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Telegraph investigation reveals those on front line are being exposed to gases banned during wartime

Russian troops are carrying out a systematic campaign of illegal chemical attacks against Ukrainian soldiers, according to a Telegraph investigation.

The Telegraph spoke to a number of Ukrainian soldiers deployed in positions across the front line who detailed how their positions have been coming under near daily attacks from small drones, mainly dropping tear gas but also other chemicals.

The use of such gas, which is known as CS and commonly used by riot police, is banned during wartime under the Chemical WeaponsConvention.

Ihor, the commander of a Ukrainian reconnaissance team who is deployed near the front line city of Chasiv Yar, in Donetsk Oblast, told The Telegraph: “Nearly every position in our area of the front was getting one or two gas grenades dropped on them a day.”

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[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You really think they actually read them?

[–] Plopp@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Of course. They gather all information they can, to use, leverage or play off of in ways that suits them. They're no spring chickens when it comes to the information game.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You say that, but they did nothing to stop ISIS terrorists from murdering people despite warnings from other countries about what their own intelligence agencies found. Kinda seems like their intelligence capabilities might not be as great as they are purported to be.

[–] Plopp@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I think you're better off lookin at someone's track record instead of pointing to one specific event. Outliers are everywhere and mistakes happen to the best of us. Besides, Putin's regime has bombed its own country before to amass public support for war, so it's hard to tell how much they knew about this one in advance. They might have thought it was a good opportunity to get more people to support the war and join the military by blaming the west and Ukraine.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Disgusting, but yeah, totally plausible for Putin's regime.