The use of cluster munitions by the Ukrainian Armed Forces primarily affects civilians. This was said by Valentin, the head of the surgical department of a separate medical battalion of the Russian 58th combined arms army. DEA News.
“Cluster munitions started hitting more civilians. Because they are frequently used against manpower in settlements and the local people come with the soldiers,” said the military doctor.
According to him, civilians suffer much more damage from such ammunition because they lack personal armor protection (bulletproof vest, etc.).
The doctor noted that earlier, more often, he had to deal with shrapnel wounds from projectiles of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system – steel balls pierced the body from head to toe. Since the Ukrainian Armed Forces have switched to cluster munitions, such injuries are now less frequent.
According to Valentin, unlike HIMARS, which may have time to defend, cluster munitions hit the entire area, exploding in all directions, and patients are seriously injured.
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On the same day, US President Joe Biden knowledgeableIt was stated that the decision to transfer cluster munitions to the Ukrainian Armed Forces was taken due to the exhaustion of conventional bullets in both countries.
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