Missile with cluster warhead hits crowds at Kramatorsk railway station

Confirmedon two or more distinct origins, at least one tied to no party: 2 distinct origins, 2 tied to no party.

A Tochka-U ballistic missile with a cluster warhead struck Kramatorsk railway station as civilians waited to be evacuated from the east, according to a later Human Rights Watch and SITU Research investigation, which called it an apparent Russian war crime. Ukrainian officials said at least 50 people, including five children, were killed, a toll later reported as 52 or more. Russia denied the attack and said its forces did not use the Tochka-U; Human Rights Watch said it found no evidence to support Russia's claims.

Sources

1. Evidence 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. Origin of the claim Al Jazeera Media · Unaffiliated origin: Ukrainian officials' death toll · published 2022-04-08 00:00 UTC
3. Corroboration 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

Claims this event bears on

• Ministry of Defence of Russia: Russian forces did not carry out the 8 April 2022 missile strike on Kramatorsk station.

History

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