According to local authorities, toxic ammonia escaped after a brewery in Donetsk, Ukraine, was shelled. The separatists blame Ukrainian artillery for the shelling and subsequent shelling, the territorial defense of Donetsk said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on residents of the Russian-occupied territories to resist.
The gas was spread within a radius of two kilometers on Thursday night, but the exit is said to have stopped in the meantime. People were asked to stay indoors and keep windows closed. Ammonia – known for its pungent smell – is used as a coolant in brewing beer.
Since 2014, the front between Ukrainian troops and Moscow-controlled separatist units has run just a few kilometers northeast of the largest city in Donbass.
Russians try to break lines
There is fierce fighting there today. Russian troops try to break through the well-fortified Ukrainian lines. Ukrainian shelling killed three civilians in Donetsk on Wednesday, the separatists said. The reports are usually not independently verifiable.
Selenskyj calls for resistance
Meanwhile, Zelensky hopes for resistance from the population in the areas that have since fallen for Russia. Residents should send information about the enemy or collaborators to the Ukrainian armed forces through secure channels, Zelenskyy said in his overnight video address on Wednesday.
The more decisive it is, the sooner the war will end, the Ukrainian president said. The duration of the war depended on the Russian losses. “The higher the number of victims of the occupiers, the faster we can liberate our country,” he said. This, in turn, is dependent on military aid to Ukraine. The more decisive it is, the sooner Ukraine and Europe can live in peace again.
Source: Krone
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