Dutch intelligence services say Russia has stepped up use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine
Source: ABC News
ByMOLLY QUELL Associated Press
July 4, 2025, 10:58 AM
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Two Dutch intelligence agencies said on Friday that Russia is increasing its use of prohibited chemical weapons in Ukraine, including the World War I-era poison gas chloropicrin.
The Netherlands’ military intelligence and the security service, together with the German intelligence service, found that the use of prohibited chemical weapons by the Russian military had become “standardized and commonplace” in Ukraine.
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Chloropicrin causes severe irritation to the skin, eyes, respiratory tract (if inhaled), and gastrointestinal tract (if inhaled or ingested). Eye tearing (lacrimation) is prominent. Intense painful irritation, tear production (lacrimation), and eye damage.
https://www.cdc.gov
Chloropicrin (PS): Lung Damaging Agent | NIOSH - CDC
Chloropicrin, also known as PS and nitrochloroform, is a chemical compound currently used as a broad-spectrum antimicrobial, fungicide, herbicide, insecticide, and nematicide. It was used as a poison gas in World War I and the Russian military has been accused of using it in the Russo-Ukrainian War.
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