Russia has carried out 626 chemical attacks in Ukraine since the beginning of the large-scale war, according to a post by the command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Support Forces on Facebook.

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"The Defense Forces recorded 626 cases of use by the Russian Federation of ammunition equipped with poisonous chemicals. Of these, 51 cases were registered in January this year alone," the post said.

Up to ten cases of chemical use are recorded every day.

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Most often, the enemy uses grenades, such as K-51 and RGR, which are thrown by drones. However, improvised explosive devices equipped with irritants are also used. Artillery shelling with shells containing dangerous chemical substances has also been registered, BTA reported.

On December 14, 2023, Ukraine registered the use of a new type of special gas grenades WG-VO, containing the chemical CS (Chlorbenzalmalonodinitrile).

At least 36 cases of use of hazardous chemical substances have been documented and sent for investigation in criminal proceedings by radiation, chemical and biological intelligence groups from the military units of the Support Forces Command and the Security Service of Ukraine.

According to the Institute for War Studies, the 810th Infantry Brigade of the Russian Black Sea Fleet has confirmed that it is deliberately using chemical weapons against Ukrainian forces in clear violation of the Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, to which Russia is a party.

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