Ukraine Receives Cluster Munitions, Pledges Limited Use

Ukraine Receives Cluster Munitions, Pledges Limited Use
An emptied cluster munition container on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on June 10, 2022. Ivan Alvarado/Reuters
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KYIV—Ukraine has received cluster bombs from the United States, munitions banned in more than 100 countries, but has pledged to only use them to dislodge concentrations of enemy soldiers.

Valeryi Shershen, a spokesman for the Tavria, or southern, military district on Thursday confirmed an announcement by his commander that the weapons had arrived a week after the United States said it would send them as part of an $800-million security package.