Russia attacks Ukraine's Storm Shadow missile and depleted uranium munitions depots
(Baonghean.vn) - The high-precision attack carried out at night also targeted British Storm Shadow missile depots.
According to RT, the Russian Defense Ministry recently said that its forces conducted a long-range attack on Ukrainian warehouses that store Western-supplied weapons, including long-range missiles and depleted uranium ammunition.
In a statement released on September 18, the Russian Defense Ministry said that its military had carried out a high-precision strike on Ukrainian facilities using air-launched weapons and drones. The attack targeted “Kiev government sites storing Storm Shadow cruise missiles and depleted uranium munitions.”
The ministry added that the drone attack and raid also targeted Ukrainian intelligence centers and training facilities for sabotage groups. “The goal of the attack was achieved. All facilities were hit,” the statement said.
Earlier in the day, Ukrainian authorities reported several explosions in the western Khmelnitsky region, which they said damaged a production facility. Local media also reported explosions in the port city of Izmail, south of the Odessa region.
According to RT, local officials said that Ukraine received Storm Shadow missiles from the UK, which have a range of more than 250km, earlier this year and used them to attack civilian targets and infrastructure in the Crimean peninsula and the Donbass region.
The decision to equip Kiev with depleted uranium rounds was agreed upon by both Britain and the United States. The rounds, which have high armor-piercing capabilities, are intended to be used by the British Challenger tanks and the American-designed M1 Abrams tanks.
Russia has condemned the transfer of depleted uranium munitions, saying their use poses a serious health risk to civilians and could escalate the conflict. A 2022 UN Environment Programme report warned that "depleted uranium and other toxic substances in conventional explosives can cause skin irritation, kidney failure and an increased risk of cancer".
Since the conflict began between Moscow and Kiev in February 2022, Russia has repeatedly criticized the West for sending weapons to Ukraine, arguing that this only prolongs the conflict without changing the outcome.
