Russia used at least 210 prohibited ammunition against Ukraine - NYT

Russia applied at least 210 ammunition against Ukraine prohibited by international treaties. About this writes The New York Times.

The publication analyzed more than a thousand pictures taken in the war in Ukraine, as well as visual evidence presented by the Ukrainian government and military departments. Journalists have identified a total of more than 2 thousand ammunition, most of which were uncontrollable.

Of these, more than 210 were prohibited by international treaties. Most of the forbidden ammunition belongs to cassette, as well as subtypas that may pose a danger to the civilian population for decades after the end of the war. In addition, NYT assumes that more than other 330 ammunitions were applied against civilians or next to them.

The publication emphasizes that this is underestimated data, since the calculation is complicated by active military operations. Also, some of the identified ammunition could be applied by the Armed Forces during protection. However, the data indicate that in most cases they were used by Russian troops.

Messages that Russia has been using cassette ammunition against Ukraine has come from the very beginning of the war. So, in early April, Nikolaev was shelled by Russian cassette shells. The investigators from Conflict Intelligence Team told The Insider that this confirms the nature of the damage.