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Airwars assessment
A woman was killed by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Dovzhyk April 17, 2022.
Suspilne News reported that according to the head of the community Viktor Kovalenko, a woman was killed when a Russian shell struck the village of Dovzhyk in the Zolochiv community. Kovalenko stated that the woman is over 50 years old and was working in her greenhouse when she was hit by the shell fragment. Kovalenko also added that the Russian forces meant to hit an agricultural enterprise and instead hit private houses.
Sq.com.ua added that the woman died on the spot after being hit by the shell.
This incident has reference to ACLED code UKR55975.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Dovzhyk (Довжик), for which the generic coordinates are: 50.201469831961944, 35.94686455672331. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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