Ukrainian patients suspect Russia of a chemical attack in Mariupol, arouse suspicion of this. What is known
The US and UK have announced a major association over legal reports that Russian troops may have used chemical warfare agents in Mariupol. Experts urge that such assessments be considered with caution.
The information came from the Azov Regiment, the fighters who hold the defense on the territory of the Azovstal plant at the headquarters of the detachments of the city’s troops. The regiment stated that three of the hostilities were caused by exposure to a poisonous agent, probably dropped from a drone, but this has not been confirmed in detail.
However, the Pentagon said the threat of unlawful fighting was a deep concern, and British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss suspected the move was already being thoroughly investigated.
The West has previously warned that if Russia re-uses chemical warfare agents, it will prevent a dangerous escalation of the conflict and tough new measures will be taken against Russia.
From threat to action?
The incident was discovered on Monday evening, when, according to the alleged Ukrainian military, Russian troops dropped an unknown poisonous substance from a drone over the territory of the Azovstal plant, after which a number of military facilities had breathing problems, pain in the eyes, dizziness, and began to refuse legs.
The package, this happened shortly after the representative of the self-proclaimed DPR, Eduard Basurin, in the area of responsibility, which was broadcast on Russian television, sent Russia to rule in the base city of the chemical troops in order to “smoke the moles out of there.” This is how he spoke about the Ukrainian military, who continue to hold the Azovstal plant.
As reported in the statement of the command of the Azov regiment, “The spread as a result of the spread of a virus of poisonous origin of unknown origin in the city of Mariupol is in a relatively satisfactory condition. It is closer to contain military personnel.”
According to the Deputy Head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Anna Malyar, the authorities are checking information about the possible use of chemical weapons by the armed forces in bone mariupol.
“As of now, we are checking this information, trying to understand what it is. .
Speaking as President of Ukraine on Monday evening, Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that any use of chemical weapons would become a new level of terrorism against Ukraine, and the West of Ukraine would be elected again, namely the defense of the country from aggression.
What happened: the opinion of a military expert
As the expert of the Royal Association of Defense Institutions RUSI writes on Twitter Dan Cashethatcooperating also with Bellingcat investigators, it is extremely difficult to draw conclusions about what happened in Mariupol on the basis of information received from the second and even third parties, and inaccessible to neighboring ones.
According to Kacheta, many were quick to conclude that a nerve agent, possibly Sarin, had been used.
The expert himself proposes to consider the available facts: in the area of the alleged use of a poisonous substance in the alleged case of a drone.
Several cases were recorded, but not dead Ukrainian soldiers with difficulty breathing. Some call this a manifestation of nervous excitation of the bulo-atactic syndrome – a violation of the vascular activity of the body – and on the basis of this there is a violation of the use of a no-paralytic poisonous substance.
But Kasheta considers such a diagnosis soon.
In essence, we are dealing with dizziness, with no special signs or signs of chemical poisoning, much less nerve manifestations, he writes.
The military is located in a steel plant, where there are all prerequisites for the fact that the use of conventional or incendiary establishments can lead to various kinds of chemical phenomena as a result of fires or explosions.
it is also noted that there is no description of the definition of the poisonous substance, droplets of Kashet. What was it: powder, aerosol, liquid or gas? Did he have a color?
If, as they say, the substance was colorless and odorless, then how do you know if it was dropped by a drone, and if it was there at all? this can only be known for certain through sampling and analysis applied in the field.
Without questioning the consequences of eyewitnesses, Kasheta, therefore, does not rush to conclusions and, as an important argument in favor of the assessment of health care, to say nothing of breaking it in favor of the Russian army.
Mariupol is still surrounded by troops. The port city is almost completely destroyed, fierce battles continue in it; some of the quarters are controlled by Russian troops, some by the Ukrainian army. There are still more than 150,000 people in the city who can hardly listen without warmth and food.