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Ukraine says evacuation from Sievierodonetsk chemical plant 'impossible'

The evacuation of 568 civilians sheltering in bunkers under the Azot chemical plant in the embattled city of Sievierodonetsk is currently impossible due to shelling and heavy fighting, the governor of Ukraine's Luhansk region said on Friday.

Reuters · Jun 17, 2022

Timeline: Week 16 of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera recaps key events in week 16 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Jun 16, 2022

Russia-backed forces to reopen humanitarian corridor at Azot plant, separatist says

Russia-backed forces will reopen a humanitarian corridor for civilians to leave the Azot chemical plant in Sievierdonetsk, the Interfax news agency reported on Thursday citing a separatist leader.

Reuters · Jun 16, 2022

Up to 1,200 Civilians May Be in Plant in Eye of Ukraine Battle, Separatist Says

Up to 1,200 civilians may be holed up in the shelters of the Azot chemical plant in the eastern Ukrainian city where one of the fiercest battles of the war has been raging between Russian and Ukrainian forces, a Russian-backed separatist said. Russian forces are trying to grind down Ukrainian…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 15, 2022

Up to 1,200 civilians may be in plant in eye of Ukraine battle, separatist says

Up to 1,200 civilians may be holed up in the shelters of the Azot chemical plant in the eastern Ukrainian city where one of the fiercest battles of the war has been raging between Russian and Ukrainian forces, a Russian-backed separatist said.

Reuters · Jun 15, 2022

US to provide an additional $1bn in security assistance to Ukraine for its efforts in Donbas – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 15, 2022

Fighting in eastern Ukraine rages as Sievierodonetsk chemical plant hit

Regional governor says Azot plant, where hundreds of civilians are taking shelter, remains under Ukrainian control

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2022

Shelling of Ukraine's Sievierodonetsk plant causes oil leak and fire, says governor

Russian shelling of the Azot chemical plant in Ukraine's frontline city of Sievierodonetsk caused a powerful fire to break out after a leak of tonnes of oil, regional governor of Serhiy Gaidai said on Saturday.

Reuters · Jun 11, 2022

Ukraine in control of Sievierodonetsk plant sheltering hundreds, governor says

Ukraine remains in control of the Azot chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk where hundreds of civilians are sheltering, the region's governor said on Saturday, after a Russia-backed separatist claimed 300 to 400 Ukrainian fighters were also trapped there.

Reuters · Jun 11, 2022