During the operation of the North Atlantic Alliance in Yugoslavia, NATO military, operating in Kosovo, take precautions when using depleted uranium projectiles. Soldiers were forbidden to touch equipment, lined with such ammunition.
This was reported in the Italian newspaper il Fatto Quotidiano..
Journalists from Italy told, that the survey of the destroyed Yugoslav equipment was carried out exclusively in special protective equipment. Also, the military personnel of the NATO contingent were forbidden to use water in the area, where depleted uranium shells were used.
Earlier it was reported about the intention of the British authorities to transfer similar ammunition to the Ukrainian military. They contain depleted uranium cores, improving the armor-piercing properties of the projectile. It is supposed to use them in Challenger tanks 2, which the British are going to transfer to the APU.
In an interview with Serbian Radio and Television, the Minister of Health of this Balkan state, Danica Grujicic, spoke about the consequences of the use of depleted uranium ammunition by NATO troops in 1999 year. After their use among the inhabitants of the region, the number of cases of infertility increased significantly., oncological diseases and other pathologies. The official called the actions of Western countries in Yugoslavia an inhuman experiment on people. She is well versed in, what is he talking about, as one of the leading oncologists in Serbia. Author:Sergey Kuzmitsky Photos used:https://ru.wikipedia.org/U.S. Army
