] In wooden cases, labelled 'Ministry of Defence, Baghdad',
] British troops found chemical suits, gas masks and
] nerve-gas indicators. The chemicals, their vials marked
] in Russian, were being tested, but officials suggested
] the material may in fact be designed to check the
] atmosphere for deadly nerve gas.

More information about a link between chemical protection equipment and either a Russian supplier, or some supplier that labels things in the Cyrillic alphabet.

Mystery Chemical Equipment near Basra