Mariúpol, a city located on the shores of the Sea of Azov, has been besieged by Russian troops since the beginning of the invasion, on February 24.
More than 80% of the buildings in the city have been destroyed by the bombings and the residents who remain in it – it is estimated that between 100,000 and 160,000 – do not have water, gas, electricity, or basic necessities.
Agency for the prohibition of chemical weapons, “concerned” by the Mariupol report
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said it was concerned on Tuesday about the accusations about the use of chemical weapons in the Ukrainian city of Mariúpol (south), where bloody fighting is taking place.
“The (OPCW) secretariat is concerned about the recent unconfirmed information about the use of chemical weapons in Mariupol released by the media in the last 24 hours,” the organization, based in The Hague, the Netherlands, said in a statement.
“These reports follow those published by the press in recent weeks about bombings against chemical factories in Ukraine, and the accusations between the two parties about possible abusive use of toxic chemicals,” the text added.
The OPCW recalled that its 193 members, including Russia and Ukraine, “are part of the Chemical Weapons Convention, an international treaty of great importance in the field of disarmament, which has been in force since 1997.”
With information from AFP and EFE