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Ukraine war: Evidence shows widespread use of cluster munitions in Kharkiv
- nikolay 4y agoAFAIK, both Ukraine and Russia have not signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Plus, Ukraine has been using cluster munition repeatedly and it has been well-documented.
- mtmail 4y agoDocumented by the Human Rights Watch 2015 "Both Sides Have Used Widely Banned Weapon" https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/03/19/ukraine-more-civilians-killed-cluster-munition-attacks https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/03/19/ukraine-more-civilians-k...
- nikolay 4y agoHow decides what's banned and what's not? America has not signed the convention either [0]. It's a similar situation with Depleted Uranium munition, which America used in Yugoslavia, and which was blamed for the increase in lung cancer incidence and deaths. [0]: https://treaties.unoda.org/t/cluster_munitions https://treaties.unoda.org/t/cluster_munitions