Ukraine Preparing to Use Chemical, Biological Weapons in Kherson Region – Governor | 30 Sept 2024 | Ukrainian prisoners of war say that Kiev is preparing to use chemical and bacteriological weapons to infect the water bodies in the Kherson Region, the governor of the Russian-controlled part of the region, Vladimir Saldo, told Sputnik on Sunday. “They [the Ukrainian authorities] are preparing for it, unfortunately. That’s what prisoners say. They are preparing to use chemical weapons to potentially infect water bodies, which will then be a biological weapon,” Saldo said. In light of this, the governor proposed introducing civil defense lessons in local schools.