Just look at city’s like Aleppo in Syria to learn no one wins from this. But the civilian population loses desperately. It will take decades to reconstruct. Kharkiv’s citizens will be displaced, forced to find a new life. Then vilified for hoping to find a better life 😞#Ukraine
https://twitter.com/christogrozev/status/1498286881544577024
2. #Ukraine| evidence suggesting Putin is using cluster munitions in #Kharkiv.
The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CMs) was established in 2010. It bans the munition & requires member countries to clear areas contaminated by cluster munition remnants within 10 years 3/
The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CMs) was established in 2010. It bans the munition & requires member countries to clear areas contaminated by cluster munition remnants within 10 years 3/
https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1498187619615838211
3. #Ukraine| destroy their cluster munition stocks w/in 8 years, and provide assistance for victims.
CMs spread multiple bomblets or submunitions indiscriminately over a wide area, which can be devastating for civilians caught in a strike. 3/
CMs spread multiple bomblets or submunitions indiscriminately over a wide area, which can be devastating for civilians caught in a strike. 3/
4. #Ukraine|
Also, many submunitions fail to explode on initial impact, leaving dangerous duds that, like landmines, can kill and maim for years to come unless cleared and destroyed.
More here by @hrw
hrw.org/news/2020/07/3…
Also, many submunitions fail to explode on initial impact, leaving dangerous duds that, like landmines, can kill and maim for years to come unless cleared and destroyed.
More here by @hrw
hrw.org/news/2020/07/3…
5. ‘The U.S. did not sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions, and we [@hrw] now know mostly from Wikileaks that behind-the-scenes the U.S. put pressure on its allies to not participate in the process at all, and if they did participate, to reject the notion of a ban.’
6. #Ukraine| this thread by @EliotHiggins goes into depth on Cluster Munition rockets, and how they deploy. Safe to say, all the evidence is pointing to Cluster Munitions being used by Russian Forces. And that Russia (like the U.S) isn’t party to the Treaty.7/
https://twitter.com/eliothiggins/status/1498326152569663499
7. #Ukraine #ClusterBomb
Of note: Soon after the treaty was adopted in 2008, the Pentagon announced a new policy, beginning in 2019, to commit not to use cluster munitions that have a failure rate of more than 1%, this banned all but a tiny fraction of the existing arsenal 8/
Of note: Soon after the treaty was adopted in 2008, the Pentagon announced a new policy, beginning in 2019, to commit not to use cluster munitions that have a failure rate of more than 1%, this banned all but a tiny fraction of the existing arsenal 8/
8. #Ukraine #ClusterBomb|
Acc to @hrw in 2017, the Trump Admin rolled back the commitment, allowing use of the millions of cluster munitions in existing stocks, even the most unreliable types, “until sufficient quantities” of “enhanced and more reliable” versions are fielded 9/
Acc to @hrw in 2017, the Trump Admin rolled back the commitment, allowing use of the millions of cluster munitions in existing stocks, even the most unreliable types, “until sufficient quantities” of “enhanced and more reliable” versions are fielded 9/
9. #Ukraine
Going further, Trump’s policy also facilitated U.S. acquisition of cluster munitions from foreign sources to replenish stocks. 10/
Going further, Trump’s policy also facilitated U.S. acquisition of cluster munitions from foreign sources to replenish stocks. 10/
10. #Ukraine
The Trump Admin did the same for internationally banned antipersonnel landmines with its January 31, 2020 policy that has been condemned for allowing the U.S. to use landmines anywhere in the world in perpetuity.
hrw.org/news/2020/07/3…
The Trump Admin did the same for internationally banned antipersonnel landmines with its January 31, 2020 policy that has been condemned for allowing the U.S. to use landmines anywhere in the world in perpetuity.
hrw.org/news/2020/07/3…
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