Jamestown Foundation Issues Commentary: Russian Military Uses Chemical Agents as a Standard Battlefield Tactic
October 06, 2026
October 06, 2026
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on Oct. 5, 2026, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor:
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Russian Military Uses Chemical Agents as a Standard Battlefield Tactic
Victoriia Novikova
Executive Summary:
* Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection Troops, was killed in Moscow in December 2024, shortly after Ukraine's Security Service . . .
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Russian Military Uses Chemical Agents as a Standard Battlefield Tactic
Victoriia Novikova
Executive Summary:
* Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection Troops, was killed in Moscow in December 2024, shortly after Ukraine's Security Service . . .