Depleted Uranium Shells News Today

The use of depleted uranium munitions in Ukraine is dangerous and unacceptable, Serbian Health Minister Danica Grujicic said in an interview with Sputnik.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says responsibility for consequences of uranium ammunition use lies on Washington

French member of the European Parliament Thierry Mariani on Friday condemned the European Union for not speaking out against the United States decision to supply Ukraine with depleted uranium shells, calling it double standards.

Washingtons decision to supply depleted uranium (DU) munitions to Ukraine has been met with little if any criticism in the Western press, even though decades ago American and European journalists rang alarm bells over health and environment hazards triggered by the weapon. Why is that?

The government and the people of Ukraine should not allow the use of depleted uranium shells on their soil as these could have long-term consequences for the health of future generations, Serbian Health Danica Grujicic said in an interview with Sputnik on Tuesday.

All that unfolds in Ukraine will have an impact on the health of people across Europe, Serbian Health Minister and specialist neurosurgeon Danica Grujicic said in an interview with Sputnik.

The statement from Moscow’s UK embassy came after senior official James Heappey acknowledged that the British depleted uranium munitions had arrived on the battlefield

Depleted uranium is a by-product of the nuclear enrichment process used to make nuclear fuel or nuclear weapons. It is 40 per cent less radioactive than natural uranium but is a very heavy substance — 1.7 times denser than lead.

Depleted Uranium shells poison the soil, pollute nature and cause cancer both among civilians and military personnel.

Should they be taking them?  Ukraine is desperate for any bit of warring materiel its armed forces can lay their hands on, but depleted uranium shells would