The Russian Ministry of Defense has accused Ukraine of using «chemical agents» against the Russian military in the Zaporozhye region.
“On July 31, Russian servicemen performing tasks in the area of the village of Vasilyevka, Zaporozhye region, were taken to a military hospital with signs of severe poisoning. As a result of the examination, a poisonous substance was found in the bodies of servicemen — botulinum toxin type "B" ;,» the ministry said in a statement.
Later, the presence of «an organic poison of artificial origin — botulinum toxin type» B «» confirmed at the Main Research and Testing Institute of Military Medicine of the Russian Ministry of Defense in St. Petersburg. The department does not provide other details, including the number of victims.
In this regard, it is specified in the message, an additional investigation will be carried out into the poisoning of the Russian-appointed head of the administration of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo with «chemical warfare agents».
On August 4, Saldo, who was allegedly assassinated more than once, was hospitalized after an unscheduled examination. The next day it became known that he was put into a coma and transported to Moscow.On April 23, the Ministry of Defense already accused Ukraine of a chemical attack: according to the department, ampoules with toxic substances were dropped on the positions of Russian troops from a drone.< /p>
In March, the department claimed that the Ukrainian authorities had brought 80 tons of ammonia to the Kharkiv region to prepare a «provocation», and in June the Ministry of Defense accused Ukraine of preparing a provocation with chemical weapons already in the Odessa region.
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