- Category
- War in Ukraine
Russia Has Launched Over 13,000 Chemical Attacks Against Ukrainian Troops Since 2022
Prefer U24 Media on Google
- Authors
![Photo of Ivan Khomenko]( "Photo of Ivan Khomenko")
Russia has used munitions containing hazardous chemical substances more than 13,300 times against Ukrainian forces since the start of the full-scale invasion, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense on May 22.
We bring you stories from the ground. Your support keeps our team in the field.
The figures were presented during a meeting of the Information Exchange Group on Technical Assistance to Ukraine under the G7 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction, held in Chișinău, Moldova.
According to Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, Colonel Valerii Veber, Deputy Head of the Main Directorate for Mine Action, Civil Protection, and Environmental Safety, told international partners that the use of chemical agents by Russian forces has evolved from isolated incidents into a sustained battlefield tactic.
The ministry stated that while such cases were “episodic” in 2023, the intensity of chemical-related attacks increased significantly beginning in 2024. According to the Ministry of Defense, the overall level of chemical munition use has remained consistently high across the entire front line during the first half of 2026.
Ukraine’s military said Russian forces continue to employ specialized munitions equipped with hazardous chemical substances against Ukrainian Defense Forces positions.
During the meeting in Chișinău, the Ukrainian delegation called on partner countries to expand support in the field of CBRN protection—chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear security.
According to the Ministry of Defense, Ukrainian officials presented several priority projects to international partners, including strengthening radiation monitoring systems, improving response capabilities to radiological threats, ensuring safe handling of ionizing radiation sources, and increasing environmental safety standards at military facilities.
-3c47c08fe0151b1e4275ce54f6943559.png)
The meeting was organized with support from the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority’s Department of Energy Security and Zero Emissions and the Swedish Defence Research Agency, with the stated goal of mobilizing additional technical assistance and donor funding for Ukraine.
Earlier, an investigation by Proekt reported that Russia’s State Research Institute of Military Medicine had allegedly conducted artillery and weapons-related experiments on human subjects, including tests involving 122 mm and 300 mm munitions on military volunteers.
The report also linked the institute to Russia’s chemical weapons research program and claimed its director had consulted GRU officers connected to the 2018 Novichok poisoning of former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal in the United Kingdom.
Discuss this article:
-9a7b3a98ed5c506e0b77a6663f5727c5.png)
