Press Secretary special monitoring mission (SMM) of the OSCE in Ukraine Michael Bociurkiw said that his Organization has no confirmation of the information from a report by Human Rights Watch about the use of cluster munitions in the area of military operations in the East of Ukraine.

" we have about 90 observers in Eastern Ukraine. If we saw something like that, we would have recorded, But this was not the case. All that we have to report in respect of ammunition or fire, appears in our daily reports. By this time the report was nothing about it, " said Bociurkiw in an interview to the edition of Deutsche Welle, explaining the recent report Human Rights Watch (HRW).
HRW released 21 October report, which said that the Ukrainian Military used cluster munitions in populated areas of Donetsk in early October 2014. The organization has conducted the proceedings, which lasted a week, and established the use of cluster bombs in more than 12 localities where the clashes. The organization also believes that cluster munitions were able to apply and militias, But adds that convincing evidence of this was not found.

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.

HRW also notes that the worker red cross died in a similar attack in Donetsk on October 2. Evidence pointing to the involvement of the Ukrainian military, called the report " most convincing ". Experts HRW found on the ground bombardment remains of 22 shells systems " Hurricane " and " Tornado " - they must contain 912 small ammunition. However, the Ministry of foreign Affairs on Tuesday said that the findings of the report are not supported by concrete evidence.

Kyiv authorities early 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 Eastern Ukraine were more than 3, 7 thousands of civilians, more than 9 thousand were injured body. With the mediation of the OSCE and Russia agreed a truce. So, for example, occur periodically shooting at Donetsk airport. In DND state that the security forces are out of this place shelling of residential areas and militias should open return fire.

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