Ukrainian authorities have accused Russia of using cluster bombs in the town of Kostyantynivka in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk oblast. On Monday evening, a child was killed, the head of the local military administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, announced on Telegram. Seven are injured. The cluster munitions exploded near a body of water where people were seeking relaxation. Kyrylenko posted a photo that supposedly showed the ground stained red with blood.
According to the local prosecutor’s office, the murdered boy was ten years old. Four children were among the injured, police said.
In its war of aggression against Ukraine, Russia has repeatedly used internationally banned cluster munitions. Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin also recently threatened that Russia could use its arsenal of many types of these weapons in response to the US’s use of cluster munitions in Ukraine. The Ukraine had this ammunition supplied by the US to achieve greater success in its counter-offensive to liberate its Russian-held territories.
The cluster bombs that explode above the ground scatter projectiles over larger areas. Since many of them often do not explode immediately, like mines, they are considered a danger to civilians even after the end of hostilities. Germany and 110 other countries have therefore banned them with an international agreement. Neither the United States, Ukraine or Russia have signed the treaty banning cluster munitions. Russia has been waging an offensive war against Ukraine since February last year.
Source: Krone
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