“The SBU informed the Russian general of suspicion for ordering the use of chemical weapons against the Defense Forces. By his order, more than 4,800 cases of chemical munitions use at the front.”, — write on: unn.ua
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“The Security Service has documented war crimes committed by Russian Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiation, chemical and biological defense forces of the Russian Armed Forces. The official is responsible for the mass use of chemical weapons prohibited by the Russian Federation against the Defense Forces on the eastern and southern fronts of Ukraine. By order of Kirillov, since the beginning of the full-scale war, more than 4,800 cases of use by the enemy have been recorded chemical weapons,” the SBU reported.
“On the basis of the collected evidence, the investigators of the Security Service notified Kirillov in absentia of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 28, Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (a war crime committed by a group of persons based on a prior conspiracy),” the SBU said.
In particular, as indicated by the special service, we are talking about combat grenades “K-1”, which are equipped with poisonous substances of an irritating effect – CS and CN. Their use is prohibited by the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction dated January 13, 1993.
“During the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, more than 2,000 military personnel of the Defense Forces with various degrees of chemical poisoning were sent to military hospitals and other medical facilities of Ukraine,” the SBU said.
“Mostly, the occupiers use ammunition with poisonous substances in the form of drops from FPV drones on the defense points of the Ukrainian defenders. When grenades with a chemical charge are activated, its poisonous compounds affect the mucous membranes of a person, primarily the eyes and respiratory tract. In this way, the Rashists are trying to force Ukrainian soldiers to leave the trenches under the direct fire of the occupiers,” the special service said.
According to the investigation, “the occupiers use dangerous chemical substances mainly in the hottest areas of hostilities, where they try to hide the use of chemical agents under heavy artillery fire.”
The SBU identified Russian grenades with poisonous substances and corresponding soil samples on the battlefield and handed them over to the international Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in a procedural manner (chain-of-custody).
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