“”””The use of such weapons against civilians violates the principles of humanitarian law and therefore constitutes a war crime.
Skywise do you see that? Cluster bombs are legal, but like any weapon they can be used in a war crime against civilians.
“Is using them a war crime?
The use of cluster bombs itself does not violate international law, but using them against civilians can be a violation. As in any strike, determining a war crime requires looking at whether the target was legitimate and if precautions were taken to avoid civilian casualties.”
“The part of international law where this starts playing [a role], though, is indiscriminate attacks targeting civilians,” Human Rights Watch’s associate arms director Mark Hiznay told The Associated Press news agency. “So that’s not necessarily related to the weapons, but the way the weapons are used.”
ARTICLE: MORE HANDIWORK FROM PUTIN’S PEACE-FILLED RUSSIANS
Russians shelled 9 communities in Sumy region: an agricultural company and a power line are damaged
News Censor.NET
20.07.23 22:33
https://censor.net/en/n3432492
On July 20, Russian army fired 32 times at Ukrainian border. 209 explosions were recorded. Novoslobidska, Bilopilska, Krasnopilska, Yunakivska, Esmanska, Seredyno-Budska, Velykopysarivska, Putivlska and Khotynska communities were shelled.
It was reported by Sumy Regional Military Administration, informs Censor.NЕТ.
In particular, the following areas were shelled:
- Novoslobidska community: there was a mortar attack (3 explosions) and artillery shelling (5 explosions).
- Yunakivska community: the enemy fired from artillery (15 explosions) and mortars (4 explosions). There was also a shelling from an automatic grenade launcher (29 explosions).
- Krasnopilska community: mortar shelling (25 explosions, 1 did not explode) and artillery shelling (13 explosions) were carried out from the territory of the Russian Federation. In addition, there was an air strike (NAR), 5. The air strike damaged the premises of an agricultural company.
- Bilopilska community: 7 shots from a tank were recorded. There were also mortar attacks (38 explosions).
-Esmanska community: 9 artillery explosions and 2 mortar explosions were made on the territory of the community.
- Velykopysarivska community: 8 artillery explosions were recorded. One of the shellings damaged a power line.
- Seredyno-Budska community: there was a shelling from an artillery system (31 explosions).
- Putivlska community: 7 mines were dropped by the enemy on the territory of the community.
- Khotynska community: Russians fired from artillery (4 explosions) and mortars (4 explosions).