Medical consequences of the use of chemical weapons of irritant action during the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine

Annotation. The full-scale invasion of the russian federation into Ukraine actualized the problem of the use of chemical weapons of destruction, in particular with a pronounced irritant effect. Today, there is a need to analyze cases of the use of such weapons during military operations in Ukraine and to characterize the consequences of their use, to develop tactics for preserving the lives and health of both employees of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, employees of the security and defense sector, and the civilian population. The purpose of the article is to highlight the problem of using chemical weapons of irritant action in the conditions of a full-scale invasion of the russian federation into Ukraine and the social and medical consequences of its use. We used the following methods and techniques: empirical analysis (observation, historical analogy, comparison), complex research (structural analysis and synthesis, generalization, argumentation). The basis for our research was the sources of scientometric databases Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, Index Copernicus and our own experience. Our research makes it possible to develop a complex of medical and other measures aimed at preventing or as much as possible weakening the impressive and destructive effect of weapons of mass destruction in order to preserve the life, health, fighting capacity and working capacity of the personnel of the troops and the population, as well as the preservation of military, civilian, natural objects, animals, material values and development of tactics for protection in case of its application. The need for high-quality training of units of the Medical Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, health care institutions, employees of the State Emergency Service and the National Police to protect personnel and the population during the use of chemical weapons of irritant action was emphasized.