Russia’s ministry of defense on Tuesday claimed a toxic cloud is now moving toward the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk following an alleged “false-flag” attack by Ukrainian special forces.
“The Kyiv regime continues to organize false-flag attacks to accuse the Russian Armed Forces of allegedly using poisonous substances,” the Russian Defense Ministry stated, according to state-run media. The alleged poisonous cloud went as far as one kilometer, or about half a mile, into the air.
Russian officials said the toxic cloud was caused after Kyiv’s forces detonated an explosive device that contains ammonium nitrate. The detonation, the ministry alleged, occurred near the village of Mazanovka, located in the vicinity of Kramatorsk at around 1:35 p.m. local time.