US says cluster munitions in Ukrainian hands, being deployed in field

Name: US says cluster munitions in Ukrainian hands, being deployed in field
Uploaded: 2023-07-21T10:33:02+00:00
Duration: 1 min 48 s
Description: Ukrainian forces are using United States-supplied cluster munitions on the battlefield, the White House said, as Kyiv seeks momentum in its grinding counteroffensive. The weapons, which disperse up to several hundred small explosive charges that can remain unexploded in the ground, are banned by many countries because of the long-term risks they pose to civilians.

Issued on: 21/07/2023 - 12:33Modified: 21/07/2023 - 12:50

Video by: Solange MOUGIN

Ukrainian forces are using United States-supplied cluster munitions on the battlefield, the White House said, as Kyiv seeks momentum in its grinding counteroffensive. The weapons, which disperse up to several hundred small explosive charges that can remain unexploded in the ground, are banned by many countries because of the long-term risks they pose to civilians.