re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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Notice that none of these talking points ever make sense. Why TF would Russia start using chemical weapons NOW?

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Because the Ukes are now dug in and russia is trying to flush them out. Not a new tactic.

Ihor, the commander of a Ukrainian reconnaissance team who is deployed near the frontline city of Chasiv Yar, in Donetsk region, said: “Nearly every position in our area of the front was getting one or two gas grenades dropped on them a day.”

He said that because of how embedded many Ukrainian troops are now it was difficult for the Russians to attack with conventional artillery or drones firing missiles, adding: “The only way for them to successfully attack us was with gas.”

According to him, the Russian army employs chemical weapons to cause panic and soldiers to get out of their fortifications, which allows the Russians to attack them with conventional weapons.

Ukrinform