The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has opened an online portal to gather evidence of war crimes in Ukraine, as he renewed his call to combatants to abide by the laws of war.
It comes amid mounting reports of Russian forces allegedly using cluster munitions in Ukraine, including in populated areas which is prohibited under international humanitarian law.
Most of the civilian casualties recorded by the U.N. human rights office — 564 killed and 982 injured as of Thursday — “have been caused by explosive weapons with a wide impact area, including heavy artillery and multi-launch rocket systems, and missile and air strikes,” Undersecretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo said.
After reports that launchers for thermobaric "vacuum bombs" were seen in Ukraine, NBCLX storyteller Clark Fouraker breaks down how the bombs work and where they have been used in previous wars. Though U.S. defense officials say the launchers were seen crossing into Ukraine, no one has confirmed if the warheads are present.thermobaric weapons, also known as"vacuum bombs," in Ukraine.
While U.S. intelligence agencies have maintained they have no evidence of Russia using vacuum bombs in Ukraine, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova,that the military had in fact used the weapons in the conflict. She did not provide specifics on where such a weapon was used nor did she provide evidence to support her claim.
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