Ukraine: Widespread Use of Cluster Munitions

Government Responsible for Cluster Attacks on Donetsk

Remnants of a misfired Uragan cluster munition rocket lying in a field in territory controlled by the Ukrainian government near Novomykhailivka, Ukraine on October 14, 2014.

© 2014 Ole Solvang/Human Rights Watch

OCTOBER 20, 2014It is shocking to see a weapon that most countries have banned used so extensively in eastern Ukraine.

(Berlin) – Ukrainian government forces used cluster munitions in populated areas in Donetsk city in early October 2014, Human Rights Watch said today. The use of cluster munitions in populated areas violates the laws of war due to the indiscriminate nature of the weapon and may amount to war crimes.

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