Lyman cluster bombing

{{Short description|Attack during the 2023 Russian invasion of Ukraine}}

{{Infobox civilian attack

| title = July 2023 Lyman cluster bombing

| partof = the Russian invasion of Ukraine

| image = Lyman after Russian shelling, 2023-07-08 (01).jpg

| caption = A damaged building in Lyman after the attack

| location = Lyman, Ukraine

| target = Ukrainian civilians

| date = 8 July 2023

| time =

| timezone =

| type = cluster munition bombing

| fatalities = 9{{cite web| title=Ukraine: Apparent Russian Cluster Munition Attack| date=4 August 2023| url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/08/04/ukraine-apparent-russian-cluster-munition-attack| work=Human Rights Watch| access-date=17 August 2023}}

| injuries = 13

| perps = {{Flag|Russia}}

| motive = Unknown

}}

{{Campaignbox Russian invasion of Ukraine}}

On 8 July 2023, at around 9:55 a.m., during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Armed Forces shelled the residential area in the center of Lyman with 9M55K-series Smerch cluster munition. Lyman was at the time approximately 15 kilometers west of Russian-occupied territories. The bombing killed 9 civilians, while 13 were wounded.{{cite web| title=Russian shelling kills at least 8 people in Ukrainian city of Lyman, regional leaders say |author=Maria Kostenko| date=8 July 2023| url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-08-23#h_1d35b8be8f200a2c911a4ea1b376bbd8| work=CNN| access-date=17 August 2023}}{{cite web| title=Russian artillery shelling kills eight civilians in Lyman, Ukraine, military says| date=8 July 2023| url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-artillery-shelling-kills-6-civilians-ukraines-lyman-governor-2023-07-08/| work=Reuters| access-date=17 August 2023}}{{cite web| title=Ukraine war: Eight killed in Russian strike in Lyman, say authorities| date=8 July 2023| url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66142752 |author=Francesca Gillett | work=BBC News| access-date=17 August 2023}} It targeted the crossing of Nezalezhnosti and Dubonosa Streets, where locals were selling and trading vegetables grown in their gardens.

It happened during Russia's failed military offensive towards Lyman. Due to the indiscriminate nature of these weapons used in densely populated areas, Human Rights Watch described these strikes as a possible war crime. France likewise described this attack on civilians as a war crime and condemned Russia for it.{{cite web| title=Ukraine – France condemns russian strike on the city of Lyman ( 8 July 2023) |author=| date=8 July 2023| url=https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/ukraine/news/article/ukraine-france-condemns-russian-strike-on-the-city-of-lyman-08-07-23#:~:text=News-,Ukraine%20%E2%80%93%20France%20condemns%20russian%20strike%20on%20the,of%20Lyman%20(%208%20July%202023)&text=France%20utterly%20condemns%20the%20Russian,and%20wounding%20around%2010%20others.| work=France Diplomacy| access-date=17 August 2023}}