Mykolaiv cluster bombing

Mykolaiv cluster bombing
Part of the battle of Mykolaiv and Mykolaiv strikes (2022–present)
Unexploded Russian bomb the day after the bombing
Location	Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Date	13 March 2022
Attack type	Cluster munition bombing
Deaths	9[1]
Perpetrators	Russian Armed Forces

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

1. Helen Regan; Steve George; Maureen Chowdhury; Mike Hayes; Amir Vera (March 14, 2022). "March 13, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news". CNN. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
2. "Nine Killed by Bombing in Southern City of Mykolaiv: Regional Governor". The Moscow Times. AFP. March 13, 2022. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
3. "Ukraine: Cluster Munitions Repeatedly Used on Mykolaiv". Human Rights Watch. March 17, 2022. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.