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Deadly gas pours into the sky as Russian bombs strike Ukrainian chemical plant

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chemical factoryAnalysts believe Russian leader Vladimir Putin has concentrated a major part of his invasion force near Severodonetsk in a bid to achieve complete control over the eastern Luhansk province.

Victory in Luhansk could provide Putin with a face-saving “win” which would bring the campaign in Ukraine to an end – but in order to break through stiff Ukrainian resistance the Russian air force is subjecting Severodonetsk to round-the-clock bombing raids.

But the city is a major industrial centre, and home to one of the largest chemical plants in Europe.Leonid Pasechnik, the leader of the pro-Russian Luhansk People's Republic, admitted that Russian forces were not advancing as rapidly as they hoped but stressed that the invaders want to “maintain the city's infrastructure above all".

That plan seems to have failed with the emergence of a video that shows a massive plume of toxic nitric acid erupted from a storage silo that was shattered by Russian bombs.The highly-corrosive chemical can cause severe burns on exposed skin – and if it’s breathed in it can cause irreparable damage to the lungs.

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