UN: Russia drops cluster bombs on Ukraine at least 24 times
31.03.2022 14:00
The Russian military has dropped cluster bombs on Ukrainian settlements at least 24 times, the UN Office of Human Rights said, reported from DW.
The use of cluster bombs has been banned since August 1, 2010.
There are 100, sometimes more, small clusters in such bombs, which multiply its destructive and destructive power. The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Bombs, drafted in May 2008 in Dublin, Ireland, entered into force on December 3 of that year with the signatures of 93 states. By 2018, the document has been signed by 120 countries. The United States, Russia, and China have refused to sign the agreement. India, Brazil, Israel, South Korea, and Pakistan have also not joined the ban on cluster bombs.
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The use of cluster bombs has been banned since August 1, 2010.
There are 100, sometimes more, small clusters in such bombs, which multiply its destructive and destructive power. The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Bombs, drafted in May 2008 in Dublin, Ireland, entered into force on December 3 of that year with the signatures of 93 states. By 2018, the document has been signed by 120 countries. The United States, Russia, and China have refused to sign the agreement. India, Brazil, Israel, South Korea, and Pakistan have also not joined the ban on cluster bombs.
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