For the first time in 25 years, an Arctic report may be published without up-to-date Russian data. The scientist who collected it has been accused of "treason." 

Arctic reports have been published every five years since 1991. This year, for the first time, they may not include Russian data: Alexey Dudarev, a doctor of medical sciences and chief researcher at the North-West Scientific Center for Hygiene and Public Health of Rospotrebnadzor, was responsible for collecting them. In early February, he арестовали on charges of treason. 

How to пишет A T-invariant, Dudarev researches the impact of pollutants on ecosystems and human health in the Arctic and has published in international scientific journals of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP). In 2024, together with AMAP, he published a study analyzing the concentrations of persistent organic pollutants in Arctic populations.

The publications that formed the basis for the charges are unknown. Investigators believe Dudarev's work may have been used by Norwegian intelligence. Nail Farkhatdinov, executive director of Arctida, believes the papers may have been about the health of indigenous peoples in industrial development areas. However, this data is publicly available. Dudarev, according to his son, never had security clearance. 

Alexey Dudarev was detained on January 14 on his way to work. He is being held in pretrial detention until March 13. The scientist denies any wrongdoing.

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