Ukrainian soldiers firing mortars. File photoMOSCOW, June 1 Ukrainian militants tried to stop the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces and DPR troops by blowing up an acid tank on the territory of the Azot enterprise in Severodonetsk, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the National Defense Control Center, said.
"About 19:00 Moscow time on May 31, 2022 by the retreating units of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of the Severodonetsk enterprise "Azot" a tank with a poisonous chemical (nitric acid) was blown up in order to stop the advancing units of the Russian armed forces and formations of the Donetsk People's Republic by creating a zone of chemical contamination" kilometer, a poisonous orange cloud rose, which moved towards the settlements of Kremennaya and Rubizhne. .Russia launched a special operation in Ukraine on 24 February. Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the main tasks of the first stage have already been completed — Ukraine's combat potential has been significantly reduced. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.