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Ukrainian governor Serhiy Haidai warns residents over acid tank hit

Haidai warned that nitric acid is dangerous if inhaled, swallowed and in contact with skin and mucous membranes

A Ukrainian serviceman points to the direction of the incoming shelling next to a building which was hit by a large caliber mortar shell in the frontline village of Krymske, Luhansk region, in eastern Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022.
FILE PIC: A Ukrainian serviceman points to the direction of the incoming shelling next to a building which was hit by a large caliber mortar shell in the frontline village of Krymske, Luhansk region, in eastern Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022.
AP Lviv (Ukraine)
1 min read Last Updated : Apr 05 2022 | 5:52 PM IST

The governor of eastern Ukraine's Luhansk region on Tuesday urged residents to stay inside, shut windows and doors and prepare wet face masks after a Russian strike hit a tank containing nitric acid.

Serhiy Haidai said on the messaging app Telegram that the incident occurred near the city of Rubizhne, which the Ukrainian military said the Russians had been trying to take over. He didn't specify what area the warning applied to.

Haidai warned that nitric acid is dangerous if inhaled, swallowed and in contact with skin and mucous membranes.

The Russian military has not commented on the claim, and it could not be verified independently.

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First Published: Apr 05 2022 | 5:52 PM IST

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