The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation believes that the employees of the Security Service of Ukraine prepared a provocation in Slavyansk in the DPR using potent poisonous substances.
According to the ministry, in the coming days, SBU plans to blow up hexane containers with a total volume of more than 120 tons at the oil and fat plant.
Colonel General Mizintsev, head of the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation, warned residents of Slavyansk about a possible incident.
“We recommend that residents of Slovyansk and nearby settlements immediately take the necessary protective measures,” Mizintsev said. Said.
According to him, the Ukrainian side wants to accuse the Russian Armed Forces and DPR formations of indiscriminate attacks on potentially dangerous objects. Mizintsev claims that the Ukrainian authorities planned the provocation to find wide media coverage.
A toxic cloud when containers explode spread over 10 km.
“All residential areas of Slavyansk and nearby settlements will be in the zone of chemical destruction,” said the colonel general.
Why is hexane dangerous?
hexane potent neurotoxin and carcinogenThe department said it has an irritating effect on the skin. This substance, when inhaled, affects the lungs, acts as a potent drug, causes drowsiness, dizziness and eye irritation, affects the peripheral nervous system, depresses the central nervous system.
If a person stays in hexane vapor for a long time, he develops chronic poisoning, which leads to serious diseases of the nervous system with fatigue, headaches and decreased muscle tone.
Moreover, hexane is self-igniting at a temperature of plus 23-38ºС, therefore an explosion may occur due to the abnormally high air temperature established in the Slavyansk region. The ministry advised residents of Slavyansk to take shelter in the building, tightly closing the windows and doors.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation appealed to the UN, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the International Red Cross to influence the current conditions and prevent the tragedy.
Attempt to counterattack in Kharkov direction
The LPR People’s Militia and the armed forces of the Russian Federation stopped the attempt of the Ukrainian battalion “Kraken” to break through the defense in the direction of Kharkov, the commander of the 206th rifle regiment of the LPR People’s Militia. The call sign “Apostle” told RIA Novosti.
“The unit Kraken, known to us all, had an insidious plan to break through the defensive line on the northern outskirts of Kharkov, but his plan was revealed and, accordingly, the enemy was stopped at the closest approaches to us. castles, to our line of defense. And our artillery, including heavy equipment, inflicted maximum fire damage on him, ”the statement said.
According to him, he was forced to “abandon his insidious plan” to break through the Kraken defense line and advance to the borders of Russia.
In addition, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the Ukrainian army made an attempt to land on boats near Kherson.
According to the agency, in the waters of the Dnieper estuary, the attempt of the Ukrainian army to advance and land from high-speed landing craft on the territory of the Kherson region was stopped.
“As a result of the fire damage, two landing boats of the Ukrainian Navy with saboteurs were destroyed,” the ministry said.
On July 14, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the Russian army destroyed up to 200 Ukrainian military personnel in Kharkov with precision attacks, including fighters from the Kraken battalion.
During the military operation, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the LPR took control of part of the Kharkov region. Four regional governments were created in the Russian-controlled territories, with centers in Volchansk, Izyum, Kupyansk and Kazachya Lopan village. The region uses a dual currency system – both the Ukrainian hryvnia and the Russian ruble. Members of the administrations have repeatedly talked about the possibility of holding a referendum on joining Russia.