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U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions triggered a debate that saw NATO allies, including the U.K., Canada, and Germany, as well as human rights groups, oppose the move. In the U.S., the decision was opposed by right-wing Republicans and the centrist

In response to a question of whether the military was using cluster munitions that were recently delivered by the U.S. in battles around Bakhmut, Serhii Cherevatyi, spokesman for Ukraine's Eastern Military Command, replied that Ukrainian forces are "using the entire line of armaments provided to us by our partners" effectively.

Russian forces attacked Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast on July 24 with cluster munitions, killing a child and injuring at least six people, including three other children, Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported.

A Ukrainian drone reportedly hit an ammunition depot in central Crimea, as Russian authorities blame the death of a Russian journalist in Ukraine on cluster munitions.

Ukraine has started to use cluster munitions within the last week and is using them "effectively," US National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby told reporters on July 20.

US-supplied cluster munitions have already arrived in Ukraine and will soon be ready for use; according to media reports, they are to be used in Bakhmut.

There is strong evidence that Moscow has already used cluster munitions against Ukraine despite the Russian president’s denial.

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Ukraine has already received cluster munitions pledged by the U.S. as part of its latest aid package, Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, the commander for Tavriia military sector, told CNN on July 13.

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said Tuesday that Russia’s forces in Ukraine will begin using cluster munitions in response to Washington’s decision to supply the weapons to Kyiv.

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White House officials said they expect U.S. President Joe Biden to approve the transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine, the New York Times reported.