The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the Ukrainian special services are preparing a provocation using chemical warfare agents, Interfax reports.
“According to our information, the office of the President of Ukraine is coordinating the actions of national intelligence services to organize an anti-Russian provocation using toxic substances,” Igor Kirillov, head of the radiation, chemical and biological defense forces of the Russian Armed Forces, said at a briefing.
“Due to the fact that the armed forces of Ukraine failed to achieve success during the so-called counter-offensive, we assume that there will be a shift in their activity towards non-standard forms of warfare, including the use of chemical and biological means,” Kirillov said. According to him, for provocation, the Ukrainian special services can use triethanolamine and a nitrogen-containing sodium compound made in America.
“According to our assessment, these chemicals can be used by the SBU to produce a chemical warfare agent for the purpose of carrying out a limited-scale provocative action on controlled territory in the zone of action of the most actively advancing group of the Russian Armed Forces,” Kirillov said.
“The armed forces of Ukraine are expected to deliberately contaminate water sources, including drinking water, food supplies and animal feed, with pathogenic biological agents,” said the head of the Russian Chemical and Biological Protection troops.
“Taking into account the experience of the Syrian conflict, it is assumed that accusing the Russian Armed Forces of using chemical weapons will make it possible to initiate a new anti-Russian campaign in the UN structures and the world media,” Kirillov noted.
Source: Rosbalt
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