Russia has conducted 465 chemical attacks since full-scale war started, trend is growing

Ukraine’s Defence Forces have recorded 465 cases of Russia using munitions containing toxic chemicals, including 81 cases in December 2023 alone.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on social media

Details: It is noted that the rate of chemical use is increasing. Russia carried out eight attacks involving chemicals in just one day on 19 December.

The Russians most often use grenades, such as K-51, RGR and Drofa-PM hand gas grenades, which are dropped from UAVs. However, they also use improvised explosive devices that have irritants added. Artillery shelling with chemical substances is also carried out.

On 14 December 2023, the use of a new type of special RG-VO gas grenades containing an unknown chemical substance was reportedly detected.

Twenty-eight cases of the use of dangerous chemicals have been documented and sent for investigation within the framework of criminal proceedings by radiation, chemical and biological intelligence groups of military units of the Support Forces Command, together with the Security Service of Ukraine.

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