Kyiv dishes out anti-radiation pills in preparation for nuclear attack on Ukrainian capital

IN A terrifying development, UKRAINIAN authorities in Kyiv have been distributing potassium iodine pills as the capital is bracing itself and its people for a Russian nuke attack. The city council of the Ukrainian capital confirmed it is providing evacuation centres with the pills in preparation of a potential nuclear strike on the capital. Potassium Iodide can help block the negative effects of radioactive iodine to a person’s thyroid glandRex This comes as Russia rattles its nuclear sabre as its forces continue to be pushed back even as Moscow declared four regions as their own. The pills contain potassium iodine, which can help block the absorption of harmful radiation (such as radioactive Iodine 131) by the thyroid gland in the event of a nuclear disaster – if taken just before or immediately after exposure to nuclear radiation. That is based on the assumption that only radioactive Iodine is being used. Kyiv authorities said in a statement they will be distributing the pills in areas contaminated by nuclear radiation if there is a need to evacuate. READ MORE IN WORLD NEWS DEATH PLUNGE Moment helicopter plunges from sky & ‘death spirals’ leaving 3 dead NO TIME TO TALK Zelensky vows he'll never negotiate with Putin Putin has been brazen in his threats of turning the already devastating war nuclear – and Russian military doctrine does leave the door open for them to use a nuclear weapon. Vlad’s biggest submarine, Belgorod, which can be armed with “apocalypse” nuclear torpedoes is on the move, and there have been reports a convoy linked to a nuclear unit on the move in Russia. And now the world waits with bated to breath to see if Putin will make good on his threats as his army suffered furthering humiliating defeats yesterday as Ukraine storms towards Kherson. Defence sources reportedly claim one of the options on the table is for Putin to detonate a nuclear weapon on the border in a massive show of force, reports The Times. Most read in News PARK HORROR Neighbours hear screams as boy, 14, stabbed to death & teen arrested for murder KILLER DOGS Tributes to 'lovely' gran, 65, mauled to death by 'out-of-control' dogs GRUESOME DEATH Brit couple eaten by crocs after being ‘brutally murdered & throw in river' MAULED Man arrested & 5 dogs destroyed after woman killed by out of control animals DON'T GIMME SHELTER We're going to move because a bus stop is being built outside our house TAXING TIMES Inside Tory conference chaos as ministers found out about tax U-turn from Sun Indeed, Putin is feared to be planning a low-yield nuclear test on the border with Ukraine. Russian state TV has been swamped with talk of nuclear war – with throughout the conflict Putin’s mouthpiece hosts constantly raising the possibility, even suggesting nuking London. Putin – who is reportedly growing increasingly unpredictable amid his health concerns – has the world’s largest atomic arsenal athis fingertips. And he gave a rambling speech last Friday as Russia annexed four regions in eastern Ukraine during which he constantly and incoherently moaned about the West. Read More on The Sun FLYING HIGH I'm a millionaire at 23 - I fly 2,500 miles just to get my DOG a £900 collar HOT STUFF Mum shares genius way she dries washing without a tumble dryer or annoying racks A Twitter user, who posts anonymously, suggested authorities in Poland may have also been distributing potassium iodine pills. “I live 60 km from the border with Ukraine! In Poland they have already supplied schools with potassium iodine tablets,” he said.