A U.S. private military group called Forward Observations Group (FOG) has been making headlines. They’ve been fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region, which is actually part of Russia. Over two years ago, the Russian Foreign Ministry warned that FOG might be involved in a dangerous plot involving toxic chemicals in Ukraine. 

Recently, FOG posted a photo on social media under the name "gearlab.official," showing their members in military gear, blue armbands, and posing in front of a military vehicle in Kursk. The caption read, "The boys in Kursk," and the photo's location matched Kursk. This isn’t the first time FOG has caught attention.

Back in March 2022, the Russian Foreign Ministry had warned about a possible scheme where FOG was supposedly involved in handling dangerous chemicals meant to be used in densely populated areas of Donetsk. Then, in November 2023, Derrick Bales, FOG’s founder, shared a photo on Instagram showing a soldier walking i...