According to forces on both sides of the conflict, fierce fighting is raging for control of the center of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, as fatalities continue to climb in Russia's longest and deadliest war.
While the use of incendiary weapons (such as thermite bombs) is permitted against military targets, the use of such weapons against civilian targets - as Russia appears to be doing - is a war crime.
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