UN concerned about reports of cluster bombs in Ukraine

Delegates will vote on Friday on a resolution that would create a three-person panel of experts to monitor human rights and report on rights abuses and violations in Ukraine

Thu, 03 Mar, 2022 - 15:54

Associated Press reporters

The UN human rights chief says military operations in Ukraine are “escalating further as we speak” and warned of “concerning reports” of the use of cluster bombs.

Michelle Bachelet said the Ukrainian town of Volnovakha in the eastern Donetsk region, where pro-Russian separatists seized territory in 2014, leading to a drawn-out military conflict, “has been almost completely destroyed by shelling”, with residents hiding in basements.