The battle for Donbass has begun in Ukraine. Russian troops withdrew from Kiev and Chernihiv, however reorganize on the eastern front and take control of the provinces of Donetsk and Lugansk. The siege of the port city of Mariupol also continueswith “tens of thousands” of deaths, according to Ukrainian President Zelensky, and 33,000 inhabitants deported to Russia.
Zelensky again addressed the nation. “The occupiers are preparing a new phase of terror. One of their spokespersons claimed that they could use chemical weapons against Mariupol’s defenders, ”he said in his night video message. “A threat that we are taking very seriously.”
On the other hand, also the Ukrainian nationalist Azov battalionon Telegram wrote: «The Russian occupiers used a poisonous substance of unknown origin against Ukrainian military and civilians in Mariupol. The substance was released by a drone and its victims report respiratory distress“. British intelligence had reported, a few hours earlier, the “possible future use of phosphorus weapons in Mariupol by the Russian army”.
Even the spokesperson for the Pentagon, John Kirby, says: “We are unable to confirm these reports but the US Department of Defense continues to monitor the situation closely. This is very worrying news and reflects the fears we have had for a long time about risk that Russia could use tear gas mixed with chemicals“.
Zelensky also insists that “soon more military support will be needed. The lives of Ukrainians are being lost, lives that can no longer be returned. And this is also the responsibility of those who still have the weapons Ukraine needs in their arsenal. Responsibility that will remain forever in history. If we had jets, heavy armored vehicles, artillery we would be able to put an end to this war ». Furthermore, “Russian troops left mines everywhere, in houses, streets, cars, doors: they did everything to make the return to these areas as dangerous as possible, they did everything to kill or maim as many of our people as possible when they were forced to withdraw from our land. ” And in the north of Kiev there are “hundreds of thousands of dangerous objects found, mainly mines and unexploded bullets”.
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