Russia is using chemical weapons in Ukraine war – 2024-05-02 20:02:08

The US has accused Russia of using chemical weapons in the Ukraine war. Washington has accused Ukrainian troops of violating a global ban on the use of chemical weapons by using the choking agent chloropicrin. Al Jazeera news.

The use of such chemical weapons is not an isolated incident. It is likely that Russian forces deliberately used these weapons to remove Ukrainian forces from their defensive positions and achieve strategic results on the battlefield. The US State Department announced this information in a statement on Wednesday. New sanctions against Moscow have also been announced due to Russia’s full-scale aggression in Ukraine.

Chloropicrin is a colorless oily liquid that causes severe eye, skin and lung irritation. A large number of such chemical weapons were used during World War I, according to the US National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety.

Although it is still used as a pesticide in agriculture. However, under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in 1993, its use in warfare was banned.

Russia says it no longer has a military chemical arsenal. But Moscow has been under constant pressure for more transparency over allegations of toxic chemical use.

In addition to chloropicrin, Russian forces have been using CS and CN gas-enriched grenades. At the beginning of this month, the Reuters news agency reported this information with reference to the military forces of Ukraine.

It also said that at least 500 Ukrainian soldiers were treated for exposure to the poison and one died of tear gas suffocation.

Jiundoz Mamedov served as the Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine until 2021. On April 24, he said in a post on social media that the Russian army has used tear gas at least 900 times against the Ukrainian army in the last six months.

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