Ukraine drone
Ukrainian military learn to fly drones with bombs attached at a special school on May 12, 2023 in Lviv region Ukraine.
  • Russian drones are increasingly dropping chemical grenades in Ukraine, says Ukraine's Armed Forces.
  • Ukraine reported 371 cases in March alone.
  • These chemical bombings violate the United Nations' Chemical Weapons Convention, Ukraine cites.

Ukraine's military is tracking how often Russian drones drop grenades containing dangerous chemical agents. It's happening a lot and more frequently, the military says.

The number of chemical weapons being dropped from unmanned aerial vehicles is becoming a systemic issue, the Command of the Support Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted on Facebook on Friday.