The depleted uranium shells that Ukraine will receive do not pose a radioactive threat. This was expressed by White House spokesman John Kirby. DEA News.
“They don’t pose a radioactive threat,” he said.
According to Kirby, Washington hopes these bullets will help the Ukrainian Armed Forces be more “effective” on the frontline.
On September 6, the Pentagon announced that the administration of US President Joe Biden approved A further $175 million in aid was allocated to Ukraine. It was announced that the military aid package will also include 120 mm tank ammunition containing depleted uranium for Abrams tanks.
Later Deputy Spokesperson of UN Secretary-General Farhan Haq declaration Concerns about the use of depleted uranium anywhere in the world.
In August, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that depleted uranium munitions were delivered to Ukraine from Western countries. lead the way It causes the soil to be contaminated with radiation, making it “uninhabitable soil”.
Previously, physicists had calculated where it was best to hide from a nuclear explosion.