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Russian forces allegedly used chemical weapons (lewisite) during artillery bombardments against Ukrainian positions near Bakhmut, causing symptoms including nausea, vomiting, and loss of consciousness in some soldiers.

Bakhmut, Ukraine
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Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

Russian forces used chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops during artillery strikes near Bakhmut, with soldiers showing symptoms of nausea, vomiting and in some cases loss of consciousness

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

The chemical used was identified as lewisite, a vesicant/blistering agent

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Oleksandr Syrskyi posted a video showing the 30th Mechanised Brigade killing Russian invaders on the Bakhmut front. The video shows eight invaders arriving in two cars and hiding in a house, with one shot killing five who escaped from the building and one crawled out. Five occupiers left that house and hid in bushes, with another shot leaving only two who ran away. The six occupiers are already not in a hurry (meaning killed).

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Extracted: 2026-03-09T10:43:06.650Z

Source story: 19108