| Mykolaiv cluster bombing | |
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| Part of the battle of Mykolaiv | |
 Unexploded Russian bomb the day after the bombing | |
| Location | Mykolaiv, Ukraine |
| Date | 13 March 2022 |
Attack type | cluster munition bombing |
| Deaths | 9[1] |
| Perpetrators |
 Russia Armed Forces |
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On 13 March 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian Armed Forces bombed Mykolaiv with cluster munitions, killing nine civilians.[2][3]
Victims and damage[]
Explosive ordnance disposal in Mykolaiv, 14 March 2022
Nine civilians waiting in line on the street at a cash machine were killed in the attack. The explosions also damaged houses and civilian buildings. Human Rights Watch analysed the incident and found that the Russian forces used Smerch and Uragan cluster munition on densely populated areas.[3]
War crime analysis[]
Due to the inherently indiscriminate nature of cluster munitions, Human Rights Watch described their use in Mykolaiv as a possible Russian war crime.[3]
See also[]
- War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Mariupol hospital airstrike
- Mykolaiv government building airstrike
References[]
- ↑ "March 13, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news". CNN. March 14, 2022. https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-13-22/h_3251df6a064ec12f4b04a5c119254882.
- ↑ AFP (March 13, 2022). "Nine Killed by Bombing in Southern City of Mykolaiv: Regional Governor". The Moscow Times. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/03/13/nine-killed-by-bombing-in-southern-city-of-mykolaiv-regional-governor-a76897.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Ukraine: Cluster Munitions Repeatedly Used on Mykolaiv". Human Rights Watch. March 17, 2022. https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/03/17/ukraine-cluster-munitions-repeatedly-used-mykolaiv.
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