In the Bakhmut district, an ammonia pipeline was damaged, a leak occurred — Оblast Military Administration

IRYNA BALACHUK — MONDAY, MAY 30, 2022, 18: 08

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In the Donetsk region, as a result of the fighting, the Tolyatti – Odesa ammonia pipeline was damaged; an ammonia cloud was moving towards Bakhmut, but there was no threat to the city.

Source: Chairman of the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko on Telegram  

Kyrylenko's quote: "In the Bakhmut district, as a result of military operations, the tightness of the Tolyatti – Odesa ammonia pipeline branch was disrupted.

This branch has not been used since 2014, the valves are closed, but ammonia is now flowing out of it by gravity. An ammonia cloud is moving over the soil from the village of Travneve towards Bakhmut."

Details: First, the chairman of the Oblast Military Administration said that Bakhmut, Hladosove, Dacha, Mykolaivka Druha, Odradivka and Opytne could fall into the affected area. Residents of these localities were warned about the need for security measures.  

But later Kyrylenko stressed that there is no threat to Bakhmut.

According to him, rescuers examined the damaged area – approximately 250 tons of ammonia are located on the 7.5 kilometres pipeline segment. The leak is insignificant, the radius of possible damage by an ammonia cloud is about 4 kilometres.

In the affected area – Kodema, Hladosove, Semyhir’ia, Dacha, Mykolaivka Druha and Dolomitne.

Currently, 45 specialists and nine tank trucks are involved in the elimination of the consequences of the accident.