Swedish Ambassador to Ukraine Martin Hagstrom and Defense Attache of the Swedish Embassy, ??Lieutenant Colonel Peter Liden visited the Donbass, visiting the area of ??the antiterrorist operation, the press center of the ATO headquarters.

In the course of communication with Swedish diplomats, the Ukrainian military told them about the complex ecological situation that developed around the tank with the chemical waste of the Toretsky Phenolic Plant.

The representatives of the APU were informed that if a dam breaks through the dam, toxic chemicals can enter the Seversky Donets River, the main source of drinking water for the majority of the region's inhabitants.

Hagstrom noted that the Swedish embassy is following the development of the situation in the Donbass and stressed that the problem of dam destruction can have catastrophic environmental consequences, therefore it is necessary to urgently seek ways to solve this difficult situation. The ambassador assured that he will inform the relevant humanitarian and defense organizations through diplomatic channels with a view to contributing to the resolution of this issue.

In turn, Attache Liden noted that the situation in the east of Ukraine is carefully analyzed and studied to determine the ways of further assistance to the APU.

As he said, as one of variants the question of attraction of the Swedish instructors for training and training of the Ukrainian military physicians is considered.

Look at the photo gallery: The Ambassador of Sweden visited the ATU zone As reported earlier in September in the ATU area visited the former NATO Secretary General and freelance adviser to the President of Ukraine Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

Also Donbass visited the US State Department's special representative Kurt Volker and US ambassador in Ukraine Marie Jovanovic.

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