President Vladimir Putin is likely to resort to "unconventional tactics" including the deployment of white phosphorus munitions to "terrorize Ukraine" as the war effort intensifies. to surrender," a leading expert told Express.co. . England.
Russia fires white phosphorus grenades
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This chemical ignites rapidly when exposed to oxygen. It can be included in incendiary bombs and is typically used to create smokescreens or for lighting.
Once ignited, it is difficult to extinguish and can adhere to clothing, fabrics and skin.
Can burn at temperatures up to 1,300°C. Water has no effect on ignited white phosphorus.
Although not officially classified as a chemical weapon under the Chemical Weapons Convention, they can be extremely harmful to civilians.
However, the use of white phosphorus against non-combatants in conflict areas is illegal, and the deployment of white phosphorus against civilians can be classified as a war crime.
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and bioweapons expert Hamish de Bretton-Gordon said footage recently posted by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry appears to be evidence of the use of white phosphorus.
He suggested that Russian forces continued to slowly advance through the eastern Donbass regions of Donetsk and Luhansk and would likely resort to "unconventional" warfare to advance.
A former British Army Colonel told Express.co.uk: "Russian forces appear to be trying to start fires as they did in Syria in a scorched earth tactic to terrorize the population into surrender.
"Russian conventional tactics have failed.
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“I hope that evidence of even worse war crimes like this will be collected and that one day those responsible will be brought to justice by the International Criminal Court.”
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Human Rights Watch, a global non-governmental organization, has called white phosphorus "notorious for the severity of the injuries it causes." Added:
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It continued: Blood flow through the skin, poisoning the kidneys, liver and heart, causing multiple organ failure.
"People can die just by inhaling white phosphorus." accuses.
Ukrainian forces claimed that Russian forces had ignited white phosphorus at Snake Island in the Black Sea, and later said Russian soldiers used white phosphorus at the port city of Mariupol.
In March, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in a speech to NATO, accused Russia of killing children with "phosphorus bombs."
Ukrainian human rights ombudswoman Lyudmila Denisova said the same month that Russian forces deployed white phosphorous ammunition to Popasna in Luhansk.
Ms Denisova added: "The bombing of civilian cities with these weapons by Russian attackers is a war crime and a crime against humanity according to the Treaty of Rome."
of the alleged attack by the 'person', calling it a 'destructive, devastating, ugly force'.
