From InformationLiberation.com…
The Pentagon said Monday night they “cannot confirm” the Azov Battalion’s claim they were attacked by Russian “chemical weapons” in Mariupol.
Voice of America national security correspondent Jeff Seldin reported that the Pentagon told him they’re “aware of social media reports” claiming Russian forces used a potential chemical munition in Mariupol but they “cannot confirm” them.
JUST IN: US, #Pentagon "aware of social media reports which claim #Russia|n forces deployed a potential chemical munition in #Mariupol, #Ukraine"
"We cannot confirm at this time & will continue to monitor" per @PentagonPresSec "These reports, if true, are deeply concerning…"
— Jeff Seldin (@jseldin) April 11, 2022
MORE: @PentagonPresSec calls unconfirmed reports of #Russia|n chemical weapon use near #Mariupol "reflective of concerns that we have had about Russia’s potential to use a variety of riot control agents, including tear gas mixed w/chemical agents, in #Ukraine”
— Jeff Seldin (@jseldin) April 11, 2022
Azov put out the claim on their Telegram channel.
A translation performed with an OCR program is embedded below.
