CBRN event in Ukraine on Sat 13th January 2024

13th January 2024

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During the Russian Federation's large-scale armed aggression against Ukraine, the enemy used special reactive shells (RS) for BM-21 "Grad" multiple rocket launcher systems (MLRS), loaded with chemical irritant substances (the exact substance is unidentified). In particular, on December 31, 2023, units of the 1180th Artillery Regiment of the 104th Air Assault Division of the Russian Airborne Troops inflicted damage on the positions of the 38th Separate Marine Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements Ivanivka and Krynky in the Kherson region using the mentioned munitions (12 RS with chemical substances on each target). There is also information about the use of similar munitions on January 13-14, 2024 by units of the 98th and 106th Airborne Divisions on the Bakhmut direction.

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