It is assumed that these are phosphorus munitions: the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is checking information about the use of chemical weapons by Russians in Mariupol - Malyar

Gromadske reports this with reference to the direct language of Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar during the broadcast of the telethon.

"We are trying to find out what it was. I can talk about preliminary data. There is rather an assumption that these are phosphorus munitions. The final official position will be later", Malyar says.

In addition, she recalls the high risk of the potential use of chemical weapons by the invaders.