President Zelensky Urges Ukrainians to Stockpile Anti-Radiation Pills in Preparation for Russian Nuclear Attack; What You Need To Know About These Drugs

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky recently urged Ukrainians to stockpile anti-radiation pills to prepare for a possible Russian nuclear attack.

A Mirror report specified that Zelensky told the world there's a need to prepare for the unfortunate scenario and "get hold of medicine" that would help constrain radiation sickness.

The nation's leader made the stern warning in an interview before sharing a clip on his Telegram channel Saturday evening.

In March, it was reported that European consumers were buying large supplies of iodine and potassium iodide pills, which can blunt the effects of nuclear radiation exposure.

Essentially, the rush for purchasing these drugs began after concerns about nuclear attack mounted following Putin ordering the country's nuclear forces to go on alert in response to what he considered as "aggressive statements."

A day before that, President Zelensky made a similar announcement saying nuclear weapons could not be ruled out with the consideration of Vladimir Putin of the move as the war between Russia with Ukraine stalls.

Anti-Radiation Pills

Last month, the International Business Times reported that anti-radiation pills, also known as potassium iodide pills, contain non-radioactive iodine.

When an individual consumes the correct dose of these potassium iodide pills before or during exposure to the airborne radioactive iodine, stable iodine in great amounts gets into the body, blocking the amount of radioactive iodine taken into the thyroid gland. This was stated in the reports published by the Radiation Safety Institute of Canada.

Nonetheless, reports revealed that anti-radiation pills could only prevent the thyroid gland, not the other parts of the body, from absorbing radioactive iodine.

Moreover, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website indicates that these pills should be taken only under the supervision of emergency management or public health officials.

In addition, taking the potassium iodide pills preventatively when radioactive iodine is not present is hazardous to the body.

Russian Nuclear Attacks

A similar report from The Sun indicated that the Russian leader ramped up his offensive following the sinking of the Moskva battleship on Thursday and attacked eight Ukraine towns, including Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Lviv.

Meanwhile, a British fighter was paraded on television after being captured by Russian forces in Mariupol. According to Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman, Moscow would use a nuclear deterrent on Ukraine in the occurrence of an "existential threat."

The policy of Russia seems to be "escalate-to-de-escalate," and this could comprise the launch of a tiny nuclear weapon to gain the upper hand in the war, the military doctrine of the nation stated.

Zelensky explained there's no need to wait for the moment when Russia decides to utilize nuclear weapons, adding, "We must prepare for that."

The country's leader also said that more air raid shelters and anti-radiation drugs would be needed. The Ukrainian president continued saying the Russians could utilize any weapon, and he was convinced of it.

A report about Zelensky's call is shown on the World News Network's YouTube video below:

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