TRUE OR FAKE: Does Russia bomb civilians?

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On March 3, 2022, a Russian military strike killed 47 people in a residential area in Chernihiv, Ukraine. The Kremlin claims to target only military targets. However, there was no military zone near the neighborhood.

On March 3, at Chernihiv (Ukraine)in a town north of kyiv (Ukraine), at least 47 people died in a Russian military strike. The Kremlin did not communicate about this attack, but he claims to only target military targets. A Ukrainian woman present on the spot the day of the bombardment explains that there was no military building nearby. “I have lived in Chernihiv for 20 years. I know the neighborhood perfectly, it’s next to my parents’ house, it’s a residential area… Next to the site of the strikes, there are a few shops, a school and a park for children, but no site military”, she assured.


Amnesty International verified the footage immediately after the attacks. The organization comes to the same conclusion. According to Cecile Coudriouthe president of Amnesty International France, eight bombs were dropped on a residential area, “It’s an area where there was absolutely no military target”she confirms. Are these missiles that have missed their targets? The International Criminal Court has in any case announced the immediate opening of an investigation into possible war crimes committed in Ukraine.

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