Cluster bombs kill, wound over 1,200 in Ukraine since 2022: monitor
The Cluster Munition Coalition reports that over 1,200 civilian casualties in Ukraine since 2022 are likely underestimated due to unreported attacks and unexploded ordnance hazards.
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In 2024 more people fell victim to cluster bombs. According to a report, 314 people were killed or injured worldwide. In 2023 there were 219. The main reason for the increase is the war in Ukraine.
Cluster munitions release smaller explosives. Many do not explode immediately, they pose a persistent danger.
Cluster munitions have killed or injured more than 1,200 people in the three and a half years since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a group of NGOs campaigning to abolish them said in a report released today, warning that international norms and conventions in this area are increasingly under threat.
Cluster bombs produce unpredictable and preventable casualties among the civilian population but, paradoxically, their use continues to increase in contemporary wars. This is detailed in the annual report of the NGO alliance Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC), which notes that at least 314 civilians died from this weapon in 2024.Continue reading....
Colorado Springs Gazette
Channel News AsiaCluster munitions cause more than 1,200 civilian casualties in Ukraine war, global monitor says
By Olivia Le Poidevin
Last year there were 314 dead and injured by cluster munitions. 208 of them in Ukraine alone. However, a high dark figure is suspected.
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