Update from Ukraine | Ruzzian Supply Madness after the Kerch Bridge Kaboom. Crimea Isolation ongoing

The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 12th July 2023 – 22:00

*** Great interactive map with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front!

The situation described in this comment #33 is exactly what the Ukrainians say they can use much of the cluster munitions to attack with. They said they can take the more than 200 bomblets out of the large encasing. Then they can attach them to light weight drones like they do with grenades and drop them into trenches and on groups of Russian soldiers. As the Ukrainians have reported, if the cluster bomlet they drop does not explode they can fix the coordinates for recovering it later, just as they fix the coordinates for their incredibly accurate missiles.

Please make use of this information when arguing with people who try to spread the erronious information that unexploded cluster bomblets are going to be left scattered far and wide, along with all the mines the Russians have buried or have been flooded out thanks to their having blown up the big dam.

I wonder how many cluster bomblets were left behind when the Russians bombed the transportation station where they killed over 50 people including many women and children and wounded over 100 more Since Russian cluster bombs are reported to have something like a 30% failure to explode rate, I wonder how many will accidentally be picked up in future years from around that deadly scene that killed so many innocent Ukranians.

Many cluster bombs were dropped by the Russians in the 9 years they were fighting Afghanistan. I am told the bomblets were painted pretty colors so children would pick them up and loose life or limb when they exploded. The US cluster bomblets are larger and a dull metal color and only fail at a 2 to 3% rate. They are geared to targeting enemy soldiers, not children, so they are larger and more deadly, but less attractive.

“I am told the bomblets were painted pretty colors so children would pick them up and loose life or limb when they exploded.”

I read a Russian source that had been dated in 1976 (possibly forged but I’ll take it on faith) that they had chosen a bright plastic for the bomblets so Russian forces entering the area after it had been secured could avoid the bomblets.

Giving them the benefit of the doubt this makes practical sense. The curiosity of children was then an unintended consequence.

I guess that makes sense??? I don’t trust the Russian military’s good will.

Perhaps the Ukrainians should stamp the US bomblets with a black snake or something dangerous that children would understand. Or maybe a figure of an adult with a whip standing over a child stooped to pick up a bomblet, looking very threatening and yelling NIET, or whatever NO is in Ukrainian.

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.