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Airwars assessment
An elderly woman was killed by alleged Russian cluster bomb airstrikes on the village of Selektsiyne on March 10, 2022.
Suspilne Media reported that the Russian military carried out an airstrike with cluster bombs in the village of Selektsiyne that resulted in the death of a 73 year old woman.
Serhii Bolvinov, Head of the Investigative Department of the National Security Service in the Kharkiv posted on Facebook that investigators who found the body of the woman killed also found tracks on the ground from projectiles and damage to metal structures.
Following the strike, the Office of the Prosecutor General announced that they were opening criminal proceedings based on the violation of the laws and customs of war, and murder.
This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR53185.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Selektsiyne (Селекційне), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.777494, 36.025767. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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Impact site of alleged Russian cluster bombs in the village of Selektsiyne on March 10, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne Media)
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Graphic image of a Telegram post with the victim of alleged Russian cluster bombs in the village of Selektsiyne on March 10, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne Media) -
Remnants of an alleged Russian cluster bombs in the village of Selektsiyne on March 10, 2022. (Image posted by Prokuratura Kharkiv)
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Graphic image of a victim of alleged Russian cluster bombs in the village of Selektsiyne on March 10, 2022. (Image posted by Prokuratura Kharkiv) -
Screenshot of Facebook post by Serhii Bolvinov, Head of the Investigative Department of the National Security Service in the Kharkiv region
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Impact site of alleged Russian cluster bombs in the village of Selektsiyne on March 10, 2022. (Image posted by Serhii Bolvinov via Facebook)
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Screenshot of a Facebook post by Larisa Bodareva
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Screenshot of Facebook post by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office
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Screenshot of Facebook post by enews.com.ua
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Screenshot of Facebook post by Ukovenko Media
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Screenshot of Facebook post by Kharkov News
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Screenshot of Facebook post by worldnews.org.ua