A recent Russian airstrike has targeted a chemical plant in Ukraine.
According to local media reports, the chemical plant was struck with missiles during the early hours of Monday. Moreover, sources explained how the incident resulted in a terrifying evacuation that led to potentially deadly ammonia leaking for several hours, as confirmed by officials.
The plant was located in Sumy, and it is said to have been attacked a few hours after eight people were killed after another Russian airstrike hit a giant shopping mall in the capital city of Kyiv.
This caused complete destruction with as many as 80 foreign and Ukrainian troops being killed in the tragedy, which experts believe is a cruise missile strike on the country’s military training center in the city of Rivne.
The city’s regional governor was quick to issue a warning about the hazardous consequences relating to the ammonia leak, with warnings being issued at about 4 am in the night.
Sources identified the chemical plant as the Sumykhimprom Plant which is situated on the outskirts of the city that houses nearly 263,000 individuals.
Those who were present within a 3-mile distance from the giant chemical plant were informed to either make an escape or flee for shelter in a completely sealed location, In the same way, a number of tips were given out to provide first aid for anyone that has been affected.
New York’s health department revealed how exposure to the increased concentrations of ammonia can drastically affect a person’s health and ultimately result in blindness too, followed by lung damage, and even death.
Once the emergency warning had been lifted, the governor spoke about how the Russian shelling was responsible for the major leak that struck the 50-ton tank that was filled with a corrosive chemical.
Sources also spoke about how one person had been injured in the attack.