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Cluster Munitions

These are the Cluster Munitions Documented by Ukrainian Civilians

These are the Cluster Munitions Documented by Ukrainian Civilians

Over the course of the first 13 days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, civilian deaths have risen steeply. There have been multiple, verifiable incidents of cluster munitions being used in urban areas. Cluster munitions are a type of weapon…

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Mariupol

Full Report: Russian Officers and Militants Identified as Perpetrators of the January 2015 Mariupol Artillery Strike

Full Report: Russian Officers and Militants Identified as Perpetrators of the January 2015 Mariupol Artillery Strike

The full investigation can be downloaded here A collection of intercepted phone conversations that were used as research materials in this investigation can be accessed here Our directory of archived videos of the Mariupol shelling and its aftermath…

Audio Collection – Shelling of Mariupol, January 2015

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Russian Officers and Militants Identified as Perpetrators of the January 2015 Mariupol Artillery Strike

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