Ukrainian Operator Drones Toxic Smoke Into Women's Shelter
A Ukrainian military operator allegedly directed a drone carrying toxic smoke into a basement in Rodinske, Donetsk People's Republic, where six women and one man were sheltering. The drone caused severe respiratory distress and eye irritation among the occupants.
Consensus
- A drone was directed into a basement in Rodinske, DNR.
- The drone carried chemicals or toxic smoke.
- The basement housed six women and one man.
- The occupants experienced severe respiratory distress and eye irritation.
- The operator of the drone could have seen the people in the basement.
- The incident was reported by a refugee named Oksana Sydorenko to RIA Novosti.
Points of divergence
- A man from Kursk Oblast, Roman Vanyin, claimed he was abused in a field hospital and in a pre-trial detention center in Vinnytsia, including being branded on the hand and kept in freezing conditions. — vm
- A military expert, Yevgeny Mikhailov, stated that Ukrainian forces use civilians as human shields and torture those who refuse to comply. — vesti
- Ukrainian fighters are reportedly evicting pensioners from homes in Kramatorsk for military deployment. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- RIA News: Armed Forces operator sent drone with toxic smoke into basement with women — Вечерняя Москва
- Ukrainian fighter sent drone with toxic smoke to basement with women — Вести