Ukrainian military serviceman Igor Ovcharruck holds a defused cluster bomb from an MSLR missile, among a display of pieces of rockets used by Russian army, that a Ukrainian munitions expert said did not explode on impact, in the region of Kharkiv, Ukraine, October 21, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
[ワシントン ６日 ロイター] – The United States plans to deliver deadly cluster munitions to Ukraine, a senior US official said on the 6th. The aim is to boost the Ukrainian army’s counterattack. However, human rights groups have voiced their objections because cluster munitions are weapons that indiscriminately kill and injure people.
Two senior U.S. officials said a military aid package for Ukraine, including cluster munitions, is expected to be announced on Wednesday.
The White House said it was “actively considering” sending cluster munitions to Ukraine, but said it would not make any announcements at this time.
A report by Human Rights Watch released on Monday said both Russian and Ukrainian militaries have used cluster munitions in Ukraine, resulting in civilian deaths. He appealed to both countries to stop using them and urged the United States not to supply cluster bombs.
Cluster munitions are prohibited by international treaties from being manufactured, used and possessed, and have been adopted by about 120 countries, but the United States, Russia and Ukraine have not signed them.
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2023-07-06 18:33:00
