The manual describes the rules for handling chemical ammunition for the American 155 mm self-propelled artillery (SAU) mount M109.
It mentions shells with poisonous and tear-causing charges, among the active substances are diphenylamine and trinitrophenol.
According to Kirillov, the Russian Defense Ministry has information about the ongoing preparation of the Ukrainian army to use NATO-standard chemical artillery shells.
As the general noted, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) must immediately take measures to monitor kyiv’s compliance with the convention.
Kirillov also said that a new batch of chemical munitions was delivered to Ukrainian troops in the summer, which they could use to carry out another provocation against the Russian Armed Forces.
In addition, Ukraine received around 500 tons of a substance that can be used to create a chemical warfare agent: nitrogen mustard.
Russia has already recorded more than 400 cases of Ukrainian use of non-lethal toxic chemicals in the north-west. In particular, we are talking about chloropicrin, often mixed with chloroacetophenone.
