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Originally Posted by Mick

BREAKING: POTENTIAL Chemical weapons attack in Mariupol: From Foreign Secretary Liz Truss tweeted in last few minutes: Reports that Russian forces may have used chemical agents in an attack on the people of Mariupol. We are working urgently with partners to verify details.

Any use of such weapons would be a callous escalation in this conflict and we will hold Putin and his regime to account.

I would not be surprised considering the General in charge.

The Kremlin has tapped Army General Aleksandr Dvornikov, who commands Russia’s forces in the southern military district, to lead the war in Ukraine, U.S. national-security adviser Jake Sullivan said in an interview with CNN on April 10...

...Dvornikov has a notorious reputation for his conduct of the war in Syria, where Russia bombed civilian districts. Putin awarded Dvornikov the Hero of Russia medal, one of the country’s highest awards, for his work in Syria.

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-new-g.../31795887.html