A public service broadcast yesterday told people what they should listen out for in the event of a nuclear incident (Picture: Ukraine Government)
The Ukraine government has issued apocalyptic guidelines on what its citizens should do if there is a nuclear incident.
A public service broadcast yesterday informed the public that a siren of loud church bells indicates a nuclear event, and sounds of train horns means to evacuate.
A new poster from the Ukrainian Ministry of Health was also released detailing what people should pack in the event of an evacuation in such conditions.
The title, roughly translated to English reads: ‘Emergency suitcase for evacuation from the zone of a radiation accident.’
It notes underneath: ‘The evacuation zone will be determined by the authorities, based on the forecast of the scale of the accident.’
The items recommended to pack include:
Important documents and copies of them (e.g. ID, passport)
Face mask or respirator
A first-aid kit and a week’s supply of vital medicines
Wet wipes
A change of clothes and shoes
A minimal supply of food and water, which must be in sealed packaging
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A new poster was also released detailing what people should pack in the event of an evacuation (Picture: Ukraine Health Ministry)
There are fears of a ‘serious threat’ at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine (Picture: Reuters)
The poster also warns to ‘tightly wrap the suitcase or backpack with cling film or tape’.
‘This will greatly facilitate the process of decontamination at sanitary posts,’ it adds.
Some residents have reported being given iodine pills which can help protect the body from high levels of radiation.
The dystopian-esque warnings come amid fears of a ‘serious threat’ at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which is currently under Russian control.
In an address to the nation last night, president Volodymyr Zelensky warned there are what looks like explosives on the roof of the plant.
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He said: ‘Now we have information from our intelligence that the Russian troops have placed objects resembling explosives on the roof of several power units of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.’
Zaporizhzhia, which is in the South East of the country, is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and among the 10 largest in the world.
Experts suggest it is ‘unlikely’ but if a nuclear event happens, the range of radiation is expected to be a few miles.
There are queues at the border of Moldova as growing numbers of Ukrainians attempt to flee the threat, Sky News reported.
Soldiers were seen carrying out nuclear response drills in the vicinity of the power station last week.
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A new poster was also released detailing what people should pack in the event of an evacuation.