Ukraine was set to receive 120mm depleted uranium shells for use with the 31 American-supplied Abrams M1A1 main battle tanks the US was handing over to Kyiv. Depleted uranium shells were meant to enable Ukraine’s soldiers to be more effective on the battlefield but supplying the Ukrainians with the shells came with a whole host of problematic political considerations. Putin’s anger at Ukraine getting depleted uranium shells was something the United Kingdom discovered in March 2023 when the country’s Defense Minister at the time said Britain planned to supply Ukraine with depleted uranium ammunition. Will depleted Uranium change the course of war ?
