Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RUK076

Incident date

March 21, 2022

Location

вул. Дружби Народів 263, 263 Druzhby Narodiv St, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.033671, 36.365376 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Alleged Russian shelling in the Saltivka district of Kharkiv on the night of March 21st 2022 saw one man injured when a projectile hit the yard of a house. Civilians transported the man to hospital via civilian transport. This incident occurred on the third night of a spree of shelling incidents across Kharkiv. The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group reported the incident, citing Truexa News as a source.

No other information is available at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention a strike in the vicinity of the apartment block at 263 Druzhby Narodiv Street (вул. Дружби Народів 263), in the Saltivka (Салтiвка) district of the city of Kharkiv (Харків). The generic coordinates for this building are: 50.033671, 36.365376. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (2) [ collapse]