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Use of Depleted Uranium Shells in Ukraine Dangerous, Unacceptable - Serbian Health Minister

© AP Photo / Hidajet DelicA member of a radiation team holds a 30mm armor-piercing shell containing depleted uranium, used by NATO during air strikes on Bosnia in 1995, which was found in a former military factory in the suburb of Vogosca, near Sarajevo, Jan. 15, 2001.
A member of a radiation team holds a 30mm armor-piercing shell containing depleted uranium, used by NATO during air strikes on Bosnia in 1995, which was found in a former military factory in the suburb of Vogosca, near Sarajevo, Jan. 15, 2001. - Sputnik International, 1920, 27.03.2024
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BELGRADE (Sputnik) - The use of depleted uranium munitions in Ukraine is dangerous and unacceptable, Serbian Health Minister Danica Grujicic said in an interview with Sputnik.
"When I was in Russia, I called in all media [interviews] media which I made, I don't know if they can be seen in Ukraine, for the Kiev leadership not to allow the use of these shells. People still have to live on this territory later, and it will be heavily polluted. Who will buy grain, wheat from there, any agricultural products? Both Ukrainian and Russian people will suffer for generations to come," the minister said.
Russian and Serbian medics will cooperate in several areas, including oncology, nuclear medicine, primary health care providers, as well as training for young specialists, Grujicic added.
On March 24, an official ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia was held in the southern Serbian city of Prokuplje. Top officials participated in the ceremony including Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik, Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Porfirije, members of the governments and parliaments from Serbia and Republika Srpska, and representatives of the clergy, army and police, as well as numerous citizens.
An unidentified Yugoslav Army officer checks for possible radioactive contamination at a ruined television relay station that was damaged during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, between Bratoselce and Reljan villages near the southern Serbian town of Presevo Tuesday Jan. 9, 2001.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 27.03.2024
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