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Ukrainian guerrillas poisoned Russian soldiers with arsenic and rat poison in occupied Mariupol, resulting in at least 26 deaths and 15 hospitalizations.

October 16, 2023 Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast

Likely Reported by 2 independent sources

Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda

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Petro Andriushchenko (person) Ukrainian volunteer drone operators (military_unit) Russian armored vehicles (weapon_system) Russian armed forces (military_unit) Russian forces (organization) Ukrainian forces (organization) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Ukrainian Defense Forces (organization) Russia (organization) Achilles company (military_unit) Ivan Sirko 92nd Assault Brigade (military_unit) 2S1 Gvozdika (weapon_system) 2S9 Nona (weapon_system)

Source Reports

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

On Oct. 16, the advisor to the mayor of Mariupol said that over 40 Russian soldiers had been poisoned during dinner in Mariupol, of those 26 died and 15 more admitted to intensive care.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

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Extracted: 2026-02-27T18:30:51.919Z

Source story: 25411