“Reflecting a shockingly barbaric and old-fashioned wartime strategy, Russian forces have pummeled Ukrainian cities and towns with a barrage of rockets and other munitions, most of which can be considered relatively crude relics of the Cold War, and many of which have been banned widely under international treaties, according to a New York Times analysis. The attacks have made repeated and widespread use of weapons that kill, maim and destroy indiscriminately — a potential violation of international humanitarian law. These strikes have left civilians — including children — dead and injured, and they have left critical infrastructure, like schools and homes, a shambles. ...”
Munitions and submunitions photographed in 72 locations in Ukraine since the war began in February.
BM-21 multibarrel rocket system. A Soviet launch system in use since the 1960s, in which 40 launch tubes are mounted on a truck chassis. Illustration of a multibarrel rocket system.
