There is a high probability that russian troops will use phosphorus munitions in Mariupol, British intelligence informed.
"Russian forces' prior use of phosphorus munitions in the Donetsk region raises the possibility of their future employment in Mariupol as fighting for the city intensifies., - said in a statement on Twitter.
It also said that russian shelling in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, with Ukrainian forces repulsing several assaults resulting in the destruction of russian tanks, vehicles, and artillery equipment.
However, according to British intelligence, russia continues to attack with unguided bombs.
"Russia’s continued reliance on unguided bombs decreases their ability to discriminate when targeting and conducting strikes while greatly increasing the risk of further civilian casualties”, the statement said.