Russia likely purposefully stations military targets nearby civilian areas in temporary occupied Crimea in an effort to deter Ukrainian strikes.
This is said in a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), according to Ukrinform.
The Russian MoD claimed on June 23 that Ukrainian forces launched five ATACMS missiles armed with cluster munitions against Sevastopol and that Russian forces intercepted four missiles. The Russian MoD claimed that the impact from a Russian air defense interceptor caused one missile to deviate from its flight path and detonate.
The Russian MoD later blamed the United States for civilian casualties in Sevastopol given that the ATACMS are a US-provided system, despite acknowledging that a Russian air defense interceptor caused the missile to deviate from its flight path and detonate.
ISW noted that they cannot independently verify if Ukrainian forces used ATACMS missiles armed with cluster munitions.
“The Russian MoD’s blaming of the United States for civilian causalities is an attempt to deter the United States from providing further security assistance to Ukraine,” the report says.
It is stressed that Russian sources criticized Russian authorities for not using air raid sirens to alert civilians to seek shelter.
“Footage and imagery indicate that Russian forces have been stationing military equipment in civilian areas in Crimea since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine,” the report says.
乌克兰通讯社援引战争研究所（ISW）报告报道，俄罗斯很可能故意在临时占领的克里米亚平民区附近部署军事目标，以阻止乌克兰的攻击。
俄罗斯国防部于 6 月 23 日声称，乌克兰军队向塞瓦斯托波尔发射了五枚装有集束弹药的 ATACMS 导弹，俄罗斯军队拦截了四枚导弹。俄罗斯国防部声称，俄罗斯防空拦截器的撞击导致一枚导弹偏离飞行路径并爆炸。
俄罗斯国防部后来将塞瓦斯托波尔平民伤亡归咎于美国，因为 ATACMS 是美国提供的系统，尽管承认俄罗斯防空拦截器导致导弹偏离飞行路径并爆炸。
ISW 指出，他们无法独立核实乌克兰军队是否使用了装有集束弹药的 ATACMS 导弹。
报告称：“俄罗斯国防部将平民伤亡归咎于美国，是为了阻止美国向乌克兰提供进一步的安全援助。”
需要强调的是，俄罗斯消息人士批评俄罗斯当局没有使用空袭警报提醒平民寻求庇护。
报告称，“视频和图像显示，自俄罗斯全面入侵乌克兰以来，俄罗斯军队一直在克里米亚平民区驻扎军事装备。”
