with written assurances that they will employ the capability responsibly, and that they will not use the rounds in civilian-populated urban environments. Ukrainian officials have provided the U.S. The Pentagon is also working with Ukraine to minimize the risks associated with the munitions. That contrasts to the cluster munitions employed by Russia throughout Ukraine since the start of the war that have dud rates of up to 40%. The specific rounds that are being fielded have been assessed to have a dud rate, or rate of unexploded submunitions released from each round, of 2.35%. In reaching the decision, the Pentagon heavily weighed the potential risk the rounds could pose to the civilian population in areas where the rounds are deployed. "This decision will ensure we can sustain our support for Ukraine by bringing us to a point where we are producing sufficient artillery ammunition on a monthly basis across the coalition," he said.
will be able to immediately provide Ukraine with hundreds of thousands of rounds of artillery at a critical time in the offensive. Kahl noted that, with the announcement, the U.S. "This is to make sure that the Ukrainians have the confidence that they have what they need, but frankly also that the Russians know that Ukrainians are going to stay in the game," he said. Kahl said the Pentagon is providing the new capability to Ukraine in order to meet the "urgency of the moment" as Ukrainians continue their counteroffensive. In announcing the latest package, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin H. The newly fielded munitions, which will be drawn from Defense Department stocks, are designed to disperse submunitions from the air, allowing Ukraine to target broad swaths of entrenched Russian troops and equipment. The package also contains additional artillery systems and ammunition, including dual-purpose improved conventional munitions, or DPICM, which the Pentagon is providing for the first time to Ukraine after extensive consultation with Congress and U.S.
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