1,068 chemical attacks carried out by Russia during full-scale invasion
Source: Ukraine’s Army Support Forces Command
According to the Support Forces Command, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia has used chemical weapons 1,068 times.
In February 2024 alone, 250 cases were recorded: 244 cases of grenades use, 1 case of gas use, and 5 cases of other chemical ammunition use.
Ukrainian units of radiation, chemical and bacteriological reconnaissance take samples of soil and vegetation, gather ammunition fragments and send them for analysis.
The Support Forces Command stresses that the chemicals used by the Russian invaders are prohibited by paragraph 5 of Article 1 of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
The documented cases of the use of dangerous chemicals are submitted to law enforcement bodies for further investigation.
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