The Department of Defense announced an additional $400 million aid package to Ukrainian forces that includes more weapons and ammunition.
Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. are not signatories to the convention that bans the use of cluster munitions. Russia has used them in the war in Ukraine and so has Ukraine as they a supply of the weapons left over from the Soviet era.
The weapons are considered dangerous to civilians because the small bomblets that are dispersed by the munitions can remain unexploded until someone accidentally stumbles upon them weeks, months or even years later.Share to TwitterRussian forces hit a three-story building and a garage in the city center of Mykolaiv Thursday morning, local time, injuring nine people, including five children, the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration said on Telegram.
In another incident, Russian strikes hit Odesa early Thursday morning, the Odesa District Administration said on Telegram. There is destruction"in the center" of Odesa and a fire broke out stemming from the strikes, the administration said.US cluster munitions have arrived in Ukraine, official saysU.S. cluster munitions have arrived in Ukraine, according to Joint Staff Director for Operations Lt. Gen. Douglas Sims.
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