Update at 7:11pm Tuesday: Donetsk Oblast governor: 'Too early to tell if Russia used chemical weapons in Mariupol.'
According to the Head of Donetsk Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko, it is too early to say what substance was distributed in Mariupol on April 11 and injured three people.
Update at 12:34pm: Deputy Defense Minister: Chemical weapon use not yet confirmed, may be phosphorus munition.
Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said that the information is still being verified, but the preliminary data suggests phosphorus munition was used in Mariupol.
Update at 12:55am: Azov leader Andriy Biletsky said that three people have clear signs of chemical poisoning.
He added that there are no “disastrous consequences” for their health.
Update at 11:19pm: Several areas are under air raid sirens/alerts at this hour.
Areas:
Ternopil Oblast
Lviv Oblast: Whole region
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast: Whole region
Rivne Oblast
Kyiv Oblast: Kyivska oblast
Zhytomyr Oblast: Whole region
Vinnytsia Oblast: Vinnytsia Oblast
Mykolaiv Oblast: Whole region alert has been cleared.
Update at 10:46pm: Azov regiment: Russia used poisonous substance against Ukrainian troops in Mariupol.
The substance has been distributed by a drone, and victims have shortness of breath and vestibulocerebellar ataxia.
It may be Russia's first known use of chemical weapons in Ukraine.
BREAKING: Mariupol, Ukraine - Hromadske reports; About an hour ago, Russian occupation forces used a poisonous substance of unknown origin against Ukrainian military and civilians in Mariupol, which was dropped from an enemy UAV. The victims have respiratory failure, vestibulo-atactic syndrome.
We're working on getting more confirmed information on this situation.
Stay tuned for the latest.
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