Irpin refugee column shelling

Irpin refugee column shelling
Part of the Battle of Irpin
Refugees fleeing from Russian bombardments over a bridge in Irpin
LocationIrpin intersection, Ukraine
DateMarch 6, 2022 (2022-03-06)
TargetUkrainians
Attack type
Mortar strikes, explosive projectiles
Deaths8[1]
Perpetrator Russian Armed Forces[2]

On 6 March 2022, from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. local time, the Russian Armed Forces repeatedly shelled an intersection in Irpin that hundreds of civilians were using to escape to Kyiv, whilst a Ukrainian artillery position was located nearby. They killed eight Ukrainian civilians. Human Rights Watch alleged the Russian army carried out an unlawful, indiscriminate, and disproportionate attack. The incident was part of an assault on Irpin, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference HRW March62022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Trofimov, Yaroslav (6 March 2022). "Russian Artillery Kills Ukrainian Civilians Fleeing Kyiv Suburb". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.

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