'The repeated use of widely banned cluster munitions is shocking, and a further indication of utter disregard for civilian lives.' amnesty
Russia's repeated attacks on Ukraine using cluster munitions"constitute war crimes," Amnesty International said in a new report released Monday, highlighting several bombings in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, where more than 600 civilians have been killed since Russia invaded Ukraine in February., was compiled from interviews with 160 people, including survivors of strikes, witnesses, and medical professionals who treated victims.
"The repeated use of widely banned cluster munitions is shocking, and a further indication of utter disregard for civilian lives,"Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International's senior crisis response adviser."The Russian forces responsible for these horrific attacks must be held accountable for their actions, and victims and their families must receive full reparations."
"We went out at about 11:45 am and as we were by the corner of the building I heard a sound: not the usual whistle of a Grad rocket, which we had gotten used to, but a shorter, sharper sound," Nosonenko told Amnesty researchers."Since the explosion was at ground level I decided not to lie down and to run up the street instead. I grabbed [my wife] Nina's hand and told her to keep her head down and run. At the same time I felt a sharp pain at the back of my left thigh.
At least nine civilians were killed in the bombing on April 15, including 41-year-old Oksana Litvynyenko, who was walking with her husband Ivan and their four-year-old daughter. Two of the munitions struck Holy Trinity Church, where volunteers have been preparing food and aid packages on a daily basis for elderly people and people with disabilities since the war began in February.
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