Russia resorts to limited use of chemical munitions, Ukraine says
A Ukrainian tank near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, where the Defense Forces continue to inflict losses on the occupiers (Photo:Serhii Nuzhnenko via REUTERS)
Russian forces have started dropping chemical munitions on positions held by Ukrainian troops, Ukraine’s Tavria Operational Command spokesman Oleksiy Dmytrashkivskyi told Ukrainian TV broadcasters on March 27.
“The enemy is using chemical munitions – dropping explosives with chloropicrin from unmanned aerial vehicles,” said Dmytrashkivskyi.
According to him, one "test drop" of such explosives was recorded on March 23. The next day, the invaders dropped two explosive charges, and yesterday they dropped six. Dmytrashkivskyi emphasized that these weapons aren’t conventional.
“If it falls into a trench or a dugout, you need to have a gas mask or move away from that place, because it causes both vomiting and tears,” he noted.
“But there is also mustard gas ammunition. For that we need chemical protection suits.”
The speaker noted that the first drone with such a payload was shot down a month ago in Zaporizhzhya region.
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