The UK government sanctioned the Russian army's Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence unit and its commander Igor Kirillov over alleged use of chloropicrin chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops.

The UK government sanctioned Igor Kirillov and the Russian army's Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence unit for helping deploy chemical weapons

Britain and the United States have accused Russia of using the toxic agent chloropicrin against Ukrainian troops in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention

The UK will not sit idly by whilst Putin and his mafia state ride roughshod over international law, including the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Russia's cruel and inhumane tactics on the battlefield are abhorrent.

Russian forces have openly admitted to using hazardous chemical weapons on the battlefield, with widespread use of riot control agents and multiple reports of the use of the toxic choking agent chloropicrin.