Ukrainian soldiers receive cluster bombs for attack against Russian forces

Ukraine has launched its first cluster bomb attack against Russian forces in southeastern Ukraine, according to reports.

The Washington Post reported that the controversial weapons were fired at Russian trenches slowing down Ukraine’s advance, citing Ukrainian officials familiar with the matter.

It is the first report of the weapons use since the US started sending them to Kyiv this month.

Cluster bombs are also expected to be used near Bakhmut. The weapons spray “bomblets” across an area three times the size of a football pitch.