In September alone, Russian military used banned chemical weapons 250 times in the war with Ukraine.
This was reported by the General Staff.
‘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 proportion of ammunition containing hazardous chemical compounds of unspecified type,’ the report said.
In September 2024, the radiation, chemical and biological intelligence units of the Support Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine recorded 250 such cases.
Since February 2023, the use of hazardous chemicals by the Russians has become systematic. On 24 September this year, 4,228 uses of ammunition containing hazardous chemicals were recorded by the enemy.
‘By doing so, 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 on their Destruction,’ the General Staff added.