In Kharkiv region occupiers began shelling villages with banned ammunition

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In Kharkiv region occupiers began shelling villages with banned ammunition
23:30, 10.07.2023

The occupiers began shelling villages near Kupianskyi with shells filled with metal darts.



They are called flechettes. Journalist Andrei Tsaplienko reported this.

International conventions prohibit using flechette ammunition in civilian buildings because it poses an extreme danger to civilians. The use of this type of weapon is a war crime.

At the same time, the military expert Oleg Zhdanov told what kinds of chemical weapons the Russians have in their possession.

Phosphorus munitions, though called so because of the presence of phosphorus, are in fact incendiary and not chemical weapons. In some cases, the use of tear gas has been recorded. We are now confronted with the situation in Bakhmut, where the substance lewisite is used, an extremely toxic substance that has a devastating effect. Once in the body, it causes serious poisoning, leading to irreversible consequences or even death. Avoiding death is impossible without the timely use of an antidote. Russia may also have stockpiles of sarin or mustard gas used in Syria," Zhdanov reports.

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