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)

Belligerent
Russian Military
Country
Ukraine
start date
end date
Civilian Harm Status
Belligerent Assessment
Declassified Documents
Infrastructure

Incident Code

RUK037

Incident date

March 8, 2022

Location

Чугуїв, Chuhuyiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.980697, 36.359966 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One woman was killed by alleged Russian shelling of the city of Chuhuyiv on March 8, 2022.

A tweet from @SerhiiZhorzh reported that a female Russian citizen was killed when Russian shelling hit her home in the city of Chuhuyiv, and that she had been living in Ukraine since 2012. Status Quo News attributed the announcement of the death of the Russian citizen to the head of the Investigation Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police of the Kharkiv region Sergey Bolvinov.

Local sources attributed the shelling to Russian forces.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR53008.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • 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 (12) [ collapse]

  • Damage to a home caused by alleged Russian shelling of Chuguev on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by Status Quo News)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security
  • A rocket that fell on Chuguyev on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group)
  • Damage and impact caused by alleged Russian shelling of Chuguev on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by Truexanewsua)
  • Damage and impact caused by alleged Russian shelling of Chuguev on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by Truexanewsua)
  • Damage and impact caused by alleged Russian shelling of Chuguev on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by Truexanewsua)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Chuguev on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by Nurnberg2022 News)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Chuguev on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by Nurnberg2022 News)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Chuguev on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkov.comments)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Chuguev on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkov.comments)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Chuguev on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by Obozrevatel News)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Head of the Investigative Department of the State Police in the Kharkiv region

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention a residential building being struck, allegedly in the vicinity of 177, Krasnodarska Street (Краснодарская улица) in Chuhuyiv (Чугуїв) city. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for 177, Krasnodarska Street are: 49.980697, 36.359966.

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
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • 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

RUK072

Incident date

March 19, 2022

Location

Ізюм, Izium, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.209884, 37.265703 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On March 19th, 2022 during a clash between Ukrainian and Russian forces, Russian shelling allegedly resulted in the death of five civilians, including a woman, in Izium.

According to several news outlets, five local residents were killed in Izium. 2day.kh.ua detailed the killing of five civilians, according to Oleg Synegubov, head of the Kharkov Military-Civilian Administration. Suspilne Media quoted Synegubov as saying that the death of the five civilians was “the result of hostile actions of the Russian Federation”.

The Police of the Kharkiv region posted on Facebook that “during heavy weapons fire by the Russian military, a 57-year-old woman was near her house and received shrapnel wounds from which she died. Neighbors buried her in the cemetery. People marked the burial place with a plaque with the details of the deceased.” On March 28, 2023 the investigators in the Kharkiv region conducted an examination of the body of the deceased woman and sent it for medical examination.

This assessment has reference to ACLED Code UKR53895.

The incident occured during the night.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (1 woman)
  • 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 (4) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Izium on March 19, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne.media)
  • Site of the burial of a woman killed by alleged Russian shelling in Izium district on March 19, 2022. (Image posted by the Kharkiv Police Department via Facebook)
  • Site of the burial of a woman killed by alleged Russian shelling in Izium district on March 19, 2022. (Image posted by the Kharkiv Police Department via Facebook)
  • Site of the burial of a woman killed by alleged Russian shelling in Izium district on March 19, 2022. (Image posted by the Kharkiv Police Department via Facebook)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Izium (Ізюм), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.209884, 37.265703. 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
    5
  • (1 woman)
  • 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 (4) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK109

Incident date

April 10, 2022

Location

Поруч ТЦ «Французький бульвар», Vicinity of the "French Boulevard" shopping centre, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.990346, 36.290399 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On April 10th 2022, one civilian was killed by a reported Russian artillery strike on Pavlova Street in Kharkiv.

Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group reported that a “three-story residential building in the area of the French Boulevard shopping center was damaged, and one person was killed.” It also reported that the Kharkiv Regional Center for Social and Psychcological Rehabilitation of Children was also damaged.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR55518.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • XC_Kharkiv reported that one person was killed as a result of a Russian forces attack in the French Boulevard area of Kharkiv (Image via Telegram)
  • XC_Kharkiv reported that one person was killed as a result of a Russian forces attack in the French Boulevard area of Kharkiv (Image via Telegram)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention strikes in the vicinity of the French Boulevard (французский бульвар) shopping centre in the city of Kharkiv (Харків), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.990346, 36.290399. 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
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK154

Incident date

April 27, 2022

Location

Салтівка, Saltivka, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.020186, 36.327997 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One civilian was killed and up to three others were injured in alleged Russian shelling of Saltivka district of the city of Kharkiv the evening of April 27, 2022.

Oleksandr Skoryk, deputy of the Kharkiv Regional Council, told Espresso.tv that in Kharkiv there was one death and three wounded from shelling. The deputy also added that shelling occurred late in the evening in “the Kyiv region, in Saltivka and Oleksiivka.”

Oleg Synegubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration posted on Telegram that Russian shelling in Kharkiv resulted in one person killed and three civilians injured, two of them in serious condition.

Director of the Center for Emergency Medical Assistance, Viktor Zabashta, told Suspilne News that Russian troops shelled Kharkiv after 5:00pm and according to local residents, Saltivka housing estates came under attack and part of the projectiles fell on the garage cooperative, resulting in the death of one person and the injury of two residents.

All of the sources that reported on the incident attributed the shelling to Russian forces.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR56622.

The incident occured in the evening.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–3
  • 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 (9) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

  • As a result of the evening shelling of Kharkiv by Russian troops, one person was killed and three others were injured. The occupiers attacked residential quarters of Saltivka and the garage cooperative.
  • Under fire from Russians, Saltovka, Kharkiv
  • Saltivka. Kharkiv
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Vitaly Grankin

Geolocation notes (3) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention the Saltivka (Салтiвка) neighbourhood of the city of Kharkiv (Харків). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 50.020186, 36.327997.

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  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    Suspilne

  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    Suspilne

  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    Suspilne

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
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–3
  • 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 (9) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK192

Incident date

May 10, 2022

Location

Циркуни, Tsyrkuny, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.054116, 36.361157 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Three civilians were allegedly shot by Russian forces and their bodies were discovered on May 10, 2022 in the village of Tsyrkuny.

According to Suspilne News, Serhii Bolvinov, head of the Kharkiv Oblast Police Investigative Department reported that after the liberation of the village of Tsyrkuny, the bodies of three civilians were found on the road towards the village. Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group added that Russian forces had shot the three civilians.

Oleg Synegubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, said that one of the bodies was buried despite the constant shelling of Tsyrkuny.

The incident has reference to ACLED code UKR76996.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery, Ground operation
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • Cause of injury / death
    Small arms and light weapons
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (8) [ collapse]

  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Sergey Bolvinov
  • Destruction discovered during the liberation of Tsyrkuny on May 10, 2022. (Image posted by Sergey Bolvinov via Facebook)
  • Destruction discovered during the liberation of Tsyrkuny on May 10, 2022. (Image posted by Sergey Bolvinov via Facebook)
  • Body discovered during the liberation of Tsyrkuny on May 10, 2022. (Image posted by Sergey Bolvinov via Facebook)
  • Body discovered during the liberation of Tsyrkuny on May 10, 2022. (Image posted by Sergey Bolvinov via Facebook)
  • Grave discovered during the liberation of Tsyrkuny on May 10, 2022. (Image posted by Sergey Bolvinov via Facebook)
  • Destruction discovered during the liberation of Tsyrkuny on May 10, 2022. (Image posted by Sergey Bolvinov via Facebook)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by StratcomCentreUA

Geolocation notes (1) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention the road between Kharkiv (Харків) and Tsyrkuny (Циркуни). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 50.054116, 36.361157.

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  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    Sergey Bolvinov

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery, Ground operation
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • Cause of injury / death
    Small arms and light weapons
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK198

Incident date

May 12, 2022

Location

Балаклія, Balakliya, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.462248, 36.857606 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two civilians were injured by alleged Russian shelling of Balakliia on May 12, 2022.

The Head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleg Synegubov posted on Telegram that “2 people were also injured in Balaklia.”

This incident has reference to ACLED code UKR57686.

No other information is available for this incident.

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
    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 (2) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Balakliya (Балаклія), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.462248, 36.857606. 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 (2) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK001

Incident date

February 24, 2022

Location

Микрорайон Авиатор, будинок №157, Чугуїв, Aviator neighborhood (no. 157), Chuhuiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.851039, 36.659746 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On February 24th 2022, one boy, aged 13, and a man were reportedly killed, and between 12 to 19 civilians were injured, including a woman, as a result of Russian forces firing of “heavy multiple rocket launcher systems” in Chuhuiv, Kharkiv.

Whilst multiple sources reported that a young boy had died, only one reported that “a son wept over the body of his father among the wreckage of a missile strike” indicating that a man was also killed in this attack.

Bellingcat reported in their summary of the incident that the “crater is very large, possibly cruise or ballistic missile as part of an attack on nearby airport.”

Glavcom.ua reported that the fire in the building was first reported at 08.23 and emergency services were called at approximately 09.30. According to the State Service for Emergency Situations, three rescue tankers, an ambulance and a ladder were dispatched to the scene.

Telegram channels publishing pro-Russian content sources disputed this incident, with Russian Spring Z reporting on Telegram that the death of the boy is a “lie”.  Russia Today also reported that the photo of the woman injured as a result of Russian forces action was also fake, and “a few days later, new images emerged: she was posing with a gun.” It also reported on the “unnateral colour of the blood.” War with Fakes also reported the same information. The conflicted military status of the woman does not appear in our Airwars assessment due to the allegations of the material collected as Russian State-affiliated media or pro-Russian channels.

This assessment has reference to ACLED Code: UKR52163 and Bellingcat Code: CIV0001.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 child1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–19
  • 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 (29) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (31) [ collapse]

  • "Russia has invaded Ukraine. They bombed a civilian apartment complex in Chuhuiv, near Kharkiv." (Image via @AlexanderLouri4 / Twitter)
  • "Russia has invaded Ukraine. They bombed a civilian apartment complex in Chuhuiv, near Kharkiv." (Image via @AlexanderLouri4 / Twitter)
  • "Russia has invaded Ukraine. They bombed a civilian apartment complex in Chuhuiv, near Kharkiv." (Image via @AlexanderLouri4 / Twitter)
  • "Russia has invaded Ukraine. They bombed a civilian apartment complex in Chuhuiv, near Kharkiv." (Image via @AlexanderLouri4 / Twitter)
  • AFP reported that "a son wept over the body of his father" after an alleged Russian strike in Chuguiv on February 24th 2022 (Image via AFP)
  • AFP reported that "a son wept over the body of his father" after an alleged Russian strike in Chuguiv on February 24th 2022 (Image via AFP)
  • AFP reported that "a son wept over the body of his father" after an alleged Russian strike in Chuguiv on February 24th 2022 (Image via AFP)
  • "Chuhuiv, 49.8297932275, 36.6819746745" (Image via @Michael1Sheldon / Twitter)
  • "Chuhuiv, 49.8297932275, 36.6819746745" (Image via @Michael1Sheldon / Twitter)
  • 24tv.ua news reported that one boy was killed as a result of a fire caused by a Russian artillery on February 24th 2022 (Image via 24tv.ua)
  • 24tv.ua news reported that one boy was killed as a result of a fire caused by a Russian artillery on February 24th 2022 (Image via 24tv.ua)
  • 24tv.ua news reported that one boy was killed as a result of a fire caused by a Russian artillery on February 24th 2022 (Image via 24tv.ua)
  • 24tv.ua news reported that one boy was killed as a result of a fire caused by a Russian artillery on February 24th 2022 (Image via 24tv.ua)
  • 24tv.ua news reported that one boy was killed as a result of a fire caused by a Russian artillery on February 24th 2022 (Image via 24tv.ua)
  • "A civilian, a 13-year-old boy, Anton Tarasenko, died as a result of shelling by Russian troops. This was reported by his aunt Olena Tarasenko." (Image via Incident.obozrevatel)
  • "A civilian, a 13-year-old boy, Anton Tarasenko, died as a result of shelling by Russian troops. This was reported by his aunt Olena Tarasenko." (Image via Incident.obozrevatel)
  • "A civilian, a 13-year-old boy, Anton Tarasenko, died as a result of shelling by Russian troops. This was reported by his aunt Olena Tarasenko." (Image via Incident.obozrevatel)
  • Destruction after an alleged Russian artillery strike in Kharkiv on February 24th 2022 (Image via Kharkov.comments)
  • Destruction after an alleged Russian artillery strike in Kharkiv on February 24th 2022 (Image via Kharkov.comments)
  • "Chuguev, airfield" (Image via @ 9C04zcHEWoEbAX4 / Twitter)
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    An apartment complex in Is devastated by bombardment, south of Kharkiv. Untold number of casualties.
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    "I'm just lucky that I stayed alive. I'll get up, I'll go, I'll do everything for Ukraine, as much as I can" A resident of Chugueva survived when a projectile hit her apartment building
  • A minor boy who was in the house died as a result of the shelling. A fire broke out in one of the buildings on the area of three floors. Rescuers localized the fire. There are a certain number of injured residents.
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Geolocation notes (3) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention a strike on an apartment block in the Aviator neighbourhood (Микрорайон Авиатор) of Chuhuiv (Чугуїв). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed down the location to the following coordinates: 49.851039, 36.659746.

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  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    Alexander Lourie

  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    Justin Yau

  • Tagged visual material from sources

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    Alexander Lourie

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
  • (1 child1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–19
  • 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 (29) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK042

Incident date

March 8, 2022

Location

Балаклея, Balakleya, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.453133, 36.839204 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On March 8th 2022, an explosion in the centre of Balakleia reportedly killed one civilian and injured three other civilians, as a result of alleged Russian warplanes. According to a local source on Twitter, “two planes flew over and dropped three bombs.”

Telegram posts by Kharkov Nash, which has expressed sympathies for Russia, speculated as to who was responsible for shelling of Balakleia without directly accusing either Russia or Ukraine, but did note that Russian troops were occupying the city.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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 (15) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (9) [ collapse]

  • "It is reported that shots were fired from the outskirts of the city", Balakleya (Image via Truexanewsua / Telegram)
  • "Consequences of the shelling of Balakleya in the Kharkiv region" (Image via Truexanewsua / Telegram)
  • "Balakleya, Kharkiv region" (Image via Twitter)
  • Image via Facebook
  • "Balakleya, Kharkiv region" (Image via Truexanewsua / Telegram)
  • Balakliya, 2 planes flew over and dropped 3 bombs. Kharkov region

Geolocation notes (4) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention strikes in the centre of the city of Balakleya (Балаклея). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 49.453133, 36.839204.

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    Imagery:
    Вячеслав Чаусенко

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    Imagery:
    Віктор Забашта

  • Tagged visual material from Google Maps

    Imagery:
    Николай Ткач

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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 (15) [ collapse]