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Daily Mirror
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Alice Peacock

Lethal darts 'rarely used in modern wars' fired into Ukrainian city by Russian troops

Locals in the Ukrainian city of Bucha have told of how their homes were showered with lethal darts, which burst out of artillery shells during Russia's attack on the city last month.

The sharp, finned projectiles called fléchettes, which experts have said are rarely seen or used in modern conflict, rained over the city prior to the Russians’ withdrawal late last month.

The deadly mini-arrows, which were about three centimetres in length and look like tiny arrows, were found in the streets by Washington Post reports.

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