Moscow will ‘retaliate’ if London supplies kyiv with depleted uranium ammunition | War in Ukraine

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Today we learned that the United Kingdom […] announced not only the delivery of tanks to Ukraine, but also shells containing depleted uranium […] If that happens, Russia will be forced to retaliateMr. Putin said.

« It seems that the West has really decided to fight Russia to the last Ukrainian, not in words, but in deeds. »

A quote from Vladimir Putin, President of Russia

The collective West begins to use weapons with nuclear components, he added. For Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Russia has something to answer. We’ll see what they plan to usehe said.

One more step has been taken in climbing, he added.

On Monday evening, British Deputy Defense Minister Annabel Goldie said, in response to a written question from a British parliamentarian, that the United Kingdom intended to supply Ukraine with shells containing depleted uranium.

The United Kingdom has announced that it will send Challenger-2s to Ukraine.

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This ammunition is very effective in destroying modern tanks and armored vehicles, she pointed out in her written response. She explained that these shells were intended for use with the Challenger tanks that London also plans to deliver.

Decision condemned in Great Britain

The British Anti-Nuclear Organization Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament condemned the delivery of ammunition with depleted uranium. She estimated in a press release on Tuesday that it would be a additional environmental and health disaster for those living in the heart of the conflict.

Depleted uranium shells are ammunition intended to pierce armor, the use of which is criticized for the risks they would entail for the health of the soldiers using them and the populations living in the targeted areas.

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According to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), depleted uranium is a heavy metal, chemically and radiologically polluting.

Depleted uranium munitions had been cited as one of the possible causes of the Golfe’s syndromethe health problems of Gulf War veterans in 1991, but this has not been scientifically proven.

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