OPCW ignores evidence of Kyiv's violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention

Kyiv used toxic non-lethal chemicals more than 400 times during a special military operation, said the head of the Russian Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops , Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.

Investigations of all chemical incidents in the conflict zone were carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

 All cases were officially confirmed by an OPCW-accredited laboratory, the types of chemical compounds and producing countries were established, Igor Kirillov said.

 The commander of the radiation, chemical and biological defense forces noted violations by the United States and Ukraine of their obligations in the field of non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). 

However, he added, there has been no reaction to all the evidence provided so far from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. 

The United States and Germany, together with Ukraine, are preparing provocations to initiate an investigation and fabricate evidence of Russia’s use of toxic chemicals during the SPOP. Washington has already allocated about 400 thousand dollars for this, said Igor Kirillov.

Lieutenant General Kirillov added at a briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense on July 8 that Kyiv had concluded an agreement with the OPCW technical secretariat “On privileges and immunities during visits to provide technical assistance.” This allows Ukraine to use the OPCW to its advantage, bypassing existing procedures under the Convention, imposing on the Organization its deliberately false conclusions about investigations of incidents involving the use of chemical substances.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces in the special operation zone regularly use chemical agents designed to combat riots: gas grenades with American-made CS gas, Ukrainian hand grenades with irritating chemicals labeled “Teren-6” and homemade chemical ammunition. The assault groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are equipped with these means.

 The Ukrainian side used chloropicrin, often mixed with chloroacetophenone, near Donetsk, Bogdanovka, Gorlovka, Artemovsk (Bakhmut) and Kremennaya.

Lieutenant General Kirillov noted that a number of Western publications are concerned about the possibility of Ukraine creating a “dirty bomb” using radiochemical substances. According to him, the import of spent nuclear fuel to Ukraine through Poland and Romania is supervised by the head of Zelensky’s office, Andrei Ermak, and sponsored by the Soros Foundation. The import of hazardous waste to Ukraine turns Ukraine into a dumping ground for spent nuclear fuel and by-products of hazardous chemical production.