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2023-06-28 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russian forces fired a banned choking gas at Ukrainian troops, but then the wind blew it back toward them, Ukraine says

[Bus Insider] Russian forces in eastern Ukraine fired a banned suffocating chemical gas at Ukrainian troops, a Ukrainian military official said, but the wind ended up blowing it back toward them.

Russians fired a "chemical aerosol munition with suffocating effect on one of the positions," Valeriy Shershen, a spokesperson for the Joint Press Center of the Tavria Defense Force, said, according to Ukrinform's translation. But then "the wind blew in the enemy's direction," he added.

Shershen made the comments on Ukrainian TV, according to Ukrinform, with his comments picked up by other Ukrainian media outlets, including the Kyiv Post, The New Voice of Ukraine, Pravda, and the state broadcaster Suspilne.

Suspilne and Pravda reported that Shershen claimed the chemical was prohibited.

Shershen did not identify the gas, nor say whether any Ukrainian or Russian troops were affected.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-06-28 08:54|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 "A Ukrainian official said...."

I stopped reading right there.

Posted by DooDahMan 2023-06-28 09:10|| 2023-06-28 09:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Russia is perfectly capable of doing something like this, and Ukraine is perfectly capable of lying about it.

Posted by Hupolunter de Medici7308 2023-06-28 10:30|| 2023-06-28 10:30|| Front Page Top

#3 It's healthy for people to realize they don't have to choose a side.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-06-28 10:35|| 2023-06-28 10:35|| Front Page Top

#4 I don’t know of any unnamed chemical agents that are banned. Part of the banning process includes naming them.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-06-28 11:17|| 2023-06-28 11:17|| Front Page Top

#5 Probably referring to plain ol' tear gas which is banned as a weapon of war, but considered OK for use on your own civilian population.

Posted by SteveS 2023-06-28 12:56|| 2023-06-28 12:56|| Front Page Top

#6 'cooking gas'?

Posted by Skidmark 2023-06-28 13:28|| 2023-06-28 13:28|| Front Page Top

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