As Russia reverts to the familiar tactics of area bombings, non-military objects are hit across Ukraine - like a hospital in Kharkiv, an apartment block in Borodyanka, and even Kyiv's Babyn Yar, the area of Nazi shootings of Jews.
https://twitter.com/_aprelskiy/status/1498673828620345346
https://twitter.com/Idzanagi4/status/1498670732825485316
This latter attack was so egregious that it even prompted a condemnation from Auschwitz Holocaust museum
It also killed five people, including, per @den_kazansky, a family that was just passing by.
https://twitter.com/AuschwitzMuseum/status/1498716725206040583
It also killed five people, including, per @den_kazansky, a family that was just passing by.
We geolocated the attack area next to the Kyiv TV tower, that, per @mod_russia, was the target of the strike.
Per this map, the missile hit closest to the area where Kyiv's Jews were stripped of their clothes before being led to the ravines for execution.
kby.kiev.ua/komitet/ua/res…
Per this map, the missile hit closest to the area where Kyiv's Jews were stripped of their clothes before being led to the ravines for execution.
kby.kiev.ua/komitet/ua/res…
Even though the attack on the TV tower apparently did not intentionally target Babyn Yar, it still was the first admitted and deliberate attack on a civilian object. One can draw parallels with NATO bombing the Serbian radio and TV center in Belgrade, which drew much condemnation
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine grows more devastating, we will continue to closely monitor the situation with civilian casualties and other possible war crimes.
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https://twitter.com/bellingcat/status/1498968613377781761
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