Russian troops fired at Kharkiv with banned cluster shells: an investigation has been launched

As a result, a number of residential buildings were damaged.

Investigators of the USBU Investigation Department in Kharkiv region under the procedural guidance of the regional prosecutor's office launched a pre-trial investigation into the shelling of banned cluster shells by the Russian military in Kharkiv.

“According to the investigation, on the night of April 10, 2022, Russian servicemen carried out artillery shelling with prohibited PTM-1 cluster shells in the Nemyshlyany and Kyiv districts of Kharkiv. As a result, a number of residential buildings were damaged,” the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office said. >

Criminal proceedings were instituted under Part 1 of Article 438 (violation of laws and customs of war) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said her investigators were investigating 24 cases of Russian cluster munitions being used by Russian troops.

She said the missile strikes and shelling affected hospitals, water supplies and office buildings.

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Based on materials: ZN.ua

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