Russian forces use chemical weapons against Ukrainian units in near Lyman – National Guard officer Doroshenko

He stated this on Espreso.

“From what we know, the enemy is planning to rotate their forces towards us. Our goal is to make this rotation happen faster and with more losses for them. Lately, the enemy has started using poisonous substances on our positions, such as releasing gas of unknown origin in the forest. As a result, we sometimes have to evacuate our servicemen,” he said. 

The National Guard officer emphasized that the occupiers are still using aviation to target Ukrainian positions in the Lyman direction. 

“They use mortars constantly, 24 hours a day. Their aviation poses the greatest threat to us, as they frequently attack our positions from the Bilohorivka side,” he noted. 

• On July 7, the General Staff of the Armed Forces reported that the enemy attempted to dislodge our forces from their positions in the Lyman direction.

• During the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia suffered significant losses, including 234,040 soldiers, 3,685 operational-tactical UAVs, and 413 air defense assets.

• On July 9, Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reported that our forces are continuing to advance towards Bakhmut, and the Russian invaders are trapped in some places.