24/03/2022 14:00

Another racist war crime was the shelling of the town of Rubizhne in the Luhansk region with phosphate munitions

Rockets filled with white phosphorus fell on a residential area of   the city.  There was a fire.  It is currently known about four dead and 6 wounded.  The number of victims is being clarified.

According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, the ignited phosphorus burns at temperatures above 800 degrees Celsius, and fires can spread over large areas, up to several hundred square kilometers.

The use of such weapons can cause very severe and painful injuries or lead to a slow painful death.

The Additional Protocols of 1977 to the Geneva Convention prohibit the use of white phosphorus munitions if they endanger civilians.

Attacking a peaceful city with such weapons is a war crime under the Statute of the International Military Tribunal and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

I ask NATO members to take these facts into account when setting the limits of sanctions pressure on a terrorist state and when considering closing the skies over Ukraine.

@NATO #closethesky #закрийтенебонадукраіною