Russia’s Use of Chemical Weapons in Ukraine War: Latest Updates and Analysis

2024-01-14 12:11:00

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    Since the beginning of the year, Russia has been increasing its use of chemical weapons on the battlefield. The news ticker regarding the Ukraine war.

    • Forbidden Chemical weapons: General Staff raises allegations once morest Vladimir Putin’s army
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    • The information processed here comes from international media and news agencies, but also from the warring parties Russia and Ukraine and their allies. In particular, the information on losses suffered by the armies involved in the Ukrainian war cannot be independently verified.

    Update from January 14th, 12:53 p.m: Drones shape the Ukraine war. Expert Ulrike Franke has now explained to IPPEN.MEDIA what developments can be expected next: “The Lancet drones are actually a problem for Ukraine,” said Franke from the renowned think tank European Council on Foreign Relations.

    Serious loss for Russia: Ukraine probably eliminates drone “killers”.

    Update from January 14th, 11:41 a.m: Russia is currently repeatedly hitting Ukraine with particularly heavy air strikes. There is currently an “arms race”, particularly with regard to unmanned aircraft, in which Russia has recently caught up in the “first person view” drone war. Now Kremlin Chief Putin’s military is said to have lost a drone “killer”.

    Missiles and drones missing in Ukraine war: Pentagon missing weapons

    First report: Kiev – Ukrainian peace plans begin in Davos today. Meanwhile, new Russian attacks are feared in Ukraine itself. Most recently, the Russian army repeatedly fired on Ukraine with dozens of rockets, cruise missiles and drones within just a few hours.

    Meanwhile, it has become known that the US Department of Defense has apparently not adequately tracked arms deliveries to Ukraine in recent months: According to a report, the Pentagon is missing weapons worth 1.7 billion.

    Chemical weapons in the Ukraine war? General Staff raises allegations once morest Russia

    Ukraine is now accusing Russia of the frequent use of banned tear gas in the Ukraine war. The Ukrainian General Staff said 626 cases have been counted since the start of the war. In the first days of January 2024 there were 51 cases – with an increasing trend of up to ten attacks per day.

    The use of tear gas in war is banned by the Chemical Weapons Convention, to which Russia is also a signatory. There was no independent confirmation of the Ukrainian information. The US Institute for War Studies (ISW) picked up the information in a report on Saturday evening, but did not name any additional sources.

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    Ukraine war: Conference in Davos begins – hail of rockets from Russia

    The government of President Volodymyr Zelenskyj will discuss the future of Ukraine with government representatives from around 80 countries this Sunday (January 14) in the Swiss ski resort of Davos. The focus is on Zelensky’s so-called peace formula for the war in Ukraine. The Ukrainian President received the new French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné in Kiev on Saturday. (with news agency material)

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