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Cluster munitions and vacuum bombs, explained: The war crime allegations against Russia

Firefighters hose down a burning building after bombing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 3, 2022. (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)
Firefighters hose down a burning building after bombing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 3, 2022. (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)

Russian forces continue to attack residential areas in cities across Ukraine. Investigators are looking into possible war crimes in the conflict, including the targeting of civilians.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with retired Army Col. David E. Johnson, principal researcher with the RAND Corporation.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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