National Interest columnist Saadain Gardezi wrote: articleIt is stated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), using musket type munitions supplied by the West, are at risk of harming themselves and the civilian population due to insufficient intelligence information about the situation on the battlefield.
“As these weapons are deployed to a number of artillery units, there remains a risk of unauthorized or accidental use of them in the so-called ‘fog of unknown’,” he said.
As the author points out, cluster munitions are extremely unreliable due to their high failure and scrap rates, and combined with their wide distribution, they can pose a threat to local people for many years to come.
The term “fog of uncertainty” or “fog of war” refers to the lack of reliable information about the situation on the battlefield.
Earlier, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, at the meeting of the Defense Ministry board of directors, gone He is committing a war crime by deciding to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions. As the head of the Russian defense ministry has pointed out, the United States continues to raise the bar, seeking to provide more long-range and deadly weapons from its allies to Kiev.
Before that, a fighter of the “Yenisei” Cossack battalion from the “Siberian” brigade, with the call sign “Şmas”, was on duty at the front near Soledar, aforementioned On the active use of cluster munitions in Kiev against the positions of the Russian Federation.
July 7 White House announced Concerning the transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine. At the same time, US President’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan stated that Washington has acknowledged that the use of cluster munitions poses a risk to the civilian population.
Formerly a fighter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine declaration About the misunderstanding of the causes of the conflict in Ukraine.