General Staff: 5389 cases of occupiers’ use of chemical munitions since beginning of full-scale invasion recorded
The enemy continues to use special ammunition equipped with hazardous chemicals against the Defense Forces. A total of 5389 such cases have been recorded.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Censor.NET reports.
As noted, along with conventional firepower, the enemy uses ammunition equipped with hazardous chemicals, such as K-51 and RG-VO, which are riot control agents and are prohibited for use as weapons of war.
There is also a significant share of ammunition containing hazardous chemical compounds of unspecified type.
According to the General Staff:
- 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.
- In total, 5389 cases of use of hazardous chemicals were recorded.
The General Staff added that 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.
"Since February 2023, the use of hazardous chemicals by the Russians has become systematic. The Russian Federation 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 on their Destruction," the General Staff emphasized.
