Ukraine war: What are cluster bombs and why is US sending them to Ukraine?

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This hideous weapon is banned by more than 100 countries - so the move will likely draw intense criticism.

Distinctive marks from a cluster munition in the roof of a car next to a playground in KharkivThe US has announced it is complying with a Ukrainian request to supply it with controversial cluster munitions.

They can then explode at a later date on being picked up or trodden on, killing or maiming the victim. Both Russia and Ukraine have been using cluster munitions since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Ukraine's forces are running desperately low on artillery shells, largely because, like the Russians, they use them up at an extraordinarily high rate and Ukraine's Western allies cannot replace them at the rate they are needed.

In the absence of enough artillery shells, Ukraine has asked the US to re-stock its supplies of cluster munitions to target the Russian infantry manning all those defensive trenches.

 

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