"Extremely Dangerous": The Russian Federation uses the shells with flashties under Kupyansk - media (photo)

The use of ammunition -based ammunition in the civilian construction is prohibited by international conventions and is a war crime. The armed forces of the Russian Federation are used in the villages of Kharkiv region ammunition with flasht. Ukrainian journalist Andriy Tsaplienko wrote about it in his Telegram channel on June 10. "The Russian invaders began to fire villages near Kupyansk projectiles, filled with such darts. They are called flashts," the journalist wrote.

Andriy Tsaplienko also shared a picture from Kupyansk, who was sent to him by the subscriber. According to the journalist, the use of such shells is considered a war crime. "International conventions are forbidden to use in civilian construction in civilians, as they are extremely dangerous for civilians," Andrey Tsaplienko said.

In April 2022, The Guardian announced that the forensic experts were found in the bodies found in the brotherly graves of Bucha, metal darts made of shells, which are rarely used in modern wars. It was reported that dozens of civilians died due to flasht. According to weapons experts, such ammunition was widely used during the First World War.

"We have found some very thin, nails of objects in the bodies of men and women, as well as my other colleagues in the region," - said Ukrainian forensic examination Vladislav Pirovsky. We will remind that on June 19 it became known that the sappers found the composition of ammunition of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the building of the school in one of the settlements of Kharkiv region. The shells suitable for use were handed over to the Armed Forces to the Armed Forces.