Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, more than 2,000 Ukrainian servicemen have been hospitalized with chemical poisoning, and three have died, Ukrainian Colonel Artem Vlasiuk said during a Dec. 13 press briefing. A total of 4,800 incidents involving chemical weapons, including tear gas and chemical agents typically intended for riot control, have […]

Video Summary As I report on the 643rd day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a disturbing incident has occurred. The wife of the chief of Ukrainian military intelligence, Mariana Budanova, was poisoned in an assassination attempt. According to Ukrainian media, she and her bodyguards received dangerous doses of toxic heavy metals, leading to only one […]