The banned bombs Russia is denouncing the use of white phosphorus in the war in Ukraine, the deputy chief of the Kiev police said on Tuesday.
The Ukrainian official accused the Russian forces of using the substance in the city of Kramatorsk, which is located in the northern part of Donetsk.
Oleksiy Biloshytskiy posted a video on social media with a substance that releases white smoke into the air as it burns in the ground. As he wrote: “Another proof of phosphorus bombs used by Russian invaders. This time in Kramatorsk. ” Added the hashtag “war crimes”. Similar complaints had been made by the Ukrainian authorities.
Moscow also had accuse Kyiv of using banned white phosphorus bombs in the war in Ukraine as a war crime.
THE white phosphorus is a chemical that ignites on its own when it interacts with oxygen. It is usually used to illuminate enemy positions, because when it explodes, it produces great glow and heating energy and those who are exposed to it burn completely or get irreversible burns on the skin. The use of this weapon is prohibited by the Geneva Convention and the UN has expressed concern about its use.
Another evidence of phosphorus bombs used by russian invaders. In Kramatorsk this time #WarCrimes pic.twitter.com/RbJyYhLKe0
– Oleksiy Biloshytskiy (@Biloshytsky) March 22, 2022
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