Zelenskyy Accuses Russia of Using Cluster Missiles in Strikes

Zelenskyy condemned fresh Russian strikes on Kyiv using cluster warheads following failed talks.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russian forces struck Kyiv using missiles equipped with cluster warheads. The attacks occurred shortly after peace negotiations involving the United States concluded in St. Petersburg. The cluster munitions were designed to release explosives over a wide area.

• The weapon designThe missiles were engineered to detonate in midair to spread destruction over an area 400 meters wide.
• The diplomatic backdropThe bombardments followed diplomatic discussions in St. Petersburg aimed at stopping the conflict.