Ukraine crisis: Army accused of using cluster bombs

A leading human rights group says it has strong evidence Ukraine attacked populated areas of Donetsk with cluster bombs, banned by many other states.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) accuses the army of using the deadly weapon, which scatters bomblets, to shell the rebel-held city earlier this month.

Ukrainian forces denied using “banned weapons” or shelling civilian areas.

Violence has continued in eastern Ukraine despite a ceasefire which came into place on 5 September.

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