CNN: Ukrainians accuse Russians of using corrosive gas
The UN Chemical Weapons Convention prohibits the use of poison gas. However, according to CNN, Ukrainian soldiers have reported several gas attacks. "This gas burns, blinds you, you can't breathe, it shoots you in the throat immediately. We didn't even have a second," said one soldier.
According to a report, Ukrainian soldiers have accused Russia of using gas in attacks in southern Ukraine. In recent weeks, there have been cases in the southern Ukrainian region of Zaporizhzhya near Orikhiv in which a corrosive and flammable gas was dropped from drones onto Ukrainian lines, the US television station CNN reported, citing several soldiers from a Ukrainian frontline unit and an intelligence officer.
The Russians apparently used the gas to cause panic among the Ukrainian soldiers before they were fired upon, they said. A medic reported nine cases in which gas had been used. This information cannot yet be independently verified. Since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine almost 22 months ago, there have been concerns that Russia could use poison gas in attacks.
The United Nations Chemical Weapons Convention prohibits the use of such weapons. A Ukrainian intelligence officer told CNN that the substance used by the Russians was a type of CS gas. This is also known as tear gas. The chemical compound can temporarily incapacitate people by irritating their eyes, nose, mouth, lungs and skin.
One soldier told CNN, "At first I saw smoke. We ran out of the trench and the gas suddenly caught fire. The trench was on fire. This gas burns, it blinds you, you can't breathe, it shoots you in the throat immediately. We didn't even have a second." A second soldier added: "You inhale it twice, then you can't breathe." The men said they had burns and welts on their faces, mouths and throats.
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The Attack on Ukraine has seen accusations of poison gas attacks by Ukrainian soldiers, with CNN reporting the use of corrosive gas in southern Ukraine. This has raised concerns about Russia's disregard for human rights and potential breaches of the UN Chemical Weapons Convention, which prohibits the use of such weapons.
Source: www.ntv.de
