Russian invaders used chemical weapons near the city of Gostomel, Kyiv region. This was announced by the fighter of the International Legion Alexei Bobrovnikov in the podcast " The soldiers from his platoon were injured as a result of contact with sarin. " A few hours after surgery - nausea, swelling, problems with urination. We understand at the level of the diagnosis of Ukrainian doctors that this is Sarin. And one of the laboratories in the NATO country, to which our guys sent blood samples, said that it was a toxic reaction - to sarin poisoning,” Bobrovnikov said..

The severe symptoms were reported to be kidney failure and impaired lung function..

The Ukrainian military found a large number of hostile chemical defenses during the sweep.

The chemical was released either as a result of damage to the container where the substance was stored, or it was purposefully used by the Russian occupiers.

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Atlantic Council: Russia's ability to use chemical weapons.

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Earlier, to protect against possible chemical attacks from the Russian Federation, Japan transferred appropriate chemical protection equipment to Ukraine..