Ukrainian forces continued to use cluster munitions, resulting in an unknown number of civilian casualties. Ukraine has used cluster munitions from its existing stockpiles and received cluster munitions from the United States in July and September. Neither Russia nor Ukraine is a party to the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions.
At least 21 government leaders and officials, including from countries supporting Ukraine’s war effort, expressed concern over the US government’s decision to transfer cluster munitions to Ukraine. The UN special rapporteur on torture urged the US government to reconsider the transfer, warning of the risk of “serious, indiscriminate harm to civilians both immediately and in the long term.” In July, the then-Ukrainian defense minister committed to Ukrainian forces using cluster munitions only “in the fields where there is a concentration of Russian military” and to keeping a strict record of their use.
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U.S. sends cluster munitions to Ukraine despite … NPR https://www.npr.org › 2023/07/07 › cluster-bombs-mu…
Jul 7, 2023 — More than 100 countries ban such weapons because unexploded bomblets can be picked up by civilians, causing injury or death. NPR first learned ..
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