The forces of the adversary used phosphorus munitions, containing elements of chemical weapons, in the Artsakh-Azerbaijani conflict zone. This is a gross violation of international humanitarian law, norms and principles of customary law, Geneva conventions, as well as relevant provision in UN conventions and documents. Further, it does only aim at causing damage to the Armenian Forces, but it also aims at causing massive forest fires and creating real dangers of an environmental disaster in the area.
The prohibition of such actions and the protection of related rights and values are first and foremost in the realm of customary law, and the use of such weapons, which do not create an opportunity of a clear distinction between military and civilian objects, and simultaneously cause an environmental disaster and possible human loss, is a war crime.
The forces of the adversary used phosphorus munitions, containing elements of chemical weapons, in the Artsakh-Azerbaijani conflict zone
