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Large radiation spike in Eastern Ukraine.

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There have been unconfirmed reports of a large and sudden radiation spike in Ukraine Radiation Monitor #34304 in the town of Kolomak, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. The monitor is currently reading at 9410 nSv/hr. Before this event, levels were always around 87 nSv/hr.

Fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces has intensified in South Ukraine due to the counteroffensive. There is no fighting in Kharkiv Oblast, but Russian forces fired several missiles overnight in the region.

It is unknown what caused this radiation spike.

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