A tank carrying nitric acid was hit at a chemical facility in one of the Russian airstrikes on Sievierodonetsk, where heavy clashes continue, triggering a leak.
According to Ukrinform, the chief of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Haidai, revealed this on Telegram.
“Sievierodonetsk was hit by an airstrike. At a chemical plant, the racists poured nitric acid into a tank. Human effects: Nitric acid is toxic if inhaled, consumed, or comes into touch with the skin or mucous membranes “The official wrote.
Residents in the area should seek cover and prepare protective face masks soaked in a soda solution, he advised.
Residents who have remained in the Ukraine-controlled sector of the Luhansk region and have neither mobile coverage nor internet have been notified of the threat by emergency services on the ground.
