3 March 2022 Chernihiv bombing

Overview

On 3 March 2022, 47 people were killed in a series of airstrikes in Chernihiv by Russian forces during the siege of the city, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch described the strikes as a war crime.

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Significance

The 3 March 2022 airstrikes on Chernihiv formed part of the broader Russian siege of the city during the opening phase of the full-scale invasion. The strikes killed 47 people and drew immediate condemnation from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, both of which described them as a war crime. The strikes became part of the emerging international documentation of alleged Russian violations of the laws of armed conflict during the 2022 invasion, contributing to calls for accountability and reinforcing the framing of the conflict's conduct in international human rights discourse.