Depleted uranium shells, which Britain will transfer to Ukraine, effectively pierce the armor of tanks, but are extremely dangerous from an environmental point of view. About it in an interview Pravda.Ru said Igor Nikulin, a former adviser to the UN Secretary-General, a former member of the UN Commission on Disarmament, and a political and public figure. He reminded that the USA used this type of ammunition in Yugoslavia, as a result of which a large amount of radiation dust settled on the soil and water, causing an increase in cancer cases among the population.
“More than 30 thousand cancer cases have been recorded in Serbia in the last 20 years. To the three thousand people who died during the war, another 15 thousand died from the consequences in peacetime, ”said Nikulin.
He added that the half-life of depleted uranium is several billion years, so these regions will cease to be habitable forever. The expert concluded that the Ukrainians would not live in their own country if they were ready to use such weapons.
21 March British Deputy Defense Secretary Annabelle Goldie statedThe UK will supply depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine, in addition to a fleet of Challenger 2 battle tanks.
Spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova judicial The plans announced by London are provocation and recklessness.