March 2022 Kharkiv cluster bombing

March 2022 Kharkiv cluster bombing
Part of the bombing of Kharkiv in the Battle of Kharkiv during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Kharkiv on the map of Ukraine
LocationKharkiv, Ukraine
Date24 March 2022
TargetUkrainian civilians
Attack type
cluster munition bombing, BM-27 Uragan
Deaths6[1]
Injured15[1]
Perpetrators Russian Armed Forces
MotiveUnknown

On 24 March 2022, a rocket strike by the Russian Armed Forces killed 6 civilians and wounded 15 more during the battle of Kharkiv, part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Russian Army used 9N210/9N235 cluster munition and BM-27 Uragan multiple rocket launcher in the attack.[1] Due to the indiscriminate nature of these weapons used in densely populated areas, Amnesty International described these strikes as a possible Russian war crime.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Eoin McSweeney & Yulia Kesaieva (24 March 2022). "Russian attack kills 6 waiting for aid in Kharkiv, governor says". CNN. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Ukraine: Hundreds Killed in Relentless Russian Shelling of Kharkiv". Amnesty International. June 2022. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.

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