On-site radiation measurements to reassure people.

After russian strikes, people are often also afraid of radiation. We know that most types of munitions contain no radioactive elements. But an explanation over the phone reassures less than a dosimeter on site. So we often go out to take measurements - so that people can see the numbers with their own eyes.

One of these trips came in the spring of 2024, when a russian missile destroyed part of the Mykhailo Boichuk Kyiv State Academy of Decorative and Applied Arts and Design. The people clearing the rubble called us with a question: was there radiation in the missile? Yaroslav Yemelianenko came with dosimeters. The background level was normal. And nearby, master potter Ihor Karuk was already carrying fragments of student works out of the rubble to a safe place.

It is the same logic as in our trips to the Zone: fear of radiation is best dispelled by a measurement of your own.