The UK has warned that Vladimir Putin's forces could use white phosphorus munitions as part of the bombardment of the Ukrainian port Mariupol
The UK has warned that Vladimir Putin's forces could use white phosphorus munitions as part of the bombardment of the Ukrainian port Mariupol.
The Ministry of Defence published its intelligence assessment today, which said WP had already been used by Russian forces in Ukraine. White phosphorus is used for illumination at night or to create a smokescreen, but when it is deployed as a weapon it causes horrific burns.Sean Bell added that experts have warned that the next phase of the war could be ‘particularly intense and particularly brutal’
The assessment said:"Russian forces' prior use of phosphorus munitions in the Donetsk Oblast raises the possibility of their future employment in Mariupol as fighting for the city intensifies."and Luhansk areas of eastern Ukraine, but Kyiv's troops had repulsed"several assaults". "Russia's continued reliance on unguided bombs decreases their ability to discriminate when targeting and conducting strikes while greatly increasing the risk of further civilian casualties," the department warned.
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