Shelling of Bryansk in 2022 Photo: Global Look Press < p>Ukrainian forces have begun using cluster munitions dropped from drones to shell Russian regions. This was pointed out by the governor of the Kursk border region, Roman Starovoyt.
"A Ukrainian drone with cluster munitions attacked a butter factory in the city of Suja, which is located near the border with Ukraine, – the governor said on his Telegram channel. – A total of three munitions were dropped, two of which exploded and damaged production barrels and underground product storage. As a result of the strike by the Ukrainian armed forces, no one was injured.”
Unexploded ordnance requires disposal by sappers; getting close to them is deadly, the official emphasized.
Recall that previously cluster munitions (consisting of from each of the many low-yield submunitions) used the APU differently – using multiple launch rocket systems or Tochka-U tactical missiles. However, in recent months drones have increasingly been seen dropping submunitions recovered from shells. There are also videos of Ukrainian army dismantles American 155mm cluster grenades.