On June 14, Anna Popova, Russia’s Chief Sanitary Doctor, ordered Rospotrebnadzor to initiate round-the-clock monitoring of radiation levels in southern Dagestan due to contamination concerns in Iran.

Rospotrebnadzor reported that the decision followed an incident at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility, prompting radiation measurements every two hours in the region.

According to reports from Derbent, no exceedances in radiation levels have been recorded, and the radiation background remains within normal limits. Monitoring operations continue.

As of June 16, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) assessed the risk of significant radiation exposure from Israel’s recent strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities as low. The IAEA reported that while internal contamination was detected at the Natanz enrichment facility, external radiation levels around the site have not increased, suggesting minimal immediate threat to public health and the environment.