Human rights activists from the Human Rights Watch (HRW) concluded that the use of cluster munitions by the Ukrainian law enforcers due to a number of different facts stated Last news Director for Europe and Central Asia Rachel Denber.
HRW first released a report that said that the Ukrainian Military used cluster munitions in populated areas of Donetsk in early October 2014. The use of cluster munitions in populated areas violates the laws of war and may constitute a war crime due to the fact, because this weapon strikes indiscriminately, said human rights Activists. On Tuesday, the Ukrainian foreign Ministry said that the findings of the report are not supported by concrete evidence.
According to Denber, proof of use of cluster munitions in the Donbas were the results of the study of craters left after them in tears." They (the funnel) have a very characteristic and peculiar kind, " said She, adding that human rights Defenders, in addition, interviewed witnesses and examined the fragments themselves ammunition and curb their missiles.
" The combination of these facts indicated that they used missiles with cluster munitions are released from those positions, where the Ukrainian army, " said the human rights activist.
She said that the report was sent to the Ministry of defence of Ukraine letter of generalization of the findings, but have not yet received an answer.
Kyiv authorities began in April in the East of Ukraine military operation against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat residents. According to the UN fifteen October, victims of the military conflict in the East of Ukraine became more 3, 7 thousands of civilians, more than 9 thousand were injured body. With the mediation of the OSCE and Russia agreed a truce. In General, it is observed, however, the parties periodically accuse each loved one in its violation.
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