Counterintelligence officers and investigators of the Security Service documented two new instances of Russia using munitions containing depleted-uranium elements against Ukraine.
This was reported in a press release by the security service.
Hazardous components were found in Geran-2 strike UAVs, which Russians used to attack the Sumy Region twice in April 2026. The report concerns R-60M guided air-to-air missiles, which the Russian military uses as a warhead for its drones during massive strikes on Ukraine.
An investigative task force and specialists from the State Emergency Service established that at the sites of the Russian strikes, the gamma radiation level from fragments of Russian drones with missiles was 8.3 and 10.5 µSv/h.
These readings significantly exceed the natural radiation background and pose a direct threat to human health.
Based on an examination initiated by the Security Service, it was determined that the warhead of the Russian missiles contains depleted-uranium damaging elements with a total mass of 2,810 grams. The substance was identified as Uranium-234, Uranium-235, and Uranium-238.
After the hazardous components were discovered and examined, comprehensive measures were carried out to neutralize them.
Investigators of the Security Service are conducting a pre-trial investigation under Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (war crimes) to identify and bring to justice the Russian fascists responsible for the air attacks.
- In April this year, SBU counterintelligence uncovered the fact of the Russia’s use of radioactive munitions in the Chernihiv Region.