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New Monitor Report Finds Over 1,200 Civilian Casualties From Cluster Munitions in Ukraine

The coalition warns the global taboo is weakening due to continued use plus recent treaty exits.

A soldier holds an unexploded Russian cluster bomb in the Khmelnytsky region
Ukrainian military serviceman Igor Ovcharruck holds a defused cluster bomb from an MSLR missile, among a display of pieces of rockets used by Russian army, that a Ukrainian munitions expert said did not explode on impact, in the region of Kharkiv, Ukraine, October 21, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo
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Overview

  • The Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor, released Sept. 15, reports more than 1,200 civilian casualties in Ukraine since 2022, including 193 in 2024 out of 314 globally.
  • Russia has used cluster munitions extensively throughout the war and Ukraine has also employed them, according to the report.
  • The casualty total is likely an underestimate, with roughly 40 attacks in 2024 lacking published casualty numbers.
  • The United States made at least seven transfers of cluster munitions to Ukraine from July 2023 to October 2024, some apparently transiting Germany, with no new transfers under President Trump.
  • Lithuania’s March 2025 withdrawal from the cluster-bomb treaty and Ukraine’s June exit from the landmine ban are cited as setbacks for disarmament norms, and the report notes Korean-marked submunitions found in Ukraine with unresolved origin.