Geopolitics
De Bretton-Gordon alleges Russia used chemical agent in Ukraine trenches
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Britain Isn't Ready For A Real War - Col. Hamish de Bretton-Gordon OBE
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"Russia is using industrial amounts of chemical weapons on the front line in Ukraine. has been for a couple of years. Admittedly, it's something called chloropicrine, which was one of the first um chemical weapons used in the first world war."
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, a former British Army officer and CBRN specialist, claims Russia has used chloropicrin at scale on Ukraine’s front line for “a couple of years”. He alleges Russian forces fired the agent into trenches to drive soldiers out before shooting them, and says its impact fell after Ukrainian troops received gas masks.
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- Britain Isn't Ready For A Real War - Col. Hamish de Bretton-Gordon OBE
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