Telegraph investigation reveals those on front line are being exposed to gases banned during wartime

Telegraph investigation reveals those on front line are being exposed to gases banned during wartime

Russian troops are carrying out a systematic campaign of illegal chemical attacks against Ukrainian soldiers, according to a Telegraph investigation.

The Telegraph spoke to a number of Ukrainian soldiers deployed in positions across the front line who detailed how their positions have been coming under near daily attacks from small drones, mainly dropping tear gas but also other chemicals.

The use of such gas, which is known as CS and commonly used by riot police, is banned during wartime under the Chemical WeaponsConvention.

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

  • Bernie_Sandals@lemmy.worldEnglish
    72·
    8 months ago

    Using it outside an active war zone on a place of worship and not on soldiers but civilians really gets that israeli war crime multipliers going.

    Tear Gas is literally legal to use on civilians as an anti-riot tool but not on military personnel. You don’t know what you’re talking about.

    Classifying tear gas as a “illegal chemical attack” is really taking all meaning out of that term. It’s pure clickbait that makes it seem as if they were using mustard gas or some really deadly chemical.

    Take it up with the Geneva Convention, they’re the ones who made it illegal to use in combat, mainly because any chemical gas is bad to use in war, regardless of its lethality.

    White Phosphorus on the other hand, which israel uses in excess in Gaza, is an extremely toxic chemical that will leave life long damage and burns.

    You mean white phosphorus that Russia has also been using? I wouldn’t even really bring this one up though, not only is it a different type of restriction than the chemical weapons ban, it’s also way way way way way more commonly abused because of the “smokescreen exemption”.

    • barsoap@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      8 months ago

      Using phosphorus as a toxic substance is inefficient as fuck. Most of the concerns about white phosphorous use are around use as incendiary ammunitions, which is a no-go anywhere around civilians. Napalm, white phosphorus, heck, Molotov cocktails, doesn’t matter.

    • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      311·
      8 months ago

      You do realize that the west bank is not israeli territory and that Palestinians are not their civilians right?

      • wildbus8979@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        8 months ago

        You got downvoted, but if Palestinians are constantly held in military prisons and convicted by military court, it goes to reason that they should be considered as combatants for other purposes as well.