KYIV, Sept 5 - The contaminated water masses, which entered the Desna River from the Seym River, have now reached the village of Boromyky in Chernihiv region, just 38 kilometers from the regional center. The water is now moving along the central and deepest part of the river at a slower pace, according to a press release from the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources.

"The organic pollutants have reached the section of the Desna River near the village of Boromyky in Chernihiv region. There are still 38 kilometers to the city of Chernihiv. The nature of the pollution has changed it is no longer continuous but is instead moving along the deepest part of the river, down the center. The pollution is settling on the riverbed," the Ministry reported on Thursday.