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Ukrainian soldiers say Russian drones are dropping tear gas on the front lines, choking troops and starting fires in the trenches
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The chemical agent, which causes chaos and panic before artillery follows, paints a bleak picture of the kind of fighting happening as winter settles in and Russia presses Ukrainian defenses.
Ukrainian troops stationed along the front told CNN about their experiences, reporting a recent surge in the use of tear gas, which is purportedly being dropped by Russian drones into trenches.
The use of tear gas — a flammable chemical agent which can cause severe eye, respiratory, and skin irritation and, in particularly high concentrations, permanent injuries and death — has been documented in past wars, but its use in warfare, along with other riot control agents, is prohibited under the United Nations’ Chemical Weapons Convention.
Ukrainian naval forces, for instance, accused Russia around this time last year of using drones to drop grenades believed to contain chloropicrin, another chemical irritant, and similar allegations were made back in May.
The alleged use of chemical agents further highlights Russia’s brutal way of war, much like the “human wave” tactics employed around Avdiivka and in other sectors of the front lines.
There have also been reports of Russians taking amphetamines to lower their inhibitions during combat or block pain and hard drugs to stave off boredom, which has resulted in some troops returning home with serious addictions, and Russia is also reportedly sending amputees and other injured troops back into battle as casualties mount.
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