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Ukrainian Forces Attempt to Use Chemical Substance in Zaporozhye Direction

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine's armed forces attempted to use an unknown chemical substance in the Zaporozhye direction, Vladimir Rogov, a senior official of the Zaporozhye regional administration, said on Friday.
"[Ukrainian forces] tried to use an unknown substance with the help of drones. Our fighters quickly responded — there were no serious injuries, one soldier received a chemical burn," Rogov wrote on Telegram.
Earlier in the day, Russian Defense Ministry said that Ukraine has lost up to 310 military in the Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours.
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