Would come in handy in Ukraine: the Pentagon stands for providing the Armed Forces of powerful bombs - the media

The US military believes that cassette ammunition will be useful for Ukraine in the fight against Russian troops, but they have not yet been approved for Kiev for restrictions on congress and fears of allies. This view was voiced during the hearing in Congress by the Deputy Assistant to the US Secretary of Defense for Russia and Ukraine Laura Kuper. "Our military analysts have confirmed that DPICM (cassette ammunition - ed.

) Will be especially useful against trenches in Russian positions on the battlefield," the official said, contacting the congressmen. Cooper added that the United States did not provide this weapons to Ukraine in connection with the established Congress restrictions on their export, as well as anxiety about the unity of the Allies.

Cassette ammunition, which is forbidden in more than 120 countries, usually produce a large number of small bombs that can kill without a break, threatening civilian population. In addition, non -broken shells pose a danger for many years after the hostilities in the country. Such ammunition is launched from the ground or dumped on the target by bombonosius. During the flight, the cassette bomb scatters small shells around it.

They are dangerous in that they can be far from the epicenter of the bomb. They are difficult to see in thick grass. In addition, the sub -core does not explode at once. Some amounts only when a person from carelessness comes on or tries to take a look. We will remind, on February 18, 2023, Focus wrote about what weapons could ask the Ukrainian side in the United States during a meeting in Ramstein format.

According to the expert, with whom journalists spoke, it was about 155 mm artillery systems, conventional weapons developed in the United States. And on March 22, the media wrote that the Republicans in the US Congress urged Baiden to hand over to Ukraine cassette ammunition DPICM. Politicians from the US Republican Party believe that the White House unwillingness to transfer such shells and other assistance is reflected in the Bakhmut battlefield and other places in Ukraine.