
International desk:
Fighting continues unabated about half an hour from the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. The Ukrainian city of Chasiv Yar has been devastated by constant Russian bombing and shelling. All reports said Russia fired white phosphorus bombs here on Tuesday. Earlier in March last year, Ukrainian President Zelensky claimed that Moscow had used white phosphorus against civilians in his country . Then in May 2022, the Russian army allegedly used similar weapons in its attempts to capture the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol.
White phosphorus is highly toxic. The chemical converts to fire when exposed to oxygen. It severely burns humans. If it falls on someone, it burns in a very horrible way. Experts explain that white phosphorus sticks to many surfaces, including skin and clothing. It also causes devastating irritation. It burns seriously from fire. This can be seen from the fact that these bombs can melt any metal, so what will happen after falling on humans.
White phosphorus bombs were used extensively in World War II, particularly by American soldiers fighting German armored forces in the European theater. In 2004, the U.S. military was accused of using phosphorus bombs in its 2004 attack on the Iraqi city of Fallujah. A year later, a U.S. military spokesman acknowledged the use of white phosphorus bombs . “White phosphorus is a conventional weapon,” Lt. Col.
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