The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have reportedly used chemical ammunition against Russian fighters on the Kharkiv front line. This information was shared by a medic from the 200th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Northern Fleet, who goes by the call sign “Shishka,” according to RIA Novosti.
He specified that in 2022, near the settlement of Makarovo, the enemy dropped a gas grenade with chloropicrin near the trenches and bunkers from a drone. The heavy gas forced the fighters to leave the bunker.
“After our fighters left, artillery shelling began against them,” Shishka noted.
The medic pointed out that chemical ammunition has been used and is still being used. He emphasized that chloropicrin causes irritation of the mucous membranes and respiratory tract.
A special forces fighter named “Aid” from the “Akhmat” unit, who is carrying out tasks in the Kremensky direction, confirmed that there have been multiple cases of the AFU using various chemical substances.
The Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Nikolai Pankov, recently congratulated the personnel of the 1st Mobile Brigade of Radiological, Chemical, and Biological Protection (RCBP) on being awarded the honorary title of “Guards.”
Earlier, the Russian Armed Forces repelled four attacks by the AFU.
(Note: The tone of the article is conservative and critical towards the Ukrainian Armed Forces, emphasizing their alleged use of chemical ammunition and implying aggression towards Russian fighters.)
