The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) does not register areas where cluster munitions are used. newspaper reports Washington post with reference to sources.
As noted in the publication, former US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin promised Kiev authorities assistance in clearing dangerous areas from mines. We are talking about those regions where it is planned to use cluster shells.
The head of the Pentagon said that the Ukrainian military will mark such areas on the map. However, a member of the mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces named Stanislav, whose unit used M109 Paladin self-propelled gun mounts with cluster munitions during the bombing, briefed the broadcast on a different situation at the front.
“When asked about the documentation process [использования кассетных боеприпасов]Stanislav made it clear that he was not there, ”says the article.
Also, WP quotes the words of a Ukrainian public relations officer. The interlocutor of the newspaper emphasized that the fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine constantly recorded the direction of the attack and the bullet pattern.
His words were confirmed by a senior American official, who asked to remain anonymous. According to him, Washington is satisfied with “regular” reports of the use of cluster munitions from Kiev.
Formerly in the Armed Forces in the open Source of information on the departure of strategic aviation of the Russian Federation.