On March 22, the Russian occupiers fired banned phosphorous munitions on the outskirts of Kyiv.
This was announced by the mayor of Irpin Oleksandr Markushyn.
According to him, the approximate zone of defeat is Hostomel-Irpin.
This is another shameful and blatant war crime of Russian terrorists.
It will be recalled that on March 13, the Russian occupiers used phosphate munitions in the town of Popasna in the Luhansk region.
Phosphorus munitions are flammable munitions that contain white phosphorus, which is very active and ignites from contact with oxygen.
According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, the ignited phosphorus burns at temperatures above 800 degrees Celsius, and fires can spread over large areas, up to several hundred square kilometers.
Phosphorus munitions cause severe and painful injuries or death to affected people.
The danger comes not only from fire but also from combustion products, the inhalation of which destroys the lungs.
The Additional Protocols of 1977 to the Geneva Convention prohibit the use of white phosphorus munitions if they endanger civilians.
