The Ukrainian army leadership accuses Russia of using phosphorus bombs on Snake Island in the Black Sea.
- Ukraine reports attack on snake island phosphorus bombs: Russia is said to have attacked the island in the Black Sea with planes on Friday.
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Kyiv – Ukraine has accused Russia of using phosphorus bombs in the fighting over Snake Island in the Black Sea. Russian troops “twice carried out airstrikes with phosphorus bombs” on Friday evening, wrote the supreme commander of the Ukrainian armed forces, Valeriy Zalushny, via Telegram. Yesterday, Thursday, the Russian army leadership announced that it would withdraw from the island. Moscow had spoken of a “gesture of goodwill”.
Ukraine War: Supreme Commander presents videos of phosphorus bomb attack
According to Salushny, the bombs were dropped by Su-30 fighter jets that took off from Crimea. The 48-year-old presented a video recording that is intended to prove the bombing. “The only thing the opponent is consistent about is the unchanged ‘accuracy’,” he emphasized ironically, referring to apparently missed throws. However, the information cannot currently be independently verified.
The island of snakes is almost 35 kilometers off the Danube Delta and was a restricted military area as a border outpost even before the start of the war.
Ukraine-News: Ukraine reports attack on Snake Island with phosphorus bombs
The island of snakes is almost 35 kilometers off the Danube Delta and was a restricted military area as a border outpost even before the start of the war. It is not the first time that Kyiv has reported the use of phosphorus bombs by Russian troops in the Ukraine war. Phosphorus bombs generate temperatures of up to 1300 degrees Celsius when they explode. The resulting fires cannot be extinguished with water and the fumes are highly toxic.
However, the Geneva Conventions do not prohibit the general use of weapons containing white phosphorus. However, the use of phosphorus bombs against civilians is prohibited by the additional protocols of the Geneva Conventions of 1977. However, the use of the weapons is condemned by many organizations. (fd with dpa)
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