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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pjotr Sauer

Fears grow for Sievierodonetsk civilians as plant struck and bridges destroyed

Smoke rises after a military strike on a compound of Sievierodonetsk's Azot chemical plant.
Smoke rises after a military strike on a compound of Sievierodonetsk’s Azot chemical plant. Photograph: Reuters

Russian artillery is hitting an industrial zone where 500 civilians are sheltering in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, the regional governor has said, with all bridges out of the city destroyed, as fears grow for those who have not yet managed to leave.

“All bridges are destroyed,” Serhiy Haidai, the governor of the Luhansk region, said in a video address on Monday evening, adding that Russia had not “completely captured” Sievierodonetsk and “a part of the city” was under Ukrainian control.

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