In the Kharkiv region, the occupiers are using K-51 aerosol grenades, which are prohibited by the Geneva Convention.
This was reported on air by Vitaly Sarantsev, a representative of the Kharkiv OTGV, on one of the TV channels.
The occupiers are using K-51 aerosol grenades
The use of prohibited chemical weapons by Russian troops, K-51 aerosol grenades, was recorded in the Kharkiv direction.
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— This is not the first case. They were used quite a long time ago, the enemy used them at the Donetsk airport. There were more than 460 cases in total during the entire 10-year war, he said.
K-51 aerosol grenades: what kind of weapon is this
The K-51 aerosol grenade was developed in the late 1970s in the USSR.
This is a gas grenade, it is very effective for the so-called smoking out of the enemy in closed spaces.
Ae roseolna K-51 grenade. Photo: Derzhprikordonsluzhba
The aerosol grenade is capable of neutralizing the enemy over an area of 400 sq. m.
An enemy caught in a gas cloud is unable to resist or fire a weapon without a gas mask, as their hands reflexively reach for their face to wipe their eyes.
The respiratory tract is riddled with shortness of breath and coughing, and the sinuses are filled with mucus.
Russian occupiers actively used K-51 aerosol grenades during the battle for Donetsk airport in 2015.
