INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
In a grainy, black and white video published Friday, a Russian jet swoops low over Snake Island in the Black Sea, recently vacated by
weapons are used to set fire to enemy positions, create smoke screens to hide troop movements, and provide illumination in low-light
specializing in bombs and bullets, told The Moscow Times
Has Russia used white phosphorus in Ukraine?While The Moscow Times was not able to verify the use of white phosphorus by Russia, Ukrainian
morning, by the way, there were phosphorus bombs
phosphorus bombs used by Russian invaders
substance."Desperate to contain the offensive by troops from the Russian Armed Forces, Ukrainian Armed Forces began to use ammunition filled
with phosphorus in the suburbs of Kyiv," Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in February.Which incendiary weapons are
phosphorus is tightly restricted
However, they are not banned outright under international law.Agents like phosphorus and thermite have some legitimate uses in war, but the
United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), signed by 113 countries including Russia and Ukraine, bans the use of
incendiary weapons in civilian areas.Under the convention, phosphorus can be used in open spaces to conceal military movements but not to
