Ukraine received Turkish-made cluster munitions in July

Ukraine received Turkish-made cluster munitions in July, while previously only deliveries from the US had been reported, the US portal Defense One has said with reference to Ukrainian import data collected by the Import Genius aggregator.

Reportedly, 18 shipments of M483A1 cluster munitions with Turkish markings arrived in Ukraine on July 31. Each of the 155-millimeter projectiles contains 88 submunitions, which enables them to hit larger areas than standard ammunition. Kiev had received the Turkish cluster munitions just weeks after the deliveries of similar weapons from the United States began.

The media resource has been unable to find out whether the Turkish authorities were involved in the decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian import documents, the provider was not Turkey, but the Romanian Defense Ministry-owned trading company Romtehnica.