Cluster bombs

<!-- -->Cluster bombs have a high dud rate, which means they have had a failure rate of up to 40%.Controversial cluster munitions supplied by the United States are being used by Ukraine in their counteroffensive against Russia, a…

The American decision this week to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine is one that former Canadian foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy finds deeply disappointing – and “a little bit insulting.” “There’s an old saying that once…

Ukraine has received cluster bombs from the United States, munitions banned in more than 100 countries, but has pledged to only use them to dislodge concentrations of enemy soldiers. Valeryi Shershen, a spokesman for the Tavria, or…

<!-- -->He added that the Russian army was taking measures to protect its troops from such weapons.Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that Moscow would be forced to use "similar" weapons if the United States…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says countries must avoid using cluster munitions. That comes several days after American…

BARVINKOVE, Ukraine — The mayor of Barvinkove climbed out of his SUV in front of the supermarket, rifle in hand and flack jacket on.He looked angry, but that’s understandable when the Russian army has been raining missiles, rockets and…