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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Guardian staff and Agence France-Presse

Ukrainian town told to shelter after shelling causes ammonia leak at chemical factory

A satellite image of damaged buildings in Sumy, Ukraine. The city is close to Novoselytsya, whose residents were told to shelter on 21 March due to a ammonia leak at a chemical factory.
A satellite image of damaged buildings in Sumy, Ukraine. The city is close to Novoselytsya, whose residents were told to shelter on 21 March due to a ammonia leak at a chemical factory. Photograph: Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Tech/AFP/Getty Images

Residents of the northern Ukrainian town of Novoselytsya should seek shelter after shelling caused an ammonia leak at a nearby chemical factory, an official said, as intense fighting with Russian forces in the area continues.

According to an update from the Sumy regional military administration, the site of the Sumykhimprom plant, which produces fertilisers, was shelled at 3.55am on Monday morning.

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