Russian president said ‘we didn’t have a choice’ over military operation; pro-Russian forces in Donetsk issue denial of using chemical agent
Visiting Vostochny Cosmodrome, he said: “On the one hand, we are helping and saving people, and on the other, we are simply taking measures to ensure the security of Russia itself. It’s clear that we didn’t have a choice. It was the right decision.”may have used chemical weapons while besieging the southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, Ukraine’s deputy defence minister, Hanna Malyar, has said.
The local council in Mariupol has written on the Telegram messaging service that it was not yet possible to examine the area where the unknown substance had allegedly been used because of enemy fire.The pro-Russian separatist forces of the self-proclaimed republic of Donetsk have issued a denial that they have used any chemical agents.KyivUkraine’s deputy prime minister, Iryna Vereshchuk, said nine humanitarian corridors had been agreed to evacuate civilians today.
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