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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Lorenzo Tondo in Kyiv

Russia using cluster bombs to kill Ukrainian civilians, analysis suggests

A Russian rocket carrying cluster munition that landed in the countryside near Hostomel.
A Russian rocket carrying cluster munition that landed in the countryside near Hostomel. Photograph: Alessio Mamo/The Guardian

Russian troops have used a number of weapons widely banned across the world, which have killed hundreds of civilians in the Ukrainian region of Kyiv, research by the Guardian suggests.

Evidence collected during a visit to Bucha, Hostomel and Borodianka, where Russian occupiers have been accused of atrocities against residents, showed that Russian troops had used cluster munitions, cluster bombs and extremely powerful unguided bombs in populated areas, which have destroyed at least eight civilian buildings.

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