At the front, the Ukrainian army is already using cluster munitions recently supplied by the United States. US Security Council spokesman Kirby said: He also warned of possible false flag attacks on ships in the Black Sea.
According to information from Washington, the Ukrainian army is already using the cluster munitions recently supplied by the USA at the front. “They use them appropriately, they use them effectively,” said US government National Security Council communications director John Kirby. However, he did not give details, but referred to Ukrainian authorities.
The Washington Post previously reported that Ukrainian forces were using cluster munitions to break up Russian positions on the front lines in southeastern Ukraine.
Internationally, many countries have banned the ammunition, but not the USA, Russia and Ukraine. According to experts, Russia has been using cluster munitions since the war began around a year and a half ago. The human rights organization Human Rights Watch, for example, accused Russia of firing cluster munitions at three residential areas in Kharkov in eastern Ukraine in March 2022.
USA warn of attacks on ships
Kirby again warned of possible “false flag” attacks in the Black Sea after Russia withdrew from the grain deal. “Our information indicates that Russia has continued to lay sea mines in approaches to Ukrainian ports,” Kirby said. “And yesterday we observed that Russia released video of the discovery and detonation of what they claimed was a Ukrainian sea mine.” It is possible that this video could be a “harbinger” of a false flag attack. Moscow has also said it considers all ships calling at Ukrainian ports legitimate targets for attack.
Ukraine also announces attacks on ships
Ukraine responded by announcing that it would take action against ships heading for Russian-controlled ports from midnight on Friday night. According to the Ministry of Defense in Kiev, such ships could be considered transports of “cargo for military purposes”.
Ukraine has naval drones – unmanned speedboats loaded with explosives. The British Ministry of Defense assumes that the drones now pose a greater threat to Russian patrols. Without the grain deal, the Black Sea Fleet is now likely to take a more active role in disrupting all trade, the British wrote. Ukrainian missiles and sea drones could pose a threat to Russian warships.