Almost a month later, Putin realised he had his Chernobyl moment and failed it

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

tal 62 points 2 years ago

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

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mapto 15 points 2 years ago

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

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Badeendje 6 points 2 years ago

I wonder how they are now

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TransplantedSconie 9 points 2 years ago

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

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skillissuer 5 points 2 years ago

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)

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AllNewTypeFace 7 points 2 years ago

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

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Valmond 2 points 2 years ago

Sparkling!

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skillissuer 6 points 2 years ago

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

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ArbitraryValue 23 points 2 years ago

Do the Russian people care much about this oil spill?

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mapto 23 points 2 years ago

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

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HolidayGreed 13 points 2 years ago

They call it The Blacker Sea now.

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Buffalox 2 points 2 years 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.

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