Ukrainian Russian troops wary of eastern attacks Increased concern about chemical weapons

Ukraine's Pentagon, which continues to invade Russia, is on the alert, saying there is information that Russian troops will soon launch a major attack on eastern Ukraine.

In addition, the Ukrainian army, which defends eastern Mariupol, posted on SNS that "the Russian army used toxic substances", and there is growing concern that the Russian army will use chemical weapons.

Russian troops continuing to invade Ukraine are intensifying their invasion of the east, and the Russian Defense Ministry announced on the 11th that it attacked various parts of eastern Donetsk Oblast and destroyed the Ukrainian military command facility with missiles.

Under these circumstances, Mayor Boychenko of Mariupol, a key point in the east, said in an interview with NHK on the 11th that the city's casualties due to the Russian military attack will exceed 20,000.

This is about 5% of Mariupol's population before the military invasion, and Mayor Boychenko further revealed that 100,000 to 120,000 civilians are still unable to evacuate. Has not allowed him to leave the city, and the checkpoint has ordered him to return to the city, "he said, criticizing Russian troops as blocking the evacuation of civilians.

A spokesman for the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said on the 11th, "The enemy is almost ready to attack eastern Ukraine, and the attack will start soon. This is based on Western information," the Russian army is near and eastern. Be wary of launching a large-scale attack at.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops defending eastern Mariupol told SNS on the 11th, "Russian troops use toxic substances against Ukrainian soldiers and citizens in Mariupol, and several people are showing symptoms of dyspnea. I posted it.

According to a Russian news agency, a spokesman for pro-Russian militants based in eastern Ukraine, Basulin, said yesterday that there were up to 4,000 Ukrainian soldiers at the "Azofstari" steelworks in eastern Mariupol. I did.

He added that the steelworks had underground facilities and said that he would "blockade the steelworks and find all the doorways. After that, the chemical forces would find a way to sneak out the enemy." Mentioned the possibility of using chemical weapons to conquer steelworks.

"We are aware of reports on social media that Russian troops have used potentially chemical weapons in Mariupol," a Pentagon spokesman, Kirby, said in a statement yesterday. I couldn't confirm it, so I will continue to pay close attention to the situation. "