UK To Send Depleted Uranium Ammo To Ukraine?

That’s what Tass is reporting, and Putin himself stated that Russia would respond “directly”.

OSINTdefender @sentdefender

According to TASS, Russian President Putin stated today that Russia will “Directly Respond” to the U.K. if they decide to send Depleted Uranium Rounds to Ukraine.

GraphicW @GraphicW5

It looks like depleted Uranium shells are indeed a red line and he spoke of it during the meeting with Xi Jinping... Putin: "UK announced not only the supply of tanks to Ukraine, but also depleted uranium shells. But I would like to note that if all this happens, Russia will… https://t.co/PF6f0QFjs8

Declassified UK @declassifiedUK

NEW -- Britain supplying depleted uranium rounds to Ukraine By @pmillerinfo British tanks gifted to Ukraine will come equipped with controversial depleted uranium rounds, it has emerged.

declassifieduk.orgBritain supplying depleted uranium rounds to UkraineBritish tanks gifted to Ukraine will come equipped with controversial depleted uranium rounds, it has emerged.

The UK will send “armour piercing rounds which contain depleted uranium” to Ukraine, for use with the tank squadron donated by the British army.

Defence minister Baroness Goldie made the admission yesterday in response to a written parliamentary question from crossbench peer Lord Hylton.

Goldie said: “Such rounds are highly effective in defeating modern tanks and armoured vehicles.”

Russia has previously warned it would regard the use of depleted uranium in Ukraine as a ‘dirty bomb’.

Kremlin official Konstantin Gavrilov said in January: “If Kyiv is supplied with such shells for NATO heavy military equipment, we will consider this as the use of dirty nuclear bombs against Russia with all the ensuing consequences.”

Depleted uranium rounds have been linked to cancer and birth defects. They were fired extensively by allied forces in Iraq.

The rounds are radioactive and scientists believe their toxic effects on human health can continue to be felt long after conflicts have ended.

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So, tactical nukes up next?