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In the video recording, which could not be verified, it appears that a few drops of ammunition, which are burned, produce a white glow, are raining down on the compound. Azofestal industry in the besieged city.
Quotes "Archyde.com" On the authority of a British military expert, he said that these munitions "Looks like a white phosphorous attack or incendiary weapons".
In a message attached to the video clip, Alexander Khodakovsky, commander of the forces, said: "Donetsk Republic" Declared unilaterally, pro-Russian: "If you don’t know what this is and what it is for, you can say it’s beautiful".
It is not yet clear exactly who fired the ammunition or where it was fired.
and bombed Russian forces Mariupol For nearly two months, the port city has been reduced to rubble as the war in Ukraine escalates.
Groups of Ukrainian fighters and civilians sheltered from the bombing of the Azovstal steel plant, a vast complex built in Soviet times during the rule of Joseph Stalin, and designed to contain bunkers and tunnels to withstand attacks.
Civilians were evacuated from factory hideouts, but Ukrainian fighters are still holed up.
White phosphorous munitions can be used in combat to provide smoke, illumination, mark targets, or burn caches and buildings. White phosphorous is not prohibited as a chemical weapon under international treaties.
But human rights groups have urged a ban on the use of phosphorous munitions, because of the severe burns they cause.
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In the video recording, which could not be verified, it appears that a few drops of ammunition, which are burned, produce a white glow, are raining down on the compound. Azofestal industry in the besieged city.
“Archyde.com” quoted a British military expert as saying that these munitions “look like an attack with white phosphorous or incendiary weapons.”
In a message accompanying the video clip, Alexander Khodakovsky, commander of the forces of the self-proclaimed “Donetsk Republic”, pro-Russian, said: “If you do not know what this is and what its purpose is, you can say that it is beautiful.”
It is not yet clear exactly who fired the ammunition or where it was fired.
and bombed Russian forces Mariupol For nearly two months, the port city has been reduced to rubble as the war in Ukraine escalates.
Groups of Ukrainian fighters and civilians sheltered from the bombing of the Azovstal steel plant, a vast complex built in Soviet times during the rule of Joseph Stalin, and designed to contain bunkers and tunnels to withstand attacks.
Civilians were evacuated from factory hideouts, but Ukrainian fighters are still holed up.
White phosphorous munitions can be used in combat to provide smoke, illumination, mark targets, or burn caches and buildings. White phosphorous is not prohibited as a chemical weapon under international treaties.
But human rights groups have urged a ban on the use of phosphorous munitions, because of the severe burns they cause.