Lyman cluster bombing

July 2023 Lyman cluster bombing
July 2023 Lyman cluster bombing
Part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
	A damaged building in Lyman after the attack
Location	Lyman, Ukraine
Date	8 July 2023
Target	Ukrainian civilians
Attack type	cluster munition bombing
Deaths	9
Injured	13
Perpetrators	Russia
Motive	Unknown

On 8 July 2023, at around 9:55 a.m., during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Armed Forces shelled the residential area in the center of Lyman with 9M55K-series Smerch cluster munition. Lyman was at the time approximately 15 kilometers west of Russian-occupied territories. The bombing killed 9 civilians, while 13 were wounded.^[2]^[3]^[4] It targeted the crossing of Nezalezhnosti and Dubonosa Streets, where locals were selling and trading vegetables grown in their gardens.^[1]

It happened during Russia's failed military offensive towards Lyman. Due to the indiscriminate nature of these weapons used in densely populated areas, Human Rights Watch described these strikes as a possible war crime.^[1] France likewise described this attack on civilians as a war crime and condemned Russia for it.^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Ukraine: Apparent Russian Cluster Munition Attack". Human Rights Watch. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
^ Maria Kostenko (8 July 2023). "Russian shelling kills at least 8 people in Ukrainian city of Lyman, regional leaders say". CNN. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
^ "Russian artillery shelling kills eight civilians in Lyman, Ukraine, military says". Reuters. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
^ Francesca Gillett (8 July 2023). "Ukraine war: Eight killed in Russian strike in Lyman, say authorities". BBC News. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
^ "Ukraine – France condemns russian strike on the city of Lyman ( 8 July 2023)". France Diplomacy. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

[HRW-1] "Ukraine: Apparent Russian Cluster Munition Attack". Human Rights Watch. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

[2] Maria Kostenko (8 July 2023). "Russian shelling kills at least 8 people in Ukrainian city of Lyman, regional leaders say". CNN. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

[3] "Russian artillery shelling kills eight civilians in Lyman, Ukraine, military says". Reuters. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

[4] Francesca Gillett (8 July 2023). "Ukraine war: Eight killed in Russian strike in Lyman, say authorities". BBC News. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

[5] "Ukraine – France condemns russian strike on the city of Lyman ( 8 July 2023)". France Diplomacy. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

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