Ukrainian soldiers look forward to US cluster weapons
DONETSK REGION (Ukraine) (AFP) - On Ukraine's eastern front, soldiers welcomed a controversial US decision to send cluster munitions to Kyiv that will give them an "advantage on the battlefield". Yuriy, the captain of the crew of an Italian M109L howitzer, pointed out that Russia itself uses the weapons, which are banned in many parts of the world. "I have already been under cluster munitions bombing several times," said the commander, who operates under the call sign "Aramis" and sports a goatee. "The Russians do not hold back," he said, as the six-man crew waited for orders to take up a new ...