The US Reportedly Will Send Munitions To The Ukrainian President, Advisers: Give A Psycho-Emotional Impact To The Russian Army

Ukrainian President Mykhailo Podolyak's adviser. (Twitter/@Podolyak_M)

JAKARTA - Ukraine will receive a sign munitions from the United States, believing it will have an extraordinary psycho-emotional impact on Russian troops, a senior Kyiv official said on Friday.

Three US officials who spoke without naming this week said weapons aid packages that included a bunch munitions fired by a 155-millimeter Howitzer gun were expected to be announced as early as Friday local time.

"Undeniably, the transfer of additional volume of bullets to Ukraine is a very significant contribution to the acceleration of de-occuracy procedures," presidential political adviser Mykhailo Podolyak told Reuters.

"Especially if we talk about cluster ammunition, which is undoubtedly able to have an extraordinary psycho-emotional impact on Russian occupation forces that have been demoralized," he said.

He said the decline in the combat and moral capacity of the Russian army was an "important component that this type of projectile could provide".

He further said that Ukraine needed more bullets and ammunition, thanking its partners for "understanding the harsh reality of war,".

Meanwhile, the White House said on Thursday the delivery of a bunch munitions to Ukraine was "actively being considered" but no announcement had to be made.

Citing the BBC, the US Law prohibits sending bunch munitions with bomb failure rates higher than 1 percent, meaning more than 1 percent of bombs in weapons did not explode, but President Joe Biden was able to bypass this rule.

Defense Department officials told reporters on Thursday President Biden's Administration was considering sending sign munitions with a failure rate lower than 2.35 percent.

The Pentagon noted that Russia had used a bulk bomb in Ukraine with a higher failure rate. Meanwhile, the United Nations investigation found that Ukraine may also use it, although the country denies doing so.

It said aid packages also included Bradley and Styler combat vehicles, air defense missiles and anti-ranjau equipment, officials told reporters, with CBS News reporting the latest worth of weapons aid packages of around 800 million US dollars.

Separately, in a statement on Friday, Human Rights Watch said Ukraine and Russia had killed civilians with the use of massive bombs in the war so far, as quoted by CNN.

Using these ammunition to attack enemy troops or vehicles does not violate international law. However, attacking civilians with these weapons can be considered a war crime, according to Human Rights Watch.

Most of the world has banned the use of these weapons through the Bulk Munition Convention (CCM), which also prohibits its hoarding, production, and relocation. Although 123 countries have joined the convention, the United States, Ukraine, Russia, and 71 other countries have not joined.