Over 120 countries across the world - but not the U.S., Russia or Ukraine - have signed on to an international convention prohibiting the production of cluster munitions and discouraging their use. Douglas Sims, the director of operations for the Joint staff, told reporters on Thursday that “cluster munitions have indeed been delivered to Ukraine at this point.” But it wasn’t clear if Ukrainian troops have used them yet.īiden described the decision to provide the projectiles as “very difficult,” citing their record of killing civilians. officials said Washington will provide thousands of the rounds, but provided no specific numbers. The unexploded rounds, which often litter battlefields and populated civilian areas, cause unintended deaths. will send a version of the munition that has a reduced “dud rate,” meaning fewer of the smaller bomblets fail to explode.
leaders debated the thorny issue for months, before President Joe Biden made the final decision last week. as a way to get Kyiv critically needed ammunition to help bolster its offensive and push through Russian front lines. The munitions - which are bombs that open in the air and release scores of smaller bomblets - are seen by the U.S. WASHINGTON – Cluster munitions provided by the United States have now arrived in Ukraine, the Pentagon said Thursday.
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