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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 49 points 2 months 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.

[–] mapto@feddit.bg 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)
[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago

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

[–] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 months 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 2 months ago

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

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago
[–] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 months ago

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

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Do the Russian people care much about this oil spill?

[–] mapto@feddit.bg 23 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] HolidayGreed@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago

They call it The Blacker Sea now.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months 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.