The security service of Ukraine seized from illegal trafficking in nuclear materials and radioactive substances, informs a press-the SBU center.

"The 5th of August this year a special group Central office of the Service together with the Office of the security service of Ukraine in Ivano-Frankivsk region were caught red-handed four members of the illegal groups that tried to sell nuclear material. On inaccurate data, Possibly nuclear substance is " Uranium-238 ", - is informed in the report.

about it the head of the SBU, Vasyl Hrytsak reported to the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

It is noted that nuclear material has been sampled, conducted his research with experts of the state inspection of nuclear regulation and the state service for emergency situations.

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