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Cluster munitions attacks in Kharkiv on February 28, 2022.

March 4, 2022

Ukraine: Cluster Munitions Launched Into Kharkiv Neighborhoods

Russian forces fired cluster munitions into at least three residential areas in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, on February 28, 2022.

Europe/Central Asia

March 4, 2022
Commentary
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Kenneth Roth

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Published in: The Guardian
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