April 2022 Kharkiv cluster bombing

April 2022 Kharkiv cluster bombing
Part of the bombing of Kharkiv in the Battle of Kharkiv during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Kharkiv buildings after the bombing
LocationKharkiv, Ukraine
Date15 April 2022
Attack type
cluster munition bombing
Deaths9[1]
Injured35[1]
Perpetrators Russian Armed Forces

On 15 April 2022, a series of rocket strikes by the Russian Armed Forces killed 9 civilians and wounded 35 more during the battle of Kharkiv, part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Russian Army used 9N210/9N235 cluster munition in the attack.[1] Due to the indiscriminate nature of these weapons when used in densely populated areas, Amnesty International described these strikes as a possible war crime.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Ema Sabljak (13 June 2022). "'Shocking' widespread use of cluster munitions in Kharkiv, Amnesty reveals". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Ukraine: Hundreds Killed in Relentless Russian Shelling of Kharkiv". Amnesty International. June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.

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