The U.S. has formally accused Russia of using chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops and announced late Wednesday that it is imposing more sanctions on Russian individuals and entities.
The U.S. State Department released a statement late Wednesday in which it accused Russia of violating the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) by using the choking agent chloropicrin against Ukrainian forces. Read more on the story here
The Kremlin responded Thursday, saying the accusations were “unfounded” and unsubstantiated.
In other news, Russian forces launched another missile strike on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa on Wednesday night, this time targeting a postal depot as the city experienced its third attack in as many days. Regional Governor Oleg Kiper that 14 people were injured in the latest attack.