MOSCOW, February 19. /TASS/. The Kiev regime with the support of its Western handlers is developing new combat tactics with the use of a "special chemical belt" that envisages a detonation of containers with dangerous chemicals as Russian troops advance, Chief of Russia’s Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillov said on Monday.

"According to our information, the Kiev regime, with the assistance of its Western curators, is developing new combat operations tactics with the use of a ‘special chemical belt’," he said. "It stipulates a detonation of containers with hydrocyanic acid and ammonia during the advance of Russian troops."

The high-ranking military official stated that between September and October 2023 the chemicals at the issue were delivered to the areas near the cities of Kramatorsk and Kupyansk and were planned to be planted along the motorways at major transport intersections.

"According to the plans, such tactics will significantly hamper offensive operations of the Russian Armed Forces and will provide Kiev with an extra time to prepare defensive lines in the Zaporozhye, Kharkov and Sumy Regions," Kirillov added.