Russia uses cluster munitions in residential areas of Ukraine – Bellingcat
Russia uses banned cluster munitions in residential areas of Ukraine.
Ukraine , Ukraingate , 2 , March , 2022 | Ukraine News
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“In recent days, photos and videos on social media have allowed Bellingcat, as well as other conflict researchers and open source investigators, to geolocate the use of several cluster munitions in residential areas in Ukraine,” the statement said.
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HRW reportedly investigated and verified the use of cluster munitions that fell near a Ukrainian hospital, blaming Russia and calling on Russian forces to “stop using cluster munitions and illegal strikes with weapons that indiscriminately kill and maim.”
According to investigators, photos and videos published on the Internet show an even greater use of such weapons in residential areas. Kharkiv has also apparently been the target of numerous cluster munitions strikes.
“On February 25, one of these strikes was seen, where many submunitions exploded in a large area. This section of road (50.048093, 36.189638) passes through residential areas in the immediate vicinity of the children’s hospital. , this can be done for several other strikes, also inflicted on Kharkiv, “Bellingcat said.
It is reported that at the moment, apparently, Russia is using rockets with cluster munitions for multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) BM-27 “Hurricane” and BM-30 “Tornado”. This can be determined by the characteristic ammunition of each of these systems.
Bellingcat notes that these missiles have a cluster warhead, which is sub-rover and which at the end of the flight is separated from the tail of the engine. After dispersal of ammunition, the rocket engine and the remnants of the warhead continue to fly further along the trajectory and often crash into the ground.
In addition, it is reported that there is at least a special case where cluster munitions apparently got into the area of kindergarten.
“On February 25, in the city of Okhtyrka, about 100 kilometers west of Kharkiv, an artillery strike killed several people (50.309797, 34.869819). It was reported that children were among them,” the statement said.
Let’s add
Cluster munitions are a type of weapon that scatters small explosive submunitions over a target. These submunitions are scattered and explode over a large area, which increases damage and losses.
Addition
In less than 5 days, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights recorded 536 casualties among the civilian population of Ukraine as a result of an attack by the Russian Federation, including 136 dead.
Source: Ukrgate
