U.S. officials and military analysts say the weapons, which are banned by many countries, will ease Ukraine’s artillery ammunition shortage but may not have an immediate impact in the war.
Tag: Civilian Casualties
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What the U.S. Risks By Supplying Ukraine With Cluster Weapons
The weapons will remain a threat to the people of Ukraine no matter what the outcome of this conflict.
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Cluster Weapons U.S. Is Sending Ukraine Often Fail to Detonate
The Pentagon’s statements indicate that the cluster munitions that will be sent to Ukraine contain older grenades known to have a failure rate of 14 percent or more.
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Avdiivka, Ukraine, Is a Ghost Town. But Some Refuse to Leave.
Avdiivka, Ukraine, once had a prewar population of about 30,000. By March, only around 1,700 people remained.
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Missile Strike Kills 11 in Restaurant in Kramatorsk, Ukraine
A Russian missile strike on a popular restaurant in Kramatorsk, Ukraine killed at least 11 people, wounded dozens more, and showed the peril of trying to claim pieces of ordinary life during war.