U.S.A. willing to help Ukraine with bombs invented in World War II

The decision comes despite widespread concerns that controversial bombs could cause civilian casualties. The Pentagon will offer ammunition that has a “inexplicable incompatibility” reduced, which means there will be far fewer unbroken rounds of bombs that could result in unintentional civilian death.

Long wanted by Ukraine, crushing bombs are weapons opening in the air, releasing smaller bombs that are distributed in a large area and aiming to destroy numerous targets at the same time.

American officials said Thursday they expect military aid to Ukraine to be announced Friday. The weapons will come from Pentagon stocks and also include Bradley-type armoured vehicles and Stryker and the High-Serving Arterie Missile System, known as HIMARS, officials said.

Officials aware of the decision were not authorised to discuss this action publicly before the official declaration and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Ukrainian officials have sought weapons to help their campaign to back Russian troops and achieve victory in the ongoing counterattack. Russian forces are already using devastating bombs on the battlefield and in populated civilian areas, American officials have said.

According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, some crushed ammunition leaves behind “bomb”, which has a high degree of failure to detonate up to 40% in some cases. American officials said Thursday that the extent of unbroken ammunition for bombs to go to Ukraine is less than 3% and therefore means fewer threats to civilians.

At the Pentagon's conference Thursday, Brigade General Pat Ryder said there was no announcement to make concerning the cluster ammunition. He said the Department of Defence has multiple <x0varitants” of ammunition and “atos that we are considering to secure Ukraine will not include old variants with unbroken bomb rates that are higher than 2.35%. / VOA