Report of Mariupol chemical attack by Russia sparks US and UK concern
Russian forces allegedly launched the attack on the Azovstal metals plant, where the Ukrainian troops are said to be entrenched
Ukraine's Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said the government was investigating the allegations, adding that early assumptions suggested phosphorous ammunition had been used.'Chemical forces' Eduard Basurin told Russian state TV the remaining Ukrainian forces in Mariupol were entrenched at the Azovstal plant and that Russia should encircle it and "smoke out the moles".
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