Russia closes on Mariupol as US warns of chemical threat
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he was unable to confirm the allegations, but that Washington had "credible information" Russia might use tear gas mixed with chemical agents in the besieged port.
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Ukrainian artillery shells Russian troops' position on the front line near Lysychansk in the Luhansk region on April 12, 2022. (Photo by Anatolii Stepanov / AFP)
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Russian troops intensified their campaign to take the port city of Mariupol on Tuesday as part of an anticipated massive onslaught across eastern Ukraine that the United States warned might