Russia has launched over 626 chemical attacks in Ukraine since full-scale war began

Since the beginning of the large-scale war, Russia has carried out 626 chemical attacks in Ukraine.

The Public Relations Service of the Support Forces Command of Ukraine's armed forces reported that.

It is noted that the Defense Forces recorded 626 cases of the Russian Federation using ammunition equipped with poisonous chemicals. Of them, only in January of the current year, there were 51 cases. At the same time, the dynamics of application are increasing. Up to 10 instances of the use of chemicals are recorded daily.

"Most often, the enemy uses grenades, such as K-51 and RGR, which are dropped from UAVs. However, improvised explosive devices equipped with irritant substances are also used. Artillery shelling with shells containing chemically dangerous substances is also carried out," the message says.

On December 14, 2023, the use of a new type of special RG-VO gas grenades containing the chemical substance CS was discovered.

36 cases of the use of dangerous chemicals were documented and sent for investigative actions within the framework of criminal proceedings by groups of radiation, chemical, and biological intelligence from the military units of the Support Forces Command together with the Security Service of Ukraine.

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Earlier, Rubryka reported that the Ukrainian military, repelling Russian aggression in the Zaporizhzhia region, faced a new threat – the use of poison gas as a weapon by the occupiers.