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

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.”

  • zerog_bandit@lemmy.worldEnglish
    742·
    8 months ago

    You misspelled “Hamas” there. Russia and Hamas have been having quite a competition. Last time I checked they’re still raping hostages to death.

    • FluffyPotato@lemm.eeEnglish
      9·
      8 months ago

      Not really. Hamas has done some awful shit but Israel and Russia are in a different league of bad. I’m sure if Hamas had the weapons and money Israel does it would be worthy competition but as it stands they just aren’t in the running.

    • lennybird@lemmy.worldEnglish
      52·
      8 months ago

      Hamas would have to commit 20 x October 7ths in order to achieve the cruelty Israel willingly carried out among civilians of Gaza—and aid workers—half of the dead being women and children.

      Your response? Something-something, “ends justify the means”?

    • mlg@lemmy.worldEnglish
      32·
      8 months ago

      Last time I checked they’re still raping hostages to death.

      Source?

      Kinda hard to negotiate if they run out of hostages no?

      • anlumo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        8 months ago

        They’re not really there to negotiate. I think that plan flew out of the window when they realized that Israel doesn’t care about the hostages.

    • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      11·
      8 months ago

      They’re all bad. Including all of the English speaking developed western democracies

      War is bad. It’s not like this is a new revelation. War has been fucking terrible and also completely avoidable since the dawn of time.