Over 2000 Ukrainian soldiers poisoned by chemical agents used by Russia at the front

Three Ukrainian soldiers died due to poisoning by chemicals used by Russians during the war. This was announced at a briefing by Artem Vlasiuk, head of the environmental safety and civil protection department of the radiation, chemical, and biological protection department of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Support Command, UNN reports.

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According to Artem Vlasiuk, since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, more than 2,000 Ukrainian servicemen have been hospitalized with poisoning from chemicals used by the Russians, and three have died.

In total, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, more than two thousand servicemen with symptoms of poisoning have been sent to medical facilities of both military and general medical infrastructure of Ukraine with various degrees of poisoning by unknown or known chemicals

According to him, in particular, it is a case of poisoning with tear gas CS and CN, which are used in grenades to combat riots.

As for the fallen servicemen, unfortunately, we have three such fatalities so far

He did not name the names of the victims or the units in which they served for security reasons. However, in three cases, there are medical reports stating that the deaths were caused by acute poisoning with an unknown chemical, the official emphasized.

He also emphasized that the Ukrainian army does not use chemicals.

These products are prohibited for use

He added that Ukraine, as a signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention, and its Armed Forces, which are the guarantor of its independence and sovereignty, adhere to international law and the requirements of the Chemical Weapons Convention in particular.

Recall

According to the Ukrainian military, Russian troops have used tear gas and other chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops more than 1,000 times.