In the online video, the Russian army was attacked by a series of shells. Netizens questioned the use of Israeli M971 mortar shells by the Ukrainian army.

(The picture is taken from Twitter)

[Compiled by Chen Chengliang/Comprehensive Report] Russia continues to bomb the eastern part of Ukraine intensively, and even uses quite lethal white phosphorus bombs. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the situation in Udon Bakhmut (Bakhmut) is quite difficult.

Previously, it was rumored that Ukraine asked the United States for assistance with "cluster bombs" in order to reverse the situation of the war, but President Biden was still thinking about it and did not explicitly refuse or agree.

However, Russian media disclosed that Israel has secretly supplied thousands of 120mm M971 cluster mortar shells to Ukraine.

In addition, the Twitter account "Ukraine Weapons Tracker", which has been tracking the weapons of the Russian-Ukrainian war for a long time, also released a video recently showing that the Ukrainian army suspected of firing M971 artillery shells at the area controlled by the Russian army in Bakhmut, where the battle was fierce, and the attacks were scattered in a circle. .

The account analyzed that this may be the M971 shell, and not long ago, it was recorded that Israel provided the M971 shell fired by the 120mm mortar.

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The account said it was not clear who supplied these weapons to the Ukrainian army, but very few countries have such weapons.

The current tendency is to think that it was exported by the country that previously purchased the bomb from Israel.

According to public information, the artillery shell produced by Israel Military Industries (IMI) is filled with 24 M85 sub-bombs, and the killing area can cover about 10,000 square meters.

However, Ukraine, Israel and Russia have not responded to this, and news about the use of M971 shells on the battlefield has spread.

According to a survey by Human Rights Watch, both countries have used "cluster munitions" (cluster munitions), but this weapon is currently banned in 110 countries around the world.

Although Israel officially insisted that it does not intend to provide arms assistance to the Ukrainian army.

However, according to Russia's "New News" on the 18th, Israel has secretly supplied thousands of M971 mortar shells to Ukraine.

Russian military sources believe that the ammunition was indirectly provided by Israeli companies, which may be why Israel decided not to publicize it.

About one-fifth of Israel's population has Ukrainian or Russian backgrounds, and has close ties with the two countries. It responded cautiously to the Ukrainian-Russian war, and neither side wanted to offend.

The "New York Times" pointed out in this issue that Israel refused to provide Ukraine with anti-aircraft weapons. Another reason is that the Israeli Air Force relies on cooperation with Russian intelligence to carry out air strikes in Syria.

However, according to the "New York Times", Israel has provided favorable intelligence to the Ukrainian army to attack Iranian drones.

Has a previously-unseen munition been revealed in #Ukraine?



Recently video appeared showing shelling of a Russian position in the vicinity of Bakhmut, #Donetsk Oblast. The unusual explosions have led to many theories- but we have a strong idea about what was really used. pic.twitter.com/P16gA9vP9h

— ???????? Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) December 17, 2022

The M971 is loaded with 24 M85 sub-bombs, and the killing area can cover about 10,000 square meters.

(picture taken from twitter)