The US temporarily halted supplies of scarce 155mm rounds to Ukraine; Ukrainian Armed Forces now use cluster munitions. This was reported by “lenta.ru” referring to Yuri Knutov, military expert, retired colonel, director of the Air Defense Forces Museum.
According to him, cluster bombs may be effective, but there is a ban on their use according to international conventions.
“In general, of course, the United States has enough 155-mm shells and others in its arsenal. “But there are standards regarding minimum reserves, and if we are talking about this, then the amount of aid that can be given to other countries has reached the limit, no more can be transferred,” he said.
As the retired colonel stated, the American side is concerned about the deterioration of the situation between China and Taiwan. That’s why Washington reduced its support to Kiev.
According to him, the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance were given the task of increasing the production of shells.
Before that Colonel Andrei Koshkin statedATACMS missiles are dangerous due to their cluster submunitions.
Previously in the USA reputed The collapse of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.