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Russian airstrike leads to ammonia leak at Ukrainian chemical plant

By Victor I. Nava
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Russian airstrike leads to ammonia leak at Ukrainian chemical plant

A Russian airstrike near a Ukrainian chemical plant on Monday resulted in a leak of toxic ammonia gas, according to a Ukrainian official.

The leak was reported at 4:30 a.m. local time Monday at the Sumykhimprom chemical plant in the suburbs of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, according to Sumy Oblast Gov. Dmytro Zhyvytsky. The governor added that a 3-mile radius around the plant was considered to be hazardous.

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