Trophies near Kharkiv: Russian troops left cassette shells for the Armed Forces - Volunteer

Military analyst Sean Bell believes that these shells will be needed in Bakhmut's battles - they are convenient to clear mine fields. US President Joe Biden explained his decision by the fact that ordinary ammunition for 155 mm caliber artillery ended. According to the speaker of the Air Force Command of Ukraine Yuri Ignat, observing Russia's actions on the front, including the use of dangerous phosphorus ammunition, such a "US solution is quite logical".

Ukrainian volunteer Roman Donik said that the Armed Forces already had the experience of using cassette ammunition. The trophy shells were captured by the Ukrainian military during a counter -offensive in the Kharkiv direction of 2022. The artillery of the 93rd OMB "Cold Yar" proved their effectiveness of the number of fallen invaders, he added. "These were cassette 152 mm calibers, captured by the Russians in the direction of Balakliya.

On other directions [where cassette ammunition could be used] I do not know. We were looking for them [shells] in plantings during a counter -offensive," the volunteer said. In response to the question of the effectiveness of the use of cassette shells in terms of losses in the live strength and equipment of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Donik said that such calculations were not done.

The Ministry of Defense and the General Staff of Ukraine did not formally confirm the information on the use of the Armed Forces of Casket ammunition at the front. Focus sent a request to comment on this information. The 93rd Cold Yar OMB press officers refused to provide information on the use of cassette ammunition during combat. "Sorry, no comments," the brigade replied briefly.

The August report of the Swiss NGO Landmin and Cluster Munition Monitor states that 97% of all victims of cassette ammunition in the world were civilians. Of these, 66% were children. The DW radio station, citing the data of the French Charity Humanity & Inclusion, reported that only 40% of the grenades in the cassette bomb are detoured during the impact. Unspecified shells can be a deadly threat for decades.

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) International Non -Governmental Organization stated in the report of July 6, the use of cassette shells by both parties during a full -scale war in Ukraine. "Casette ammunition used by Russia and Ukraine is harmful to civilian population. Both parties should immediately stop using cassette ammunition and not seek to get this weapon of non -selective action. The US should not transfer cape ammunition to Ukraine," human rights activists say.

The shocks of cassette ammunition on Russia -controlled districts in Izium and its environs in eastern Ukraine in 2022 led to numerous casualties among civilians, the organization noted. "On June 6, HRW wrote a brief statement of the conclusions to the Minister of Defense. On June 22, the Ministry of Defense reported that in 2022, when the raisin was under Russian occupation, cassette ammunition was not used in the range and around the city," human rights activists said.