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On Feb. 8, 2015, the Internet Chronicle website published an article claiming Ukrainian government officials had confirmed the detection of a nuclear blast in that country, with the suggestion the blast originated with a weapon employed by Russian forces: The article was accompanied by videos of the purported blast. However, one such clip actually showed the explosion of an Ukraine chemical plant in Donetsk that was hit by artillery fire on the evening of Feb. 8, 2015, in fighting between forces loyal to Kiev and Russian-backed separatist militias. The resultant blast produced a mushroom cloud resembling those typically seen after nuclear-weapons testing: Here's how photojournalist Pierre Crom covered the incident for Getty Images:
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