March 2022 Kharkiv cluster bombing
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 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Russian Army used 9N210/9N235 cluster munition and BM-27 Uragan multiple rocket launcher in the attack. Due to the indiscriminate nature of these weapons used in densely populated areas, Amnesty International described these strikes as a possible Russian war crime.
| March 2022 Kharkiv cluster bombing | |
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| Part of the bombing of Kharkiv in the Battle of Kharkiv during the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
Kharkiv on the map of Ukraine | |
| Location | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| Date | 24 March 2022 |
| Target | Ukrainian civilians |
Attack type | cluster munition bombing, BM-27 Uragan |
| Deaths | 6 |
| Injured | 15 |
| Perpetrators | Russian Armed Forces |
| Motive | Unknown |
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