Russia launches 5 attacks with chemical weapons on southeastern front lines in past day

Russian forces launched five attacks with munitions containing #poisonous #chemicals against Ukrainian soldiers on the southeastern front lines in the past day, Oleksandr Shtupun, the spokesman for the Tavria group of forces, said on Jan. 30.

Russia has recently increased its use of chemical weapons in Ukraine, with 81 cases documented only in December, according to the Ukrainian military. The 1925 Geneva Protocol prohibits the use of chemical and biological weapons in war.

The munitions used by Russian troops in southeastern Ukraine on Jan. 29 were likely K-51 grenades with #chloropicrin, according to Shtupun.

https://kyivindependent.com/official-russia-launches-5-attacks-with-chemical-weapons-on-southeastern-front-lines-in-past-day/

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