Russians used chemical weapons almost 500 times in December - General Staff
Russians used chemical weapons almost 500 times last month (photo: Getty Images)
Russians continue to use special ammunition with hazardous chemicals against the Ukrainian Defense Forces. Over 400 attacks were carried out last month alone, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
"Along with conventional firepower, the enemy is using ammunition equipped with hazardous chemicals, such as K-51 and RG-VO, which are anti-riot weapons and are prohibited for use as means of warfare," the General Staff emphasized.
Also, according to the military, there is a significant proportion of ammunition containing hazardous chemical compounds of unspecified type. At the same time, it is currently known that
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in December 2024, the radiation, chemical, and biological intelligence units of the Support Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine recorded 434 cases of the use of such munitions.
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In total, since February 2023, 5389 cases of hazardous chemicals have been recorded.
"Since the beginning of Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine, radiation, chemical, and biological intelligence units have been directly recording cases of the use of hazardous chemicals on the battlefield," the General Staff added.
At the same time, according to the headquarters, since February 2023, the use of hazardous chemicals by the Russians has become systematic.
"Russia grossly violates the rules of warfare, ignores the norms and obligations under the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and their Destruction," the military emphasized.
Russians use chemical weapons to attack the positions of the Ukrainian military. In particular, in February last year, the Russians carried out a chemical attack in the Tauride direction.
It became known that the Russian invaders used chemical munitions against the Ukrainian military in southern Ukraine.
According to Dmytro Lykhovyi, a spokesman for the Tavria operational group of troops, the Russian militants made 13 discharges of toxic substances on the contact line in Zaporizhzhia on September 4 alone.
