Ukrainian experts expressed serious suspicions that the Russian army could use chemicals at the front. This was announced in an interview with the "

According to him, since the beginning of 2025, about 500 bodies of the dead Ukrainian warriors have been delivered to the bureau. In most cases, death occurred as a result of explosive wounds (more than 96%), but some of the bodies had no visible damage. This may indicate the likely poisoning toxic substances.

Bachinsky said that during the autopsy of individual bodies, doctors lost consciousness, which is why the institution was forced to acquire special gas masks. The use of protective equipment has ceased cases of loss of consciousness, which, according to experts, is an additional confirmation of the presence of harmful substances in the tissues of the fallen.

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\? We suspect a chemical defeat. The gas masks helped, and this only strengthened our assumptions, ”he emphasized.

Laboratory studies of biomaterials are continuing in the bureau now, but the process is very slow due to the lack of modern equipment. According to Bachinsky, the mass spectrometer would allow identifying the substance in less than an hour, but its cost reaches 8 million UAH, and the institution does not have such a device.

Recall that back in April 2024, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported an increase in cases of Russia's use of chemicals in the war. In particular, it was about using the K-51 and RG-VO grenades, which the invaders are often discarded from drones.