” he assured.
The National Institute of Public Health (INSP) also reported that since last Thursday, water quality has been monitored every day for 14 days in the counties of Konstanz and Tulcea in the context of the situation caused by the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam.
The World Health Organization issued a warning about the risk of cholera transmission in the flooded area immediately after the dam was blown up. But it was about a potential, not a real threat, and no cases of cholera have been registered in Ukraine so far.
Alleged cholera outbreaks claimed by Ukrainian partisans have not yet been reported by the Russian media or independently confirmed, and they may be part of Kyiv’s information war.
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Source: Hot News
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