Russia has used white phosphorus munitions in the city of Kramatorsk, a Ukrainian official has claimed, amid growing fears that President Putin could resort to chemical weapons.
Western officials said the Kremlin was becoming “frustrated” by the slow pace of the Russian invasion and warned that Putin could use “less discriminate” weapons in an attempt to crush resistance.
Oleksiy Biloshytskiy, deputy head of the Kyiv police, accused Russia of using white phosphorus as he shared a video of a substance that burnt brightly and burst into flames when touched with a spade. The video, which could not be independently verified, was filmed in Kramatorsk, home to the military HQ of Ukraine’s Joint Forces Operation, which has been fighting Russia’s hybrid war in Ukraine since 2014.
