2023-07-13 19:07:00
General of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Has received a cluster bomb from the United States, confirming that they will not use this weapon in densely populated areas.
Foreign news agencies reported that Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavsky, deputy commander of the Ukrainian Eastern Operational Command, said they had received a cluster bomb from the United States and believe it. that it would help support counter-Russian aggression operations that now the progress is slower than expected
“We just received them. we have not used But it could completely change the battlefield,” Tarnowski told CNN amid concerns that Banned in more than 100 countries, these weapons pose a long-term risk to civilians. “The enemy understands that by obtaining this kind of weapon, We will have the advantage.”
However, General Tarnovsky insisted that The Ukrainian army will not use this weapon in densely populated areas. “Russia thinks we will use it in all front areas. That was just wrong.”
US President Joe Biden said the decision to send a cluster bomb to Ukraine It is very difficult, but reiterates that Ukraine needs more ammunition to replenish its depleted stockpile.
The cluster bomb is a weapon banned by more than 100 countries around the world. especially European countries because when used It will release small pellets. Killing people in large areas indiscriminately or if the explosion It can still pose a threat to local people for decades after the conflict.
But Russia, Ukraine and the United States have not signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which bans the production, storage, use and transport of the weapon.
The Russian government announced that They will have countermeasures. If Ukraine uses cluster bombs to attack their soldiers
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