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An employee of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine near a fragment of a Russian rocket in Kharkiv, March 23, 2022. Although the Russian side denies accusations of using cluster munitions in residential areas, [2] [9] international and non-governmental organizations have reported such attacks.
HMX, also called octogen, is a powerful and relatively insensitive nitroamine high explosive chemically related to RDX. The compound's name is the subject of much speculation, having been variously listed as High Melting Explosive , High-velocity Military Explosive , or High-Molecular-weight RDX .
The next day, Ukraine's presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak had tweeted that European countries should "close the sky" over Ukraine after the blast. [46] Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, claimed that Ukraine had evidence of a "Russian trace" in the explosion, without giving any details. [47]
Media related to Rocket strike on a dormitory in Slobidskyi District at Wikimedia Commons; Media related to Rocket strike on a dormitory in Saltivskyi District at Wikimedia Commons; Ukraine: Unlawful Russian Attacks in Kharkiv, Human Rights Watch; Missile Strike Kills 6 Civilians in Kharkiv, as Front Remains Static, New York Times
Claimed by Ukraine [1] and led with domestically-manufactured airborne drones, this strike would aim at normalizing such in-depth attacks in order to ease allies' stances. [9] Ukrainian representatives stated that more attacks of this kind are expected in order to “methodically” reduce Russia’s missile potential.
The fact that it can be added to most flatbed trucks is useful, with Ukraine's ground forces having proved resourceful in adapting a number of vehicles to house the weapons they need.
On 24 March 2022, a rocket strike by the Russian Armed Forces killed 6 civilians and wounded 15 more during the battle of Kharkiv, part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Russian Army used 9N210/9N235 cluster munition and BM-27 Uragan multiple rocket launcher in the attack.
On 1 March, there was an explosion on a military air base in Taganrog in Rostov Oblast. There were claims that it was due to Ukrainian action. [5] On 23 and 24 March, Governor of Belgorod Oblast Vyacheslav Gladkov reported that Zhuravlyovka and Nekhoteyevka came under shelling from the Ukrainian side.