Over 10,000 Russian chemical attacks documented since start of full-scale war, Ukraine's Security Service SBU says
Over 10,000 Russian chemical attacks documented since start of full-scale war, Ukraine's Security Service SBU says
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Russia has carried out over 10,000 chemical weapons attacks against Ukrainian forces since the start of its full-scale invasion, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) reported on July 30.
The agency said Russian troops have repeatedly used prohibited chemical agents, including K-51, RGR, and RG-VO aerosol grenades loaded with CS (chlorobenzylidene malonitrile) and CN (chloroacetophenone), both banned irritants.
The use of such agents is prohibited under the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention, which Russia ratified.
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In a July 4 report, the Netherlands Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) confirmed that Russia had escalated from deploying riot control agents to using chloropicrin — a chemical capable of killing in confined spaces.
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