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Cluster munition use reported after Ukraine’s Russian-held Luhansk attacked

A soldier of the 12th Special Forces Brigade Azov of the National Guard prepares to fire a 155mm self-propelled gun M109 Paladin towards Russian positions at the front line, near Kreminna, Luhansk region [File: Efrem Lukatsky/AP]

The Russian-held city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine has come under repeated air attacks, according to local officials who reported the use of cluster munitions that have been banned by many countries.

The two air attacks made within three hours early on Tuesday followed at least three attacks on Luhansk and nearby areas in recent weeks by Ukraine’s military, targeting mainly fuel storage depots.

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