Ukraine and possibly rebels used cluster bombs - rights watchdog


A man walks past shops damaged by recent shellings in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, October 21, 2014. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

KIEV (Reuters) - Evidence collected by Human Rights Watch suggests government forces have used cluster munitions in eastern Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists may also have done so, the New York-based watchdog said on Tuesday.

Spokesmen for the Kiev government's military operation and the pro-Russian rebels they are fighting in the east denied the accusations.

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