In the operational zone of the Tavria operational and strategic group, Russian invaders intensified chemical attacks on the positions of the Ukrainian military.

Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, the commander of the Tavria operational and strategic group, announced this.

It is reported that over the course of February 8, Russians dropped 6 munitions with chloropicrin, a tear gas chemical, from a UAV.

In addition, about a dozen attempts by Russians to attack with poisonous substances were recorded during the week.

Most likely, it regards the use of K-51 hand grenades by invaders that are dropped by drones on positions to flush Ukrainian soldiers out of their positions.

Russians use such grenades with asphyxiating gas to “smoke out” the Ukrainian military from trenches and thus achieve a tactical advantage.

К-51

The K-51 is a chemical gas grenade with a hard plastic body and metal bottom. It was developed in the late 1970s in the Soviet Union. The grenade’s sealed case was filled with a powdered, highly irritating non-lethal substance, chloropicrin.

The impact of the K-51 is several times higher than that of grenades used to disperse demonstrators, as it was designed for the military and special services.

The substance contained in the grenade causes irritation of the mucous membranes. This leads to suffocation with coughing and disorientation due to eye irritation.

Last month, Militarnyi also reported that Russian invaders were using new RG-Vo special gas grenades containing a substance prohibited under the Geneva Convention against Ukrainian defenders.

The new type of chemical munition is distinguished by its design and filling – it uses an irritant chloroacetophenone (CN).

Based on its use during the Vietnam War, chloroacetophenone (CN) was prohibited for use as a chemical warfare substance in accordance with the Geneva Protocol approved by the UN General Assembly in 1969.