"Controversy Surrounds UK's Shipment of Depleted Uranium Shells to Ukraine Amidst Ongoing Conflict with Russia"

Russia plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus in response to the UK's announcement that it would supply Ukraine with armour-piercing shells made from depleted uranium. Although the rounds contain trace amounts of radioactivity, Russia has falsely claimed the ammunition contains "nuclear components" to justify its move into Belarus. Depleted uranium has been stripped of most of its radioactivity and is dense enough to pierce many types of armour. The use of such shells has a lasting environmental effect, but Ukraine should use whatever they can to defend themselves.