An investigation into a reported chemical weapons attack by Ukraine in Kursk Region has found that the munitions used likely originated in the West.
On Monday, acting Governor Aleksey Smirnov reported that a Russian repair crew had come under fire from Ukrainian forces and suffered from poisoning.
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who heads the chemical and biological defense forces, shared the preliminary results of an investigation conducted by his troops.
Those were smoke munitions. The smoke-producing agent is typical for munitions used by the US and Germany in terms of its composition… It is based on hexachloroethane and zinc oxide.
White smoke produced by the mixture of the two compounds is mildly toxic and has a range of military and public-order applications.
Kirillov said the military and the Health Ministry had organized the collection of samples at the site of the reported attack in line with the requirements of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) residing in The Hague, Netherlands..
A Russian lab accredited by the international watchdog is studying them.
The force commanded by Kirillov, which is responsible for protecting troops and civilians from weapons of mass destruction, has identified around 400 incidents in which chemical weapons were used by Ukraine since hostilities with Russia started in 2022.
Most cases involved chemical agents typically used by police, but some posed a lethal threat. There were cases in which toxins were used, which could only have been synthesized in the USA, because no other nation’s industry can produce them.
Kirillov said the OPCW had not taken action in response to Russian complaints beyond its obligation to share the allegations with the public. There were no investigations, no inquiries, nothing was done.
Russia has more concerns that Kiev could build a so-called ‘dirty bomb’ – a chemical explosive device with a shell of radioactive material, which is designed to contaminate a large area.
RT. com / ABC Flash Point News 2024.
This chemical is registered in the USA as toxic – skin cancer- liver/kidney damage /lungs/throat damage -the American dept responsible to chemical toxicity states its used by the military but is no longer manufactured in the USA . Whether that is true is another thing as its unlikely that the US military would import a weapon from a foreign country given its rhetoric to use US manufactured equipment in preference to foreign imports. Now Russia has experienced invasion and use of toxic chemicals by the indirect actions of the USA/UK/EU its time the gloves are taken off – Russia should… Read more »
I remember when the WMD Iraq supposedly had were chemical weapons until it was reveal they were given to Iraq by the USG to use against Iran.
Quite right LL –I remember Tony Blair in the UK holding up a vial of washing up powder and saying its “toxic chemicals ” the guy wouldn’t know the truth if he tripped over it in the middle of the road but its made him a £££££/$$$$$$$ millionaire .
Lots of Iranians died from the lethal effects -badly——-
People in that region must run for their lifes while Zelensky sits in the old Russian palace drinking tea and talking to Biden who is smiling while watching the tv news in the White House… Looking at himself with his pilot sunglasses on. Talking to the press: I can and must go on. I can do it. Why must I make room for Kamala? We must get Russia on its knees… Come again: What more do you need?