Posted on 10/21/2014 10:40:57 AM PDT by Bettyprob
The Ukrainian military has used cluster munitions numerous times in its conflict with pro-Russian separatists, likely scattering deadly bombs that did not immediately explode and putting civilians at risk, Human Rights Watch said in a new report.
An investigation earlier this month found that the weapons were used more than a dozen times in fighting in eastern Ukraine, Human Rights Watch reported. Dozens of countries, including the United States, agreed not to use cluster munitions in a treaty signed in 2008, citing the indiscriminate nature of the weapon. Ukraine has not signed the treaty.
“While it was not possible to conclusively determine responsibility for many of the attacks, the evidence points to Ukrainian government forces’ responsibility for several cluster munition attacks on Donetsk,” Human Rights Watch said, naming the city in eastern Ukraine that has been the site of heavy fighting. “An employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was killed on October 2 in an attack on Donetsk that included use of cluster munition rockets.
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It’s a war and not a UN Human Rights conference.
” The Ukrainian military has used cluster munitions numerous times in its conflict with pro-Russian separatists......”
Sounds good so far.
‘....not a UN Human Rights conference’
Well, not a UN conference but still isnt war just another form of a human rights conference?
um... So?
If Ukraine wants to use this ordnance inside it’s own sovereign borders, who has a legitimate right to complain? Certainly not the people trying to forcibly rest control from the democratically elected government.
It’s poor etiquette to crash a party and then complain about the favors served. Would Miss Manners recommend neutron warheads instead?
And?
Dead Russians on Ukraine soil by whatever means available is to be applauded not spoken ill of betty.
but, but, but...the US has thousands of them in inventory and they were a major component of our creation of the “Highway of Death” in Kuwait.
I bet those dastardly Ukrainians are shooting GUNS at them, too!
quote-I bet those dastardly Ukrainians are
shooting GUNS at them, too!
OH Yes, and Ukranians finding that slingshoting obola’s
MREs at the russians don’t work, are using them in picnics
where they roast Donbass children over a fire pit.....
IS THAT PRO PUTLER, PRO RUSSIAN ENOUGH FOR YOU BETTY???
Go home stupid putinistas.......
quote-Sounds good so far.
Yeh, better than Terrorists BUCs and MH17...
quote - Ivan posing as Betty
Oh my, hope he keeps his skirt down.... panties on...
True... and don’t go shirtless...
The OSCE does not confirm the use of cluster munitions by Ukrainian Army.
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