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href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/galleries\/donald-trump-is-pushing-russia-to-turn-kyiv-and-lviv-into-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-23676027\/\">suspected\u00a0‘sabotage operation’<\/a>, it has been alleged.<\/p>\n<p>Russian troops suffered ‘seizures and loss of consciousness,’ reports on pro-war Telegram channels claim.<\/p>\n<p>At least four men died after drinking bottled water delivered as part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/07\/15\/trump-asks-zelensky-strike-moscow-us-long-range-weapons-23666603\/\">humanitarian aid parcel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple others are reported to be in a serious condition and fighting for their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Footage circulating on <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/social-media\/\">social media<\/a> shows soldiers writhing in pain after drinking from\u00a0the ‘spiked’ bottles, as a military medic sought to assist the moaning victims.<\/p>\n<p>In one video a voice is heard saying: ‘He is so unwell.’<\/p>\n<p>The soldier is asked, ‘Have you taken some water on the way?’, but he is not able to respond.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged poisoning happened in the settlement of Panteleimonivka, in the Donetsk region, where Russian forces have been pressing with their advances.<\/p>\n<p>The brand was called \u2018Our Water\u2019, and it reportedly came from Simferopol, capital of Russia-occupied Crimea. <\/p>\n<p>An investigation is underway into the reported poisoning as war channels have flashed warnings to other troops not to touch the suspect water.<\/p>\n<p>Pro-Kremlin Tsargrad media reported: ‘The situation requires a thorough investigation – who supplied the water, how it got to the front line, and who could have poisoned it? <\/p>\n<p>‘One thing is clear – soldiers should be extremely careful with any drinks.’<\/p>\n<p>Military-linked channels suspected a ‘Ukrainian sabotage operation’, but there was no clear evidence of this.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong><strong><strong>Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at <a rel=\"noreferrer 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