According to him, any weapon leaves a lot of unexploded ordnance on the land used for agriculture and now the land is “severely poisoned by unexploded ordnance.” Michel assures that this will have a detrimental effect for a long time, “until the areas are cleared.”
The agency also recalls that on September 6, the Pentagon announced the transfer of depleted uranium shells to Ukraine: these are 120 mm shells for Abrams tanks with depleted uranium cores. And London has already sent kyiv thousands of shells for the Challenger 2 tanks, including those containing depleted uranium.
