Armenian soldiers with severe burns claim phosphorus munitions were used against them
By AFP
10 December 2020 |
9:00 am
In a Yerevan hospital, the recovery is arduous for soldiers with severe burns who claim phosphorus munitions were used against them by Azerbaijani forces.
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