“‘If the US supplies cluster munitions to Ukraine, the Russian Armed Forces will be compelled to use equivalent weapons against the Ukrainian forces, by way of response,’ Shoigu told reporters while visiting military factories in Tatarstan.
‘It should be noted that Russia has cluster munitions, as they say, for all occasions,’ Shoigu added. ‘They are much more effective than American ones, their range is broader and more diverse.’
Just like the US and Ukraine, Russia is not a party to the Convention of Cluster Munitions, Shoigu noted. However, Moscow has refrained from using its arsenal during the current conflict, ‘cognizant of the threat that such ammunition poses to the civilian population…'”
www.rt.com/russia/579557-shoigu-cluster-munitions-warning/
Just a small sampling of the Russian cluster munitions:
РБК-500 ЗАБ-2,5М – the good old incendiary cluster bomb featuring 297 N-16 and N-17 bomblets that burn through 5mm of steel. It also features OM-68-35 Thermobaric bomblets. pic.twitter.com/eNunYQg7WJ
— 🇷🇺Surovikin 🖤💛🤍 (@_Surovikin_) July 9, 2023
РБК-500 СПБЭ-Д – If you want a high-value-target gone, use this one. It features 15 guided bomblets that find targets on their own. It uses the same submunitions as several Smerch systems. pic.twitter.com/4WNOK5CFsK
— 🇷🇺Surovikin 🖤💛🤍 (@_Surovikin_) July 9, 2023
РБК-500 АО-2,5РТ – want a trench gone, the 108/126 2.5kg bomblets it features will make sure it is gone. pic.twitter.com/blK8hPPi81
— 🇷🇺Surovikin 🖤💛🤍 (@_Surovikin_) July 9, 2023
РБК-500У БетАБ-М – If you want some kind of reinforced structure gone, the 10/12 beton-piercing-submunitions will make sure the structure reclassifies itself as unreinforced. pic.twitter.com/97R0Q8mAFA
— 🇷🇺Surovikin 🖤💛🤍 (@_Surovikin_) July 9, 2023
РБК-500У ОФАБ-50УД – If you want a warehouse, a bridge, or anything similar to sustain serious damage, the 10 50kg heavy submunitions will make sure the target isn't undamaged. pic.twitter.com/MTQhCmLojW
— 🇷🇺Surovikin 🖤💛🤍 (@_Surovikin_) July 9, 2023
РБК-500У Дрель – a smart bomb guided with 15 submunitions. The submunitions have friend or foe identification. The range is 30-50 km, but it is said to be reworked to feature the UMPK module extending the range massively. pic.twitter.com/8w28TrRuZq
— 🇷🇺Surovikin 🖤💛🤍 (@_Surovikin_) July 9, 2023
h/t GravyForTheBrian