Phosphorus bombs are incendiary weapons prohibited from being used against civilian targets, but not against military targets, based on a convention signed in Geneva in 1980.
THE Ukrainian army accused them tonight Russians that they hit me phosphorus bombs in Fidonisiin the Black Sea, from where the Russian forces withdrew on Thursday.
“Around 18.00 (local time) the Russian armed forces carried out two air strikes with phosphorus bombs in Fidonisi” Ukrainian commander Valery Zaluzny said via Telegram, accusing Moscow of “she doesn’t even respect her own announcements.”
The Russian Air Force is now bombing Snake Island to destroy the tens of millions of dollars in equipment they were forced to leave behind when they evacuated.🙃pic.twitter.com/PGzNSBXtEW
— Jimmy (@JimmySecUK) July 1, 2022
Yesterday, the Russian military said it was withdrawing from the islet “as a sign of goodwill” after achieving the “goals” it had set there.
“The only thing the enemy is consistent about is the ‘accuracy’ of his hits”Zaluzny quipped.
The message is accompanied by a video showing a plane flying over the island and dropping at least two bombs that leave thin, white lines in the sky.
The phosphorus bombs are incendiary weapons which are prohibited from being used against civilian targets, but not against military personnel, under a convention signed in Geneva in 1980. Kyiv accuses Moscow of having used them several times in recent months against civilians as well, which the Russian military strongly denies .
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