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Russian forces did not carry out the 8 April 2022 missile strike on Kramatorsk station.

Contradicted Claimed by Ministry of Defence of Russia on 8 April 2022.

The statement

Russia denied attacking Kramatorsk railway station and said its forces no longer used the Tochka-U missile system.

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  1. Origin of the claim Human Rights Watch Monitoring group · Unaffiliated origin: Russian government denials, as cited by Human Rights Watch · published 2023-02-21 00:00 UTC
  2. Contradicts Human Rights Watch Monitoring group · Unaffiliated origin: Human Rights Watch and SITU Research weapon and video analysis · published 2023-02-21 00:00 UTC

Events that bear on it

The evidence for the verdict

  1. Contradicts Human Rights Watch Monitoring group · Unaffiliated origin: Human Rights Watch and SITU Research weapon and video analysis · published 2023-02-21 00:00 UTC
  2. Contradicts Bellingcat Open-source and sensor data · Unaffiliated origin: Bellingcat open-source analysis, 14 Apr 2022 · published 2022-04-14 00:00 UTC it does appear to debunk a central argument by the Russian state in its defence

Verdict history

WhenFromToWhy
2026-10-30 18:00 UTCOpenContradictedIn ev-20261027-3net, Human Rights Watch and SITU Research weapon and video analysis attributed the Tochka-U cluster missile strike on Kramatorsk station to Russian forces and found no evidence for Russia's denial, and separate Bellingcat open-source analysis rebutted a central part of Russia's defence. Events: ev-20261027-3net.

Cite or reuse

The War Record, claim cl-20261027-wybe, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-wybe/

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