In the case of cluster munitions deliveries from the USA to Ukraine, Moscow threatens to use similar weapons. Their deployment will prolong the war, according to Russian Defense Minister Shoigu.
Russia has threatened to use such weapons in the event of cluster munitions shipments from the United States to Ukraine.
Russia also has cluster munitions, which are even more effective, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said in Moscow. His country has so far held back, but would be forced to use “analogue means” in the event of US deliveries. The US had previously announced that it would supply the banned weapons to Ukraine.
Cluster bomb use will prolong war
Shoigu pointed out that neither the United States, Ukraine, nor Russia have signed the international treaty banning cluster munitions. Their use will prolong the war, said the minister. Russia has been waging a war of aggression against Ukraine since February last year.
The Russian armed forces are currently taking additional precautions to protect against cluster bombs, Shoigu said. According to a video released by the ministry, he visited an armaments factory. He said that the supply of weapons and ammunition to Russian soldiers had increased many times over.
How successful is the Ukrainian counteroffensive?
At the same time, Shoigu contradicted analyzes by Western experts and statements from Kiev about the success of the Ukrainian counter-offensive. Ukraine has not yet reached its goal on any section of the front. On the other hand, the Ukraine had recently reported larger gains in territory. Russian military bloggers also confirmed Moscow’s losses.
Shoigu claimed that not only were the Ukrainian attacks repelled in many places; on the contrary, the Russian army in the Luhansk region advanced further in counterattacks. The head of the Russian private army Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, had repeatedly accused Shoigu of “lying”. Once again Shoigu said that masses of western combat technology had been destroyed, including allegedly 17 Leopard tanks from Germany. This cannot be independently verified.
Source: Stern
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