The Russian military said a fake chemical attack would trigger an investigation to blame Moscow with fabricated evidence.
Moscow has accused the Kiev government of plotting to use weapons of mass destruction (WMD) to trap the Russian military. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the Russian radiological, Chemical and Biological Protection Forces, said the incident would be used to trigger a "Syrinian scenario" investigation to forge evidence and blame Russia.
The Russian Defense Ministry has information about possible Provocations with the aim of accusing the Russian armed forces of using weapons of mass destruction, followed by an Syrinian-style investigation, allowing for necessary forgery and blaming Russia, RT quoted Lieutenant General Kirillov as saying.
The Syrian scenario Mr Kirillov mentioned is the events surrounding the 2018 chemical attack in Douma, Syria. At the time, the US, UK and France immediately blamed Damascus and launched airstrikes into Syrian territory before the investigation could begin.
The subsequent investigation of the Chemical Weapon Prohibition Organization (OPCW) also blamed Damascus. The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs protested, saying that the OPCW's report on the attack was completely misleading, containing misrepresentation and fabrication conclusions to distort the truth and accuse the Syrian government. Russia and Iran also stated that the attack in Douma is fake.
According to Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, Kiev was preparing to stage a chemical incident before the Russian military campaign broke out on February 24. This possibility is confirmed by the Kiev governments request to provide personal protective equipment for the skin and respiratory system against toxic chemicals and biological agents, he added.
The truth about the supply of organic phosphorus detox drugs to Ukraine is of interest. In 2022 alone, at the request of the Ukrainian Ministry of Health, more than 220,000 atropine pipes were transported from the US.
Moscow has repeatedly alleged Kiev to sought to set up a fake attack to blame the Russian army. At the end of April, Mr. Kirillov outlined the "three scenarios" for Kiev's forces to use mass weapons. At that time, he said that a fake attack on civilians or "an act of destroying Ukrainian locations was involved in the development of the components of the most possible weapons of weapons".
Other options that Ukraine has considered include the use of "small" weapons of mass destruction, as well as "public use of weapons of mass destruction on the battlefield." However, the second is unlikely to happen, Kirillov noted.
