Pokrovsk hit with cluster shells: this is a war crime – joint forces headquarters

Friday, 4 March 2022, 20:39

KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO — FRIDAY, 4 MARCH 2022 21:39

Russian troops shelled the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region with cluster rockets. This constitutes a war crime.

Source: Joint Forces Operation

Quote: "The enemy is ignoring all international rules– they are striking residential quarters and the civilian infrastructure of the Ukrainian city [of Pokrovsk].

Fortunately, several explosive cassettes that struck private homes of the city's residents never exploded."

"Strikes with cluster munitions strike very large areas, therefore their use in cities and villages is a war crime."

Details: As noted in the headquarters of the JFO, the Department of Emergency warns of the danger [of cluster rockets], as these explosive objects are composed of gel explosives. If they leave the cassette and are transferred to combat position they become active, and will explode within a 20 hours period.

They also react to temperature change, so these explosives cannot be moved.