Three neighboring countries may suffer if Russian forces blow up Crimean Titan

Operational Command South's press center head Natalia Humeniuk reported this. 

According to her, some local residents are leaving the temporarily occupied Crimea, fearing an accident at the chemical plant. However, there has been no organized evacuation so far.

“We do not observe organized evacuations, but there are cases of people leaving in groups, and they are obvious in terms of their own safety and concern for their own safety. That is, at their own discretion, many of the local population, taught by experience, in particular in 2018, when there were chemical emissions from this enterprise, people are trying to get away from this danger zone,” said Humeniuk.

She emphasized that the Defense Forces are monitoring the situation around the Crimean Titan. Ukraine hopes for the support of the international community, which can persuade Russia to abandon its plans to cause a man-made disaster.

“IIt is likely that this will be another link in the chain of man-made blackmail used by the enemy. That is why we hope for the international community to convince and influence the military and political leadership of the country to understand that the first and most affected will be the occupying country's own units, because they are closest,” said Humeniuk.

“If we compare the blackmail and the triggering of a man-made disaster related to the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, it was a more local situation, but the one related to the Titan plant will already have an international character. According to experts, the affected area may reach other countries, including Turkey, Romania, and Moldova, and this should concern the leadership of these countries and increase international pressure,” she added.

• In early June, there was information about a bomb threat at Crimean Titan. A possible explosion would release thousands of tons of toxic substances into the atmosphere and is dangerous for people and the environment.