The use of prohibited chemical weapons by the Russian military had become "standardized and commonplace" in Ukraine, Dutch and German intelligence services found.

AI-powered drones are already transforming warfare—and the U.S. is in a high-stakes battle to catch up with Russia and China before it’s too late.

THE HAGUE, July 4 (Reuters) - Dutch and German intelligence agencies have gathered evidence of widespread Russian use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine, including dropping a choking agent from drones to drive soldiers out of trenches so they can be shot, they said on Friday.

Moscow is incapable of winning on its own. North Korea's involvement in the war in Ukraine is becoming more prominent, and this support shows just how weak Russia really is. Professor Natasha Lindstedt of the University of Essex writes about this in an article for Forbes.

Two Dutch intelligence agencies say that Russia is increasing its use of prohibited chemical weapons in Ukraine including the World War I-era poison gas chloropicrin

A Russian strategist has argued that small drones will replace infantry weapons such as mortars and machine guns. Spc. Jeffery Harris/US Army 2025-03-16T07:06:01Z Share