On December 14, 2023, a new type of gas grenades was used in an attack by a small armed UAV operated by Russian forces in Ukraine. The grenade contained an unknown chemical substance that was subsequently analyzed, revealing traces of a chloroacetophenone riot control agent inside the grenade. While such agents rarely result in fatalities, the Ukrainian arena consistently presents evidence of the proliferation and diversification of gas grenade dispersal devices, including their deployment from armed UAVs.
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