The commander of the Tavria operational-strategic group, Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, reported about the use of poisonous substances by russians on his Telegram channel.
According to the commander, four grenades with lachrymatory and asphyxiant agents were dropped by enemy drones the past day in total.
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Colonel Tarnavsky previously reported that on February 8, russians dropped six chloropicrin munitions from UAV in Tavria sector.
This is not the first time when russian troops have used chemical munitions. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as of January 2024, russia has used chemical weapons in Ukraine at least 626 times since the beginning of the large-scale invasion. It is noted that dynamic of chemical attacks is growing. 51 cases were recorded in January of 2024.
At the end of December of 2023, one of the cases was confirmed by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). The analysts paid attention to the 810th naval infantry brigade of the Black Sea Fleet. It is noted that this brigade had deliberately used chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops. This was a clear violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, where russia takes part too.
Earlier Defense Express reported that Defenders of Ukraine had captured russian occupiers in Zaporizhzhia sector.
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