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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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As part of an on-going project to identify damage to civilian infrastructure, we have begun updating our incident classifications. To date, these classifications include attacks on schools across our entire civilian harm archive, and attacks on medical facilities so far resulting from alleged Russian actions in Syria only.

Incident Code

RUK196

Incident date

May 12, 2022

Location

Дергачі, Derhachi, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.11087, 36.11149 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

During the second reported Russian shelling of the village of Derhachi on May 12th, two medics were injured.

Kharkiv Today reported that a total of two civilians were killed and four were wounded, including two medics. Two civilian deaths and two injuries were accounted for in RUK0230 as occurring during the first shelling of the day, therefore this incident corresponds to the two medics injured.

Kharkiv Today also reported on infrastructure that was damaged by the shelling: ” A civil registry office, the catering unit of the district hospital, part of the polyclinic along with the x-ray room were destroyed and the building of the ambulance department was damaged by the blast wave. Shells destroyed the building of the House of Culture, where the humanitarian aid distribution centre was located.” It is unclear whether this damage occurred in the first (RUK0230) or second shelling during the day.

Due to the shelling Dergachyovo city council announced that there would be no humanitarian aid distribution: “Tonight the occupants have completed their work and destroyed the Dergachy culture house, and at the same time our humanitarian headquarters, with a missile strike. In this regard, there will be no distribution of humanitarian aid today.” In a video posted by Truexa News UA, the damage to the humanitarian aid center was described as “The roof was smashed, a hole was punched in the concrete floor, three floors were destroyed.”

No Russian state-run sources were found related to this incident.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR57687 and Attacks on health dataset code 34172.

The incident occured at approximately 12:30 pm local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Strike target
    Healthcare facility, Humanitarian aid distribution
  • 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
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (16) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (15) [ collapse]

  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Viacheslav Zadorenko
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Dergachi on May 12, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News UA via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Dergachi on May 12, 2022. (Image posted by Viacheslav Zadorenko)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Dergachi on May 12, 2022. (Image posted by Viacheslav Zadorenko)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Dergachi on May 12, 2022. (Image posted by Viacheslav Zadorenko)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Dergachi on May 12, 2022. (Image posted by Viacheslav Zadorenko)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Dergachi on May 12, 2022. (Image posted by Viacheslav Zadorenko)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Dergachi on May 12, 2022. (Image posted by Viacheslav Zadorenko)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Dergachi on May 12, 2022. (Image posted by Viacheslav Zadorenko)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Dergachi on May 12, 2022. (Image posted by Viacheslav Zadorenko)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Dergachi on May 12, 2022. (Image posted by Viacheslav Zadorenko)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Dergachi on May 12, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News UA via Telegram)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Derhachi (Дергачі), for which the generic coordinates are: 50.11087, 36.11149. 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
  • Strike target
    Healthcare facility, Humanitarian aid distribution
  • 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
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (16) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK164

Incident date

April 30, 2022

Location

Немишлянський район, Nemyshlyansky district, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.96892, 36.3506 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At approximately 3am on April 30, 2022, Russian troops allegedly shelled residential areas, industrial zone, and hospitals in the Nemishlyanksy district of Kharkiv. As a result, a man was injured in an apartment block in the district.

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine posted on Telegram that as a result of the shelling, apartments in two nine-story residential buildings caught fire, injuring the owner of one of the apartments, and that the man was taken to the city hospital by a medical team. The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office opened a pre-trial investigation into the injury of the man, who was 61 years old at the time of the shelling.

The State Emergency Service added that the City Perinatal Center hospital of Kharkiv was damaged as a result of this shelling, which destroyed concrete structures and window frames, as well as a fire on the 5th floor.

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine also identified a large-scale fire in a warehouse as breaking out from shelling in the Nemishlyanksy district, which according to preliminary data did not result in any deaths or injuries.

This assessment has reference to Attacks on health dataset code 32256.

The incident occured at approximately 3:00 am local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Strike target
    Healthcare facility
  • 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
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (14) [ collapse]

  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of a hospital and residential area in Nemyshlyansky district on April 30, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of a hospital and residential area in Nemyshlyansky district on April 30, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of a hospital and residential area in Nemyshlyansky district on April 30, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of a hospital and residential area in Nemyshlyansky district on April 30, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of a hospital and residential area in Nemyshlyansky district on April 30, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of a hospital and residential area in Nemyshlyansky district on April 30, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS)
  • Damage to industrial facilities caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 30, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS)
  • Damage to industrial facilities caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 30, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS)
  • Damage to industrial facilities caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 30, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS)
  • Damage to industrial facilities caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 30, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS)
  • War crimes prosecutor inspects site of alleged Russian shelling in Nemyshlyansky district on April 30, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office)
  • War crimes prosecutor inspects site of alleged Russian shelling in Nemyshlyansky district on April 30, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office)
  • War crimes prosecutor inspects site of alleged Russian shelling in Nemyshlyansky district on April 30, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the Nemyshlyansky district (Немишлянський район) of the city of Kharkiv (Харків), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.96892, 36.3506. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location 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
    Artillery
  • Strike target
    Healthcare facility
  • 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
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK122

Incident date

April 15, 2022

Location

ХТЗ, KhTZ, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.945490, 36.374397 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On Friday April 15th 2022, an alleged Russian missile strike hit the Sarhyn Yar neighborhood and the Shevchenkivskyi district in Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, killing between 7 and 10 civilians, including a seven month old, and injuring between 34 and 50 civilians, including up to nine children.

Sources are not consistent regarding the number of civilians harmed by the attack. The majority of them, including Ukrainska Pravda, Inforesist, and Suspilne Kharkiv account for 10 civilians being killed, Kharkiv Today reported 9, while KHPG-inform and Kharkiv Today, among others, report either 7 or 8.

On the other hand, majority of the sources report, 42 injured civilians, including Kharkiv Times, KHPG-inform, and Suspilne Kharkiv, but the same sources also report lower numbers such as 34 or 35.This discrepancy in reporting can be justified by the number of victim rising after the initial reports after the attack, as explained by Ukrainska Pravda. Focus News, quoting Maksim Khautov, Director of the Public Health Department of the OVA, accounted for 50 civilians being injured, including 33 adults and nine children.

Natalya Popova, adviser to the head of the Kharkiv regional council, added that doctors were fighting for the lives of two children. A Facebook post by Yuriy Shevchenko identified a 7 year old child as sustaining a serious wound to their leg.

Reports from the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group and the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union both quote Suspilne Kharkiv reporting the declarations of Maksym Khoustov, Director of the Health Department of KHOVA, and Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov, accounting for 42 injured and 10 killed civilians.

Almost all sources, including Inforesist, Kharkiv Times, and Vgorode, identified one of the victims as a seven-month-old infant and between three to nine children injured.

In addition, the prosecutor’s office of the Kharkiv region initiated a pre-trial investigation for premeditated murder related to the event, as reported by Kharkiv prosecutor’s office telegram channel.

Objektiv.TV stated that the attack in the KhTZ area of Kharkiv took place around 16:16, when emergency services were dispatched, hitting a residential area and a playground. In addition, Suspilne Kharkiv stated that the attack in the Industrial district of Kharkiv took place at about 16:30, damaging and destroying several residential buildings with Uragan multiple rocket launchers, as also mentioned by the Kharkiv prosecutor’s office telegram channel. KHPG-inform added that a dental polyclinic was hit with shelling in addition to residential areas.

The suspected attacker is alleged to be Russia, as reported by most of the sources including Truexanewsua, Suspilne Kharkiv, and Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s telegram channel, although responsibility has been contested by Kharkov Nash telegram channel, a Ukrainian channel based in Kharkiv, claiming that Russian troops near Kharkiv are using different weapons than those used in the attack, saying they would not use “grads” but “tornadoes”, due to the range of attack of the first ones being too small.

The incident has reference to ACLED code UKR55820 and Bellingcat code CIV0798.

The incident occured at approximately 4:16 pm local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Strike target
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    7 – 10
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    34–50
  • 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 (33) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (24) [ collapse]

  • One of the shells used in an alleged Russian attack on the Industrialny district on April 15, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News UA via Telegram)
  • Rescue services respond to injuries from an alleged Russian attack on the Industrialny district on April 15, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News UA via Telegram)
  • The occupiers shelled one of the residential areas of the city of Kharkiv. Sadly, 34 people were wounded, including 3 children. Seven people were killed, including one seven-month-old child.
  • Damage caused by an alleged Russian attack on the Industrialny district on April 15, 2022. (Image posted by @InfoResist)
  • Fire caused by an alleged Russian attack on the Industrialny district on April 15, 2022. (Image posted by InfoResist News)
  • One of the shells used in an alleged Russian attack on the Industrialny district on April 15, 2022. (Image posted by InfoResist News)
  • Damage caused by an alleged Russian attack on the Industrialny district on April 15, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office via Telegram)
  • Rescue services respond to injuries from an alleged Russian attack on the Industrialny district on April 15, 2022. (Photo: Vasyl Golosny, Kharkiv Today)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Kharkiv Today
  • Photo: Telegram | The shelling of the KhTZ area occurred around 16:00 (Image posted by Focus News)

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    On April 15, Russian troops shelled the Kharkiv Tractor Plant area in Kharkiv. According to the prosecutor's office, 10 people were killed and 35 injured. Watch the video to see the aftermath of the shelling of a residential area in Kharkiv and eyewitnesses' comments.
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Yuriy Shevchenko
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Maria Mezentseva
  • Damage caused by an alleged Russian attack on the Industrialny district on April 15, 2022. (Image posted by Damage caused by an alleged Russian attack on the Industrialny district on April 15, 2022. (Image posted by Maria Mezentseva via Facebook)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Serhiy Petrov
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Dmitriy Marzoni
  • The guy filmed the moment of today's shelling at the Khartsyzsk Pipe Plant,
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Kharkovskie Izvestiya
  • Consequences of shelling of KhTZ, April 15, photo: t.me/tipichnoe_xtz
  • A dental clinic on KhTZ destroyed by shelling, April 15, photo: t.me/tipichnoe_xtz

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the KhTZ area (XT3), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.945490, 36.374397. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location 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
    Artillery
  • Strike target
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    7 – 10
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    34–50
  • 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 (33) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK119

Incident date

April 14, 2022

Location

Борова, Borova, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.37876420643618, 37.63268072165282 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On April 14th 2022, at least seven and up to ten civilians were killed and between 13 to 30 were injured, including at least one child, when Russian forces shells and gunfire hit evacuation buses in the village of Borova, Izyum district of Kharkiv. Kharkiv Today reported that evacuation from the region began on April 4th after the area became under temporary Russian occupation. Other local sources noted that attacks by Russian forces on evacuation buses were common.

Interfax news reported that four people wounded by the shelling of evacuation buses were in serious condition. Interfax news also reported that on Borovka village council’s Facebook page it stated that “according to our information, there are 7 wounded in Brovaya hospital, 4 of them in serious condition, there is one wounded child. The hospital is in urgent need of medication, including anaesthetics, as well as food and clothing for the injured.” It also reported that due to the destroyed roads and bridges in the area, it is impossible to bring medicine and other vital aid, “as well as the fact that the Russian occupiers prohibit movement between villages in the community.”

Dialog.ua news reported that “the tragedy happened on Thursday April 14th near the village of Borova, near the Russian occupied town of Izyum. The Russian Armed Forces opened fire on buses carrying civilians who were trying to leave the site of the fighting. Judging by the footage made public, the strike was carried out by Russian artillery. Two vans were seriously damaged. Seven people were killed in the attack and 27 others were injured with varying degrees of severity.”

Suspilne Kharkiv reported on Telegram the highest number of dead and injured, stated that “about 10 people were killed as a result of the shelling of civilian buses by the Russian military near the village of Borova in Kharkiv region on April 14, and up to 30 civilians were wounded, Dmytro Chubenko, a spokesman for the Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office told Suspilne. The exact number of victims, the circumstances and the route of the buses are being established by law enforcement officers – Borova is under temporary occupation.”

Zdorova Luganschina reported on Faceook that “recently a tragedy took place that claimed lives and cut off the only way we could deliver vital medicines to you. The carrier’s minibuses were shelled near the village of Borova… the buses were carrying parcels with medicines, so some of the medicines you ordered unfortunately did not arrive.”

Rayon.in.ua reported that “under the procedural control of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, a pre-trial investigation was launched into the violation of the laws and customs of war combined with premeditated murder… according to the investigation, on April 14 2022, Russian serviceman fired at evacuation buses with civilians in the village of Borova, Izyum distict.”  The pre-trial investigation was being conducted by the SBU Office in Kharkiv region.

Kharkiv Today also reported that since April 4th when evacuations began from Boroyava, “half of the 15,000 residents of Borovaya have left.”

This incident has reference to ACLED code UKR89137.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Strike target
    Healthcare facility, Humanitarian evacuation
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    7 – 10
  • Civilians reported injured
    13–30
  • 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 (14) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (9) [ collapse]

  • "In Kharkiv Region, Russian occupants opened fire on buses that were evacuating civilians - many dead and wounded." (Image via Dialog.ua / News)
  • "In Kharkiv Region, Russian occupants opened fire on buses that were evacuating civilians - many dead and wounded." (Image via Dialog.ua / News)
  • "The buses were carrying parcels with medicines, so some of the medicines you ordered unfortunately did not arrive." (Zdrova Luganschina / Facebook)
  • "The buses were carrying parcels with medicines, so some of the medicines you ordered unfortunately did not arrive." (Zdrova Luganschina / Facebook)
  • "The buses were carrying parcels with medicines, so some of the medicines you ordered unfortunately did not arrive." (Zdrova Luganschina / Facebook)
  • "The buses were carrying parcels with medicines, so some of the medicines you ordered unfortunately did not arrive." (Zdrova Luganschina / Facebook)
  • "The buses were carrying parcels with medicines, so some of the medicines you ordered unfortunately did not arrive." (Zdrova Luganschina / Facebook)
  • "As reported by Ukrinform, residents of Borova were urged to evacuate by their own transport or by buses provided by the village council to the trains on April 4. Since then, half or even more of the 15,000 residents have left, and the village council cannot accurately count the number of people who left by their own transport." (Image via Larysa Bodareva / Facebook)
  • "Occupants shelled evacuation buses with civilians - investigation launched" (Image via Kharkiv Regional Persecutor / Facebook)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Borova (Борова), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.37876420643618, 37.63268072165282. 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
  • Strike target
    Healthcare facility, Humanitarian evacuation
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    7 – 10
  • Civilians reported injured
    13–30
  • 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 (14) [ 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
  • Strike target
    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
  • Strike target
    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

RUK106

Incident date

April 10, 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

Four civilians, all middle-aged men, were reported injured after an alleged Russian shelling of Zolochiv, Bohodukhiv district on April 10th, 2022.

According to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s office, around 13:00 Zolochiv was shelled with artillery by Russian troops. Viktor Kovalenko, head of the community, told Suspilne TV that “since the morning, Zolochiv has been under fire almost all day, and for the last two and a half hours it has been non-stop.” He recounted that four people sustained shrapnel wounds as a result of the alleged shelling.

According to Kovalenko, all four wounded were middle-aged men, two of whom were “hospitalized in Bogoduckhov; one- wounded in the back, the other- in the abdomen and thigh. Another two had minor wounds to the arms and shoulders.” During the evacuation of the wounded, the hospital was also reportedly shelled.

The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported that “a number of buildings, houses and cars were damaged.” In addition, the territory of an enterprise and farm were destroyed, and a gas station was “completely destroyed.”

According to Kovalenko, the explosions were “very powerful” and there were also “cluster attacks,” leading to fires in the industrial zone. He stated that the shelling was the strongest it had been since the beginning of the war.

The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported that the Security Service of Ukraine and the Prosecutor’s Office have launched an ongoing pre-trial investigation into the violation of the laws and customs of war (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) over the shelling of Zolochiv.

All sources alleged Russian responsibility for the strike. This incident occurred during the day.

This incident has reference to ACLED’s code UKR55571.

The incident occured at approximately 1:00 pm local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Strike target
    Agriculture, Healthcare facility
  • 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
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (12) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (7) [ collapse]

  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Zolochiv on April 10, 2022, (Image posted by Kharkiv Times)

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    One of the victims of alleged Russian shelling of Zolochiv on April 10, 2022, (Image posted by Kharkiv Times)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Zolochiv on April 10, 2022, (Image posted by Kharkiv Times)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Zolochiv on April 10, 2022, (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Zolochiv on April 10, 2022, (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office via Facebook)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Larysa Bodareva in Mediyniy Zmiiv

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town 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
  • Strike target
    Agriculture, Healthcare facility
  • 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
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (12) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK099

Incident date

April 6, 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

On April 6th, 2022, a 33-year-old civilian was reported killed and three civilians, a woman over 50-years-old and two 65-66-year-olds (a man and a woman), were reported injured after an alleged Russian shelling of Zolochiv, Kharkiv.

Viktor Kovalenko, the head of the community, reported that the 33-year-old civilian was running “from his house to the basement of his neighbors” for shelter “because he didn’t have his own. And he didn’t run a meter and a half – his legs were blown off by an explosion.”

The 65-66 year old neighbors, a man and a woman, to whom the civilian allegedly ran were reported injured by Kovalenko. The man allegedly suffered from “a light wound,” and the woman a “moderate wound,” with her back being “badly cut.”

Another woman, over 50-years-old, was also reported injured by Kovalenko, who described that she “was cut by shrapnel on her arm and side.” Newsroom.kh.ua and Kharkivlife, however, cited Kovalenko in stating that her arm and side were “chopped off” by the shrapnel.

According to Radatv, the wounded were taken to the hospital while the attack was ongoing.

Viktor Kovalenko told Sospilno that “Russian troops fired at Zolochiv from the side of Kozachoa Lopan, which was temporarily captured.”

Additionally, he reported that “the shelling began at half past twelve at night, and they fired for about half an hour.” He went on to report that “18 houses were destroyed” and “the hospital was damaged” by the strike.

According to Tyzhden.ua and Ukr-patriot, Russian occupiers allegedly used about “27 different types of weapons” on the residential quarters of Kharkiv on the night of April 6th, 2022.

All sources alleged Russian responsibility for the strike.

This incident has reference to ACLED’s code UKR55199.

The incident occured between 12:30 am and 1:00 am local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Strike target
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (17) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Damage and a graphic image of an injured civilian caused by alleged Russian shelling of Zolochiv on April 6, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Zolochiv on April 6, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Zolochiv on April 6, 2022. (Image posted by @walterlekh)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Zolochiv on April 6, 2022. (Image posted by @walterlekh)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Zolochiv on April 6, 2022. (Image posted by @walterlekh)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Cherkasskaya Galina

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Золочів (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
  • Strike target
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (17) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK097

Incident date

April 4, 2022

Location

Кулиничі, Kulinichi, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.986288, 36.387795 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

In the early morning hours of April 4th, 2022, suspected Russian shells fell upon the village of Kulinichi in Kharkiv, injuring three civilians.

XC_Kharkiv reported that “a kindergarten, a hospital and about five houses were destroyed.” Additionally, the three wounded were removed from the rubble left behind by the shells.

Telegram accounts Huyovy_Kharkiv and XC_Kharkiv attributed shelling of the village of Kulinichi to Russian forces. Huyovy_Kharkiv pointed out Russian claims that they are “demilitarizing” alongside images of damage to buildings.

The incident occured in the morning.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Strike target
    Healthcare facility, School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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 (2) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]

  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Kulinichi on April 4, 2022. (Image posted by Huyovy_Kharkiv)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Kulinichi on April 4, 2022. (Image posted by Huyovy_Kharkiv)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Kulinichi on April 4, 2022. (Image posted by Huyovy_Kharkiv)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Kulinichi on April 4, 2022. (Image posted by Huyovy_Kharkiv)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Kulinichi on April 4, 2022. (Image posted by Huyovy_Kharkiv)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Kulinichi (Кулиничі), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.986288, 36.387795. 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
  • Strike target
    Healthcare facility, School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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 (2) [ collapse]