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(Previous Incident Code: RUK0218)
On May 8 2022, several areas in close proximity to the city of Kharkiv were reportedly shelled by Russian forces. Reports from local news outlets state that four civilians were wounded between Ruski Tyshky, Rai-Olenivka and Mykhailivka respectively. Sources do not specify the number of people wounded in each of these locations.
While the details pertaining to this event are scarce, Radio Svoboda reported the day’s events in the following terms: “Russian occupation troops launched one artillery strike on Kharkiv. The Sokilnyky neighborhood was damaged. As a result of the shelling of Kharkiv district (Ruski Tyshky, Tsyrkuny, Mykhailivka, Rai-Olenivka) by the occupants, 4 people were wounded.
This version of events was reported by several Ukrainian outlets, including Suspilne Media, TSN News and Glavred News. All of these reports, and an account shared on a Facebook account associated with the governor of Kharkiv Oblast, conform with the narrative provided by Radio Svoboda.
This assessment has reference to ACLED codes UKR76986 and UKR76985.
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Reports of the incident mention the villages of Ruski Tyshky (Руські Тишки), Mykhailivka (Михайлівка), and Rai Olenivka (Рай Оленівка). The generic coordinates for Ruski Tyshky are: 50.13843, 36.39603. The generic coordinates for Mykhailivka are: 49.6612, 36.91742. The generic coordinates for Rai Olenivka are: 49.94198, 36.07131. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the locations further.