Incident during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
February 2022 Kharkiv cluster bombing
Part of the Bombing of Kharkiv in the battle of Kharkiv during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
A damaged building in Kharkiv after the attack
Location
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Date
28 February 2022 10:00 AM to 2:23 PM
Target
Ukrainian civilians
Attack type
cluster munition bombing
Deaths
9[1]
Injured
37[1]
Perpetrators
Russian Armed Forces
Motive
Unknown
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On February 28, 2022, a series of rocket strikes by the Russian Armed Forces killed 9 civilians and wounded 37 more[1] during the battle of Kharkiv, part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Russian Army used cluster munition in the attack. Due to the indiscriminate nature of these weapons used in densely populated areas, Human Rights Watch described these strikes as a possible war crime.[2]
^ abc"Civilian casualty report" (PDF). Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. March 1, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
^"Ukraine: Cluster Munitions Launched Into Kharkiv Neighborhoods". Human Rights Watch. March 4, 2022. Archived from the original on March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
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