The Russian Defense Ministry announced that one person was killed after Russian reporters were attacked by Ukrainian troops in a controlled area in southern Ukraine. It claims that "cluster munitions were used", and there is concern that the Russian military will repeatedly use cluster munitions under the pretext of using them by the Ukrainian side.
Russia's Ministry of Defense, which continues its military invasion of Ukraine, announced on the 22nd that Russian reporters were attacked by Ukrainian troops in an area controlled by Zaporozhye Oblast in southern Ukraine, killing one reporter from the state news agency and injuring three others.
The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that "cluster munitions were used" with high lethal ability due to the scattering of many small bombs from one bomb, but does not give a concrete basis.
The Biden administration in the United States has handed over cluster munitions in response to a request from Ukraine, which continues its counteroffensive, and on the 1th of this month, the Ukrainian military announced that it began using them against Russian forces.
In response to this announcement, Kosachev, deputy speaker of the upper house of the Russian parliament, condemned on social media, saying, "The claims of the United States and Ukraine that they will not be used against civilians have turned out to be false."
Meanwhile, the U.S. acknowledges that Russian forces are already using cluster munitions on the battlefield, and international human rights groups have published investigations into the Russian military's use of cluster munitions during its invasion of Ukraine, killing many civilians.
Regarding cluster munitions, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the 3th of this month, "If they are used against us, we have the right to take the same action," and there is concern that the Russian military will repeatedly use cluster munitions under the pretext of using them by the Ukrainian side.