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[–] Lath@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] Deebster@programming.dev 13 points 2 years ago

Russia is already using chemical weapons in Ukraine, although it seems to be CS gas instead of mustard gas (this is still illegal under the Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 which Russia has signed).

Russia carried out 81 chemical attacks in December, according to an official statement by Ukraine's General Staff on December 27th. Ukrainian soldiers have reported attacks with mysterious chemicals, such as a “caustic and flammable gas” described to CNN reporters, and the RG-VO grenade which the General Staff say is filled with an “unknown chemical substance.” This brings the total number of claimed chemical attacks to 465. There is a real threat here, but it is not what it seems.

-- https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2023/12/29/what-we-know-about-russian-chemical-weapon-attacks/?sh=861601b55455

Is that for flavoring /s

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Russian soldiers are already preparing pots and pans.

[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You mean they’re stealing pots and pans?

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

They were doing that already, now they would have something to put inside.

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yay for going backwards!! :-|

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