Russian Military in Ukraine

Russian Military in Ukraine

A member of the Ukrainian Emergency Service looks at the City Hall building in the central square following shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Pavel Dorogoy)

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Incident Code

RUK175

Incident date

May 4, 2022

Location

Балаклі́я, Balakleya, Kharkiv , Ukraine

Geolocation

49.46059, 36.84004 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On May 4th 2022, Kharkhiv Human Rights Protection group reported that Russian shelling of the town of Balakeya near Kharkiv resulted in one man dying. Suspilne quoted Oleg Sineguboy, the head of the Kharkhiv Regional Military administration who added that the “the deceased is from the village of Zalyman between the temporarily occupied Balaklia and Izyum”.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

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

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Balakleya (Балаклі́я), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.46059, 36.84004. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Russian Military

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK023

Incident date

March 2–3, 2022

Location

Ізюм, Izium, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.190306, 37.278075 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Additional Geolocations

49.222945, 37.306533 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Street level. Continue to map 49.206316, 37.322908 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Street level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between six and nine civilians, including two children, were killed and three others were injured and rescued from the rubble following alleged Russian airstrikes/shelling of the city of Izyum on March 2, 2022.

Pravda News reported that Russian airstrikes on the city of Izyum resulted in the death of eight civilians, including two children. Pravda provided the details that the air raid lasted from 12:14 to 2:02am, with bombs hitting street. Cathedral 39, st. Ukrainian, 6, st. M. Fedorenko, 16 and others. One woman was rescued from the rubble of a damaged 5-storey residential building, while on st. Ukrainian 8 people were killed, including 2 children (about 5-6 years old) and rescuers removed their bodies from the rubble. On st. N. Fedorenko 2 women who were trapped in a destroyed house were rescued from the rubble.

Kharkov.comments.ua quoted Deputy Mayor of Izyum for Humanitarian Affairs Vladimir Matsokin who originally reported that six civilians were killed but later updated the number to eight, specifying that they died when a shell hit a residential building on Ukrainskaya Street. Multiple other local sources also provided six deaths as the toll quoting the deputy mayor, meaning these were also preliminary tolls, while Helsinki.org.ua quoted Stepan Maselskyi, the head of the Izyum RDA, who put the number of killed at nine.

5ua News added that there was significant damage to the city center from the strikes, and the windows in the executive committee’s office were blown out. Truexa New posted on Telegram referred to the area affected as being the railway area and Telegraf.com.ua reported that the city police station was struck, resulting in a fire.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR52537.

The incident occured between 12:14 am and 2:02 am local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 9
  • (2 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (34) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (13) [ collapse]

  • Consequences of the shelling of the city of Izyum in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Izyum on March 2, 2022. (Image posted by Unian news)
  • Screenshot of a Facebook post by Kharkov Time
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Oleg Zaiyats
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Stepan Maselskyi
  • "Izyum, Kharkiv region after Russian army shelled" (Image via @olehbatkovych / Twitter)
  • "Izyum, Kharkiv region after Russian army shelled" (Image via @olehbatkovych / Twitter)
  • "on March 3, 2022, as a result of an air attack from an unidentified weapon by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, houses on the Soborna, Donets Zakharzhevskyi, Heroes of Chernobyl, and Staroposhtova streets of the city of Izium were damaged." (Image via @Ukraine_SID / Twitter)
  • " The attack began at about 11:59 p.m., hitting a high-rise building and a private house. At least three civilians were killed in a private home." (Image via @EnglishUkraine / Twitter)
  • "on March 3, 2022, as a result of an air attack from an unidentified weapon by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, houses on the Soborna, Donets Zakharzhevskyi, Heroes of Chernobyl, and Staroposhtova streets of the city of Izium were damaged." (Image via @Ukraine_SID / Twitter)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention residential buildings struck at 39 Cathedral Street (вул.Соборна 39), on Ukrainian Street (вул.Українська), and on Marshal Fedorenko Street (вул.Маршала Федоренка). The generic coordinates for 39 Cathedral Street are: 49.190306, 37.278075. The generic coordinates for Ukrainian Street are: 49.222945, 37.306533. The generic coordinates for Marshal Fedorenko Street are: 49.206316, 37.322908. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the locations further.

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Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 9
  • (2 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (34) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK059

Incident date

March 15, 2022

Location

Золочів, Zolochiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.273048, 35.977971 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Five civilians, including two women and a 19 year old boy, were killed and three others were injured in alleged Russian shelling of the village of Zolochiv on March 15, 2022.

Zolochiv village head Viktor Kovalenko told Suspilne News “Unfortunately, we have five dead – a 70-year-old grandmother, a 34-year-old woman, a 19-year-old boy and two men under the age of 40. The projectile hit the house, and all these people lived in the neighborhood and went out to put out the fire. At that time, it flew to the place where they were standing, and the explosion killed them all. Three more men who were standing nearby were injured. They were given first aid. We will send the two victims, who are in serious condition, to the Bohodukhov hospital.”

The Office of the Prosecutor General announced on Facebook that they would be investigating the civilian deaths based on “violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with intentional murder (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).”

In addition to damage to a home, Zolochiv village head Viktor told Suspilne News that an agricultural enterprise was damaged and shells hit the gardens in the Makarivka micro-district. The Office of the Prosecutor General added that a number of residential buildings and a car were destroyed and damaged in the shelling.

According to Suspilne News, the town of Zolochiv was shelled by one and a half dozen shells from a Uragan rocket systems from Kozacha Lopan. Gx.net.ua specified that the shelling was from Russian troops.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR53458.

The incident occured at 13:30:00 local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Agriculture
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (2 women3 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (20) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • Damage to a home caused by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Zolochiv on March 15, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • Damage to a home caused by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Zolochiv on March 15, 2022. (Image posted by Gx.net.ua)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Solonytsivskyy.visnyk
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Office of the Prosecutor General

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Zolochiv (Золочів), for which the generic coordinates are: 50.273048, 35.977971. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Agriculture
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (2 women3 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (20) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK095

Incident date

April 4, 2022

Location

Чугуїв, Chuhuiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.834962, 36.679772 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On April 4th, one civilian was killed when confirmed Russian forces opened fire and shelled an enterprise building in the Chuhuiv section of Kharkiv.

The Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office posted on Telegram and Facebook that they had carried out a pre-trial investigation for violations of the rules of war according to Part 2, article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Susplilne News and Status Quo News both used a quote from Chuhuiv Mayor Galina Minayeva: “The last days have been very serious for our city. Shells and rockets were flying in different micro districts of the city. Infrastructure was damaged. Residential buildings were destroyed and damaged”. At the same time, according to the mayor, municipal services continued to operate in the city, thanks to which the houses of local residents have electricity and water.

Reports from Susplilne News, along with the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group noted that around two in the afternoon, a supposed Russian shell hit an enterprise building that killed one man.

Russian state-run media source RT quoted the Russian Ministry of Defense that “targets in Chuhuiv” were struck by the Russian military, and coupled with strikes on Zolochev resulted in destruction of the command post of the territorial defense unit, the fuel storage and the plant for the repair of armored vehicles.

The incident occured at approximately 2:00 pm local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Declared strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Known attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Chuhuiv on April 4, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Chuhuiv on April 4, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Chuhuiv on April 4, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office via Telegram)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Chuhuiv (Чугуїв), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.834962, 36.679772. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Briefing by the Russian Ministry of Defence (05.04.2022)

◽️ The grouping of troops of the Luhansk People's Republic continues its offensive against the positions of the Ukrainian 24th Independent Mechanized Brigade and is fighting on the eastern outskirts of the village of Novotoshkovskoye.

💥 On the Severodonetsk direction, units of the Luhansk People's Republic have broken through the defence of the 57th AFU mechanised brigade, destroying up to 50 personnel and 9 armoured vehicles, and are fighting on the northern outskirts of the Zamulovka settlement.

◽️ The Russian Armed Forces continue strikes against Ukraine's military infrastructure.

💥 High-precision air-launched missiles near the settlements of Zolochev and Chuguev destroyed the command post of a territorial defence unit, a fuel storage facility and an armoured vehicle repair plant.

💥 During the day, Russian Air Force and missile forces hit 33 Ukrainian military facilities. Among them: eight command posts, three logistics depots, as well as 21 strongholds and areas where AFU military equipment is concentrated.

💥 Russian air defence forces shot down five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles.

📊 A total of 125 aircraft, 93 helicopters, 403 drones, 1981 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 854 field artillery and mortar guns, as well as 1,876 pieces of special military vehicles have been destroyed since the start of the special military operation.

💥 On the morning of 5 April, another attempt by the Kiev regime to evacuate the leaders of the Azov nationalist battalion was foiled near Mariupol. Two Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopters attempting to break through to the city from the sea were shot down by man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems.

◽️ Earlier, we have repeatedly communicated to the Kyiv regime through all available channels our proposals regarding the possibility of the Ukrainian armed forces withdrawing from Mariupol after voluntarily laying down their weapons.

◽️ Today, once again, as of 6am Moscow time, Ukrainian servicemen were offered to cease hostilities, lay down their weapons and withdraw along the agreed route to the territory under the control of the Kiev regime. However, these proposals have been consistently ignored by the Kiev regime.

◽️ Given Kiev's disinterest in saving the lives of its servicemen, Mariupol will be liberated from nationalists by units of the Russian Armed Forces and the Donetsk people's republic.

#Ministry of Defence #Russia #Ukraine @mod_russia

Summary

  • Strike status
    Declared strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Known attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK139

Incident date

April 23, 2022

Location

Слатине, Slatyne, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.21191260197829, 36.155837764480125 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two male civilians were killed in the village of Slatyno, Kharkiv Region by shelling in an attack suspected to have been carried out by Russian service personnel on a residential building in the early afternoon. Images shared online by the Ukrainian Independent Information Agency show a single story house to have been collapsed and destroyed by the shelling with fragments of the building littered across the surrounding land. No further information is known about the two men killed in this shelling at this time.

Though Russia has not claimed responsibility for the shelling, the attack has been widely reported by local twitter sources such as @black_cerber and @verkhovna_rada alongside news organisations including Interfax and LB as of Russian origin. As a result, the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office launched a pre-trial investigation into the violation of the laws and customs of war combined with premeditated murder, represented by Part 2, Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. This investigation was conducted by the local SBU Office.

The attack came at the same as Ukranian forces had claimed Slatyno and the neighbouring villages of Bezruky and Prudyanka as “liberated” from Russian occupation. During this time however, Mayor Zadorenko of the Derhachi District noted that there had been non-stop shelling of civilian objects.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR71423.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (2 men)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Slatyne on April 23, 2022. (Image posted by Larysa Bodareva via Facebook)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Larysa Bodareva
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Slatyne (Слатине), for which the generic coordinates are: 50.21191260197829, 36.155837764480125. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (2 men)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK181

Incident date

May 7, 2022

Location

Золочів, Zolochiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.27589, 35.9727 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On May 7th, 2022, one health worker, described as a nurse from a local medical institution, was reportedly killed following alleged Russian shelling in Zolochiv district. Local sources all quoted Oleg Sinegubov, the head of Kharkiv OVA.

Airwars did not find any additional information on this incident.

ACLED’s reference code for this incident is UKR57389.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

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

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Zolochiv (Золочів), as well as Zolochiv district (Золочівський район). Zolochiv district, to which a number of sources seem to refer, no longer exists, having been integrated into Bohodukhiv district (Богодухівський район) in the course of administrative reforms in 2020. The generic coordinates for the town of Zolochiv are: 50.27589, 35.9727. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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
    1
  • (1 healthcare_personnel)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK185

Incident date

May 8, 2022

Location

Руські Тишки, Михайлівка, Рай Оленівка, Ruski Tyshky, Mykhailivka, Rai Olenivka, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.13843, 36.39603 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Additional Geolocations

49.6612, 36.91742 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map 49.94198, 36.07131 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

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.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Oleg Synegubov
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Kharkiv Regional State Administration

Geolocation notes

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.

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
    4
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK007

Incident date

February 26, 2022

Location

Волохів Яр, Volokhiv Yar, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.600219, 36.9786094 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On February 26th 2022, two civilians, including a 13 year old girl and a man, were reportedly injured as a result of alleged Russian forces shelling on in the village of Volokhiv, in Balaklia, Kharkiv.

Segodnya.ua news site noted that the Balaklia local authorities reported the situation first at 15.00. It stated that the information came from the Head of Balaklia, Ivan Stolbovoy, that “in the area of the village of Volokhiv Yar, a man and a minor child (a 13-year old girl) were wounded.”

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR54061

The incident was first reported on February 26, 2022 at 3:00 pm by .

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • "Official information from the head of the Balakliya TG Ivan Stolbovoy: - Now there is silence after the shelling. A man and a minor child (a 13-year-old girl) were wounded near the village of Volokhiv Yar. Residents of Balaklia are advised to stay in bomb shelters." Official information from the head of Balakliya authorities, Ivan Stolbovoy (via Iryna Makovetskaya / Facebook)
  • Official information posted by the head of the Bakakliya authority, Ivan Stolbovoy (via @slk.kh.ua / Facebook)
  • Official information posted by the head of the Bakakliya authority, Ivan Stolbovoy (via @Aleksandr Chuvika / Facebook)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Volokhiv Yar (Волохів Яр), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.600219, 36.9786094. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]