Ukrainian Staff General stated that the Russian military is again utilizing weapons and ammunition containing chemical agents prohibited by the United Nations General Assembly resolution. "Russia is grossly violating the rules of war, ignoring the standards and obligations of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Collection and usage of Chemical Weapons", says the authoritative Communication.
Only in December 2024 there were 434 specified cases, and since February 2023 there have been 5389 in total.
Russia. Chemical weapons on the front
According to information from the Ukrainian General Staff, the Russians usage K-51 and RG-VO grenades. The first contain chloropicrinwhich during planet War I was frequently utilized by the Germans. At the time, its main task was to induce vomiting and force soldiers to remove gas masks, making them susceptible to more dangerous gases.
Chloropicrin respiratory tract irritation, causes cough, nausea or teardrop in the eyes. The substance itself is not forbidden, but its usage in fighting is prohibited.
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RG-Vo grenades contain a chemical compound known as chloroacetophenone. It causes intense eye irritation and full respiratory tract. It creates a feeling of burning and pain in the eyes, nose and lungs. It can lead to bleeding and, in utmost cases, asphyxiation.
The usage of both substances in combat conditions was prohibited by resolution United Nations General Assembly in 1969, Russia, despite the ongoing war, is inactive a signatory of these documents.
Women recruited for the military
Russia besides began recruiting women to volunteer military troops. erstwhile head of Russian space agency Roskosmos and Senator from the territory of the Damtrij Rogozin area reported on January 19 that the Russian “BARS-Sarmat” division (Russian Army Combat Regiment) recruits not only specialists, but besides unskilled men and women from across Russia to participate in combat operations in Ukraine.
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– This was not noticed earlier, but now it has been reported that the Russians are utilizing human resources in specified a way that women are active in assault operations – as quoted by RBK-Ukraine portal spokeswoman of the confederate Armed Forces group of Ukraine Nazar Wołoszyn.
In the war, according to Ukrainian data, more than 820,000 Russians.
== sync, corrected by elderman ==
