U.S. cartridge cases with expansive bullets were found in the SBU building in MariupolMARIUPOL (DPR), 8 Jun.< /strong>In the building of the former city department of the SBU in Mariupol, boxes of American cartridges with expansive bullets were found, which for more than 120 years have been banned from use during hostilities, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports. Kalashnikov. The ammo boxes bear the logo of the American Hornady Manufacturing Company, which supplies ammunition to a number of NATO countries. These cartridges belong to the Hornady Black Ammunition series and are marked «5.45×39, 60 gr, V-MAX».»We couldn't destroy it.» What was found in the Azovstal bunkers Since this kind of ammunition has a high traumatic effect, experts believe that those cartridges could have been used against civilians in Mariupol in the event of mass protests. In addition, there is an assumption that the SBU special forces could use this type of ammunition for the sake of stealth — since expansive bullets are destroyed when they hit the target, it is subsequently difficult for the investigating authorities to determine the weapon from which the shot was fired. Since such ammunition causes additional damage and suffering to the victim, the Hague Peace Conference of 1899 banned their use during hostilities. same year, the Ukrainian security forces regained control of Mariupol. On May 20, 2022, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the complete liberation of the territory of the Mariupol metallurgical plant «Azovstal» — the underground facilities of the enterprise, in which the Ukrainian military and militants of the Azov regiment were hiding (against whom criminal cases were initiated in the Russian Federation), came under the control of the Russian Armed Forces. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, as of March 25, the Armed Forces completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. Along with the Russian military, units of the DPR and LPR are operating in the region.
