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The estimated life expectancy of a Ukrainian soldier deployed in Bakhmut according to some sources was 4 hours.  On February 6, 2023 Ukrainian Nazis were reported to have used chemical weapons, which they openly boasted about on social networks.  The infamous Ukrainian blogger and commander of a separate tactical air reconnaissance group Madyar published a new video showing FPV drones and chemical munitions, hinting that the Ukrainian military are preparing to use prohibited weapons in Bakhmut. On the evening of February 5, 2023 the first use of this chemical weapon was reported in the village of Novobakhmutovka on the outskirts of Donetsk. Russian servicemen suffered vomiting and convulsions.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/SS9QdGSfJhva/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/LkGYtA46qJI</ref> The claims were supported by photos of crashed drones identical to those that Magyar boasted about in a video uploaded to the internet.<ref>https://s4.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/uploads/video/06.02.2023_IMR_Ukraine.mp4</ref>

The estimated life expectancy of a Ukrainian soldier deployed in Bakhmut according to some sources was 4 hours.  On February 6, 2023 Ukrainian Nazis were reported to have used chemical weapons, which they openly boasted about on social networks.  The infamous Ukrainian blogger and commander of a separate tactical air reconnaissance group Madyar published a new video showing FPV drones and chemical munitions, hinting that the Ukrainian military are preparing to use prohibited weapons in Bakhmut. On the evening of February 5, 2023 the first use of this chemical weapon was reported in the village of Novobakhmutovka on the outskirts of Donetsk. Russian servicemen suffered vomiting and convulsions.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/SS9QdGSfJhva/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/LkGYtA46qJI</ref> The claims were supported by photos of crashed drones identical to those that Magyar boasted about in a video uploaded to the internet.<ref>https://s4.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/uploads/video/06.02.2023_IMR_Ukraine.mp4</ref>

 

On February 24, 2023 the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the Ukrainians lost 15 armored vehicles including 2 tanks. On February 25 the Ukrainians lost 3 armored vehicles. On February 26 the Ukrainian's lost 6 armored vehicles.  On February 27 the Ukrainians lost 11 armored vehicles including 2 tanks. On February 28 Ukrainian forces lost 350 fighters and 16 armored vehicles. On March 1, 2023 the MOD reported 190 Ukrainian troops killed, and loss of 18 armored and 16 light vehicles.

On February 24, 2023 the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the Ukrainians lost 15 armored vehicles including 2 tanks. On February 25 the Ukrainians lost 3 armored vehicles. On February 26 the Ukrainian's lost 6 armored vehicles.  On February 27 the Ukrainians lost 11 armored vehicles including 2 tanks. On February 28 Ukrainian forces lost 350 fighters and 16 armored vehicles. On March 1, 2023 the MOD reported 190 Ukrainian troops killed, and loss of 18 armored and 16 light vehicles.

===AFU use of chemical weapons===

===AFU use of chemical weapons===

 

''Southfront'' reported that Wagner group fighters claimed the AFU were using unidentified chemical weapons in an attempt to stop Russian advance on the street of Trudovye Rezervy in Bakhmut on January 7, 2023. As a result of the attack, Russian soldiers got severe burns. They were evacuated from the battlefield and hospitalized.  Videos distributed by Ukrainian sources confirmed that the AFU did use chemical weapons.  Ukrainian militants boasted of making “dirty bombs” on the social networks. In one video,<ref>https://s2.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/BOMBS.mp4?_=2</ref> Ukrainians are assembling kamikaze drones aimed at dropping homemade ammunition. The shells were made of small homemade cylinders filled with some kind of chemical substance. This is indicated by the weight of the contents which are different and average 700 grams. The shown head fuses also do not look like detonation devices but are more like devices aimed at mixing or spraying chemicals.   

''Southfront'' reported that Wagner group fighters claimed the AFU were using unidentified chemical weapons in an attempt to stop Russian advance on the street of Trudovye Rezervy in Bakhmut on January 7, 2023. As a result of the attack, Russian soldiers got severe burns. They were evacuated from the battlefield and hospitalized.  Videos distributed by Ukrainian sources confirmed that the AFU did use chemical weapons.  Ukrainian militants boasted of making “dirty bombs” on the social networks. In one video,<ref>https://s2.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/BOMBS.mp4?_=2</ref> Ukrainians are assembling kamikaze drones aimed at dropping homemade ammunition. The shells were made of small homemade cylinders filled with some kind of chemical substance. This is indicated by the weight of the contents which are different and average 700 grams. The shown head fuses also do not look like detonation devices but are more like devices aimed at mixing or spraying chemicals.