Brace yourself for an unforgettable journey into the fascinating story behind one of World War II’s most infamous military operations, as we dive deep into Market Garden and its enigmatic secrets.This three-sentence article will break down the intricate details of Operation Market Garden, explaining why it failed, as well as how it could have had […]
for a decision on whether or not to provide them and i think a few things have made the difference. one is that ukraine is running short of regular ammunition and artillery rounds, and needs more ammunition and one option is to stocks the cluster bombs which the us already had. there is also the fact that the ukrainian counteroffensive has gone slower certainly than some would have liked, and military strategists believe they offer the possibility of penetrating some of those russian defences, and targeting russian artillery and russian infantry. so they believe there is a military value and that clearly has been enough to overcome washington s initial concerns. and ukraine has provided written assurances, things like it will only use them in certain areas, and will invest in a clean up to make sure that the risk to civilians is minimised. but there is no doubt there will still be controversy around this, and some caution among some other nato allies about provision of cluster munition
despite this, ukraine has been pressing for the artillery shells which drop multiple explosives to help with their counter offensive against russian forces. russia has been using the weapons since the start of the war. for more our securoty correspondent, gordon coirera is in kyiv. it is contentious because human rights groups and others have long viewed them as dangerous to civilians, and more than 120 countries have banned them, but they have been used already in this conflict and ukraine has been pushing for them. it has become clear that ukraine has been pushing for them for months. the issue has been on president biden s desk in washington for a decision on whether or not to provide them and i think a few things have made the difference. one is that ukraine is running short of regular ammunition and artillery rounds, and needs more ammunition and one option is to stocks the cluster bombs which the us already had. there is also the fact that the ukrainian counteroffensive has gon
biden s desk in washington for a decision on whether or not to provide them and i think a few things have made the difference. one is that ukraine is running short of regular ammunition and artillery rounds, and needs more ammunition and one option is to stocks the cluster bombs which the us already had. there is also the fact that the ukrainian counteroffensive has gone slower certainly than some would have liked, and military strategists believe they offer the possibility of penetrating some of those russian defences, and targeting russian artillery and russian infantry. so they believe there is a military value and that clearly has been enough to overcome washington s initial concerns. and ukraine has provided written assurances, things like it will only use them in certain areas, and will invest in a clean up to make sure that the risk to civilians is minimised. but there is no doubt there will still be controversy around this and some caution among some other nato allies about
to provide them and i think a few things have made the difference. one is that ukraine is running short of regular ammunition and artillery rounds and needs more ammunition and one option is to stock the cluster bombs which the us already has. there is also the fact that the ukrainian counteroffensive has gone slower certainly than some would have liked and military strategists believe they offer the possibility of penetrating some of those russian defences and targeting russian artillery and russian infantry. they believe there is a military value and that clearly has been enough to overcome washington s initial concern. and ukraine has provided written assurances, things like it will only use them in certain areas and will affect a clean up to make sure that the risk to civilians is minimised. but there is no doubt there will still be controversy around this and some caution among some other nato allies about provision of cluster munitions. i spoke to sir richard shirreff, former nat