The situation in the Donetsk People's Republic. File photoMOSCOW, Feb. 27Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Alexander Bastrykin instructed to record the facts of the use of prohibited ammunition by the Ukrainian military and investigate the circumstances of their use, according to the website of the agency. The Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at Donetsk with prohibited projectiles, the DPR said «Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Ivanovich Bastrykin instructed the investigators of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Russian Investigative Committee to record the facts of the use of prohibited ammunition by the Ukrainian military and, within the framework of a criminal case, thoroughly investigate the circumstances of the incident, taking exhaustive measures to identify all those responsible,» the statement says. Desperate to contain the offensive of the Russian group, in the suburbs of Kyiv near the Gostomel airfield began the mass use of phosphorus-filled ammunition prohibited by international law, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov, told reporters earlier. Russia has launched a military operation to demilitarize Ukraine early in the morning on Thursday, February 24. In a televised address to the Russians, President Vladimir Putin said that circumstances “require decisive and immediate action from us, the people’s republics of Donbass have asked for help.” According to the Russian leader, the entire responsibility for the bloodshed will be on the conscience of the ruling regime in Ukraine. He urged the Ukrainian military not to carry out the criminal orders of the Ukrainian authorities, to lay down their arms and go home. Later, the Russian Defense Ministry stressed that the Russian Armed Forces do not inflict any strikes on the cities of Ukraine: military infrastructure is disabled by high-precision means. The civilian population, according to the department, is not in danger. The Ministry of Defense added that the Ukrainian border guards «do not offer any resistance», in some cases the Ukrainian military surrenders and after that they have the opportunity to return to their families.Situation development — in the online report >> «/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/868d330a2d6f2de1b2738e3a5fab3983.jpg» />The Ministry of Defense announced the use of phosphorus ammunition by the Armed Forces of UkrainePosted by: Daria Buymova
