In the Izyum district of the Kharkiv region, the Russian invaders used chemical weapons, said the former deputy of the city council of Izyum Nikita Karakay. According to him, the victims have already passed the tests..

“Orcs used chemical weapons in the Izyum region. According to my information, the charges with the substance were fired from the Grad MLRS. The gas formed after the explosions spreads along the ground,” Karakay wrote..

He added that the symptoms of poisoning with such a gas are redness of the eyes, nausea, vomiting, respiratory failure, loss of consciousness..

“Blood samples were taken from the victims, clothes were sent for examination.. Information on the liberated villages is being specified,” Karakay added..

It should be noted that such types of chemical projectiles as 9M23 and 9M21 can be used at the Grad MLRS..

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The day before, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that signs of the beginning of an offensive operation of the Russian army were recorded in the east of Ukraine.. In particular, the occupiers intensified offensive and assault operations in certain directions in the Slobozhansky and Donetsk operational regions..

At the same time, according to the General Staff, Kharkiv continues to partially block Russian troops and carry out artillery strikes.. The enemy is deploying additional anti-aircraft missile divisions of the Tor air defense system in the Kharkiv region. And in the Belgorod region, near the Ukrainian border, S-400 and S-300 were deployed. In the region of Izyumshchina, the invaders continue to conduct offensive operations on the left bank of the Seversky Donets River and create a system of main and reserve firing positions for artillery.