MarkCan civilian areas ever be legitimate military targets?
April 13 marked #Russia’s deadliest attack on city of Sumy, killing 35 #civilians & injuring nearly 120
As locals flocked to the city center on morning of Palm Sunday, Russia launched 2 ballistic #missiles in what is known as double-tap attack. The 2nd missile, fired minutes after the 1st one, was armed with cluster #munitions – used to inflict greater civilian devastation
Can civilian areas ever be legitimate military targets? We asked an expert
April 13 marked Russia’s deadliest attack on the northeastern city of Sumy, killing 35 people and injuring nearly 120. As locals flocked to the city center on the morning of Palm Sunday, Russia launched two ballistic missiles in what is known as a double-tap attack. The second missile, fired minutes after the first one, was armed with cluster munitions – used to inflict greater devastation on civilians. The strike soon sparked controversy as a local official accused Sumy Oblast Governor Volody