# Ukraine threatens chemical weapons use in Donbass, leaving ‘scorched earth,’ senator says

https://mins.news/en/item/95086

- TASS, 2026-10-11 08:28 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2200477

> Alexander Voloshin, a Russian senator representing the Donetsk People’s Republic, said Ukrainian forces may use chemical weapons to leave a “scorched earth” in areas not yet liberated by Russia, particularly around Slavyansk and Kramatorsk. He urged the international community to prevent a catastrophe. Russia’s permanent representative to the OPCW, Vladimir Tarabrin, had said Kyiv’s violations of the Chemical Weapons Convention were systematic.

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