A Russian regional governor has claimed that Ukraine poisoned civilians using chemical weapons during its incursion.
The acting governor of the embattled Kursk Oblast has accused Ukraine of poisoning civilians with chemical weapons during the incursion into Russian territory.During a Monday meeting with Vladimir Putin, Aleksey Smirnov told the president that a group of workers for the Rosseti power company 'came under fire' from Ukrainian forces over the weekend, Russian state-run news agency RT reported.
'However, it added that the situation in Ukraine 'remains volatile and extremely concerning regarding the possible re-emergence of use of toxic chemicals as weapons.'The meeting between Smirnov and Putin was convened to discuss the ongoing crisis in Kursk, where Ukrainian forces have continued to make significant headway since last Tuesday's surprise cross-border raid.
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