3 March 2022 Chernihiv bombing

3 March 2022 Chernihiv bombing
Part of the Siege of Chernihiv
Unexploded Russian bomb being removed from a building in Chernihiv
LocationChernihiv, Ukraine
Date3 March 2022
12:15 PM
Attack type
Airstrike
Deaths47[1]
Injured18[2]
Perpetrators Russian Armed Forces
Houses on Chornovil Street after the bombing
School №18, bombed the same day

On 3 March 2022, 47 people were killed in a series of airstrikes in Chernihiv by Russian forces[3] during the siege of the city, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch described the strikes as a war crime.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Amnesty_UA_Russian_dumb_bomb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Footage shows aftermath of Russian shelling of Ukrainian city of Chernihiv say". Times of Israel. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Death toll from Russian air strikes on Chernihiv city rises to 47, local authorities say". Reuters. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference HRW_RU_airdropped_bombs_residential_area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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