Russia using same banned cluster munitions as used in Idlib: HRW

Human Rights Watch says that it has found that Russia is using the same type of banned cluster munitions in Ukraine that it used in Syria's Idlib two years ago.

It said the munitions were used when they landed outside a hospital in the Donetsk region killing four civilians and wounding 10 others, including six healthcare workers.

The munitions are banned under a 2008 international treaty, which neither Russia nor Ukraine has signed.

It said the 110 states that have joined the treaty should condemn the attack and the use of such weapons.