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Incident Code

USSOM346

Incident date

March 13, 2022

Location

Hareri Gubadle, Galgaduud, Somalia

Geolocation

4.51364, 46.28265 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Subdistrict level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least 200 Al Shabab militants were killed by an alleged joint operation between US drone strikes and Somali forces carried out in Hareri Gubadle, near Wabho Township in Galgaduud region. The date of the operation is unknown but was reported on March 13, 2022.

The East African reported that the Somali government announced that more than 200 Al Shabab militants, including several top officials, were killed in their base in Hareri Gubadle, near Wabho Township in Galgaduud region, about 300km north of the capital Mogadishu by targeted US drone strikes. The Yemeni classified the strike as a joint collaboration between  Somali National Army and the US military and did not provide the exact date.

Shabelle Media quoted Al-Ahram who reported that the operation managed to thwart several terrorist explosions.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Suspected attacker
    US Forces
  • Suspected target
    Al-Shabaab
  • Belligerents reported killed
    200

Sources (3) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Hareri Gubadle, allegedly located in the vicinity of Wabho town. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Wabho are: 4.51364, 46.28265.

US Forces Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    US Forces
  • US Forces position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Suspected attacker
    US Forces
  • Suspected target
    Al-Shabaab
  • Belligerents reported killed
    200

Sources (3) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK056

Incident date

March 14, 2022

Location

Чугуївський дитячий садок № 3, Chuhuiv Kindergarten No. 3, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.831893, 36.684352 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A child was reported killed as a result of shrapnel wounds from an alleged Russian shelling of the city of Chuhuiv on March 14th, 2022.

According to local sources Suspilne Kharkiv and Rodenko Oleksandr via Facebook, shell fragments from artillery fired at a kindergarten resulted in the death of a teenage boy. Police also reported the death of the young boy and stated that “the total number of casualties is being established”.

Though the press service of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, cited by Comments.ua, identified the victim as a 15-year-old boy, police described the victim as 16-years old.

The head of the SIU of the SSMP in the Kharkiv region, Sergey Bolvinov, cited by Objectiv, reported that the shelling of Chuhuiv damaged the kindergarten, three multi-storey buildings and two private houses. Ukrainska pravda reported that a hospital, yards, parks, and markets were shelled in addition to the kindergarten and residential houses.

The Office of the General Prosecutor reported via Facebook that, under the procedural supervision of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, the investigators of the SBU Special Forces initiated an ongoing pre-trial investigation into the violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with premeditated murder (Part 2 Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

All sources alleged Russian responsibility for the strike, with a tweet from @ArtyomShegeda specifying that a “grad” missile was used.

The police, cited by Ukrainska pravda, stated that investigative and operational teams were gathering physical evidence from the sites of all the bombings to further document Russian crimes.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR53324.

The incident occured in the evening.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • 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 (19) [ collapse]

  • Сhuhuiv

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    WAR [ Russia Ukraine Kharkiv ], [14 Mar. 2022 at 22:47] ⚡️The flight of missiles in Chuguev, Kharkiv region.
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling in Chuguev on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Objectiv News)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling in Chuguev on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Objectiv News)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling in Chuguev on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Objectiv News)
  • Body of a victims of alleged Russian shelling in Chuguev on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Comments.ua)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling in Chuguev on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Comments.ua)
  • Remains of alleged Russian shell part of an attack in Chuguev on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Ukrainska pravda)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling in Chuguev on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Ukrainska pravda)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling in Chuguev on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Newsroom)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling in Chuguev on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Police of Kharkiv region via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling in Chuguev on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Police of Kharkiv region via Telegram)
  • Remains of alleged Russian shell part of an attack in Chuguev on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Police of Kharkiv region via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling in Chuguev on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Police of Kharkiv region via Telegram)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Chuhuiv Reporter
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Rodenko Oleksandr
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Slobidskyi Krai
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Office of General Prosecutor

Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention a kindergarten in the town of Chuhuiv (Чугуїв). Analyzing audiovisual material from sources we have identified the kindergarten as Chuhuiv Kindergarten No. 3 (Чугуївський дитячий садок № 3), and narrowed the location of the casualty there down to the following exact coordinates: 49.831893, 36.684352.

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  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    Objectiv News

  • Tagged visual material from Google Maps. There are two staircases like this mirrored on each side of the kindergarten, but it is this staircase which matches the orientation of images from the strike

    Imagery:
    Карина Босенко

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
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • 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

RUK058

Incident date

March 14, 2022

Location

вул. Свободи та Парк Горького, Svobody Street and Gorky Park, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.003469, 36.237987 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Additional Geolocations

50.019614, 36.245152 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to eight people were killed and two others were wounded by alleged Russian or Ukrainian airstrikes/shelling of Svobody Street and Gorky Park in Kharkiv on March 14, 2022.

The head of the Kharkiv regional state administration, Oleg Sinegubov, reported on a car of Help Army volunteers: “A 26-year-old boy died from serious wounds and a woman was wounded. The number of casualties is being established. A total of 65 shots were recorded during the day.” Fakty.ua added that the injured woman was treated in the hospital to have shrapnel removed.

Another volunteer with Help Army wrote on her Facebook a memorial for the victims and identified them as brother and sister. The volunteer wrote “It seemed to be an ordinary volunteer day… We wanted to congratulate the volunteers, recorded a video greeting from the Muzbat guys. We managed to do a lot, but there were two parcels left for the soldiers. We are on our way. “Grad”! “Grads”! “Grads!”

Ukrainska Pravda quoted State Emergency Service of Kharkiv Oblast who reported that emergency teams rescued three people from under the rubble and found the bodies of seven dead under the rubble of houses.

Truexa News provided details that at least two people were killed by shelling of their home on Svoboda street, and one person who was in the basement survived. Anatoliy Torianyk, deputy head of the Main Department of Emergency Situations in Kharkiv region added that at the time there was information about up to three other people under the rubble and Nv.ua added that one person was injured in the same incident. These casualties were likely included in the total of (seven bodies) provided by the State Emergency Service.

Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office announced that they were investigating “violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with premeditated murder (Part 2 of Art. 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)” related to the two civilians killed by shelling on Svobody Street in Kharkiv.

Focus News reported that Russian forces shelled Gorky Park of Culture and Recreation in Kharkiv, damaging several kiosks, creating craters in the ground, and landing near the roller coaster ride. Oleg Sinegubov described the shelling of central Kharkiv as “The occupants fired two rockets at the central part of Kharkiv in one day. They fired from the Smerch multiple rocket launcher in the area of Gorky Park, Sumskiy Market, and the intersection of Sumskaya and Dynamovskaya.” According to Focus News, Gorky Park is one of the largest entertainment centers in Europe.

Comments.Ua added that Russian airstrikes also struck a four-storey building in the city centre. Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group reported that on the ground floor of the house there were shops and catering establishments, and on the next level people lived.

Deputy head of the Main Department of Emergency Situations also reported that the shelling damaged a gas pipeline and rescue services blocked the gas leak.

While the majority of the sources attributed the airstrikes/shelling to Russian forces, a source which sometimes expresses Russian sympathies, Kharkov Nash, posted on Telegram that “it is quite possible that most of today’s “arrivals” are “internal arrivals” and that the shelling on Gagarin Street in the city center, Pushkinskaya Street, and Gorky Park were similar to Grad or Smerch rockets, and that Ukrainian artillery is concentrated close by. Kharkov Nash also stated that Russians had not hit Kharkiv with Iskanders yet.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR53346.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Gas facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 8
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • 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 (39) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (49) [ collapse]

  • Damage to parts of Gorky Park in Kharkiv caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Focus News)
  • Damage to parts of Gorky Park in Kharkiv caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Focus News)
  • Damage to parts of Gorky Park in Kharkiv caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Focus News)
  • Damage to parts of Gorky Park in Kharkiv caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Focus News)
  • Damage to parts of Gorky Park in Kharkiv caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Focus News)
  • Damage to parts of Gorky Park in Kharkiv caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Focus News)
  • Damage to Gorky Park and close by homes caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News via Telegram)
  • Damage to Gorky Park and close by homes caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News via Telegram)
  • Damage to Gorky Park and close by homes caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News via Telegram)
  • Damage to Gorky Park and close by homes caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News via Telegram)
  • Damage to Gorky Park and close by homes caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News via Telegram)
  • Damage to a four-story residential building on Svobody Street near the Kharkiv Regional State Administration caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News via Telegram)
  • Rescue workers respond to fire and destruction to a four-story residential building on Svobody Street near the Kharkiv Regional State Administration caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News via Telegram)
  • Rescue workers respond to fire and destruction to a four-story residential building on Svobody Street near the Kharkiv Regional State Administration caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News via Telegram)
  • Rescue workers respond to fire and destruction to a four-story residential building on Svobody Street near the Kharkiv Regional State Administration caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News via Telegram)
  • Rescue workers respond to fire and destruction to a four-story residential building on Svobody Street near the Kharkiv Regional State Administration caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News via Telegram)
  • Rescue workers respond to fire and destruction to a four-story residential building on Svobody Street near the Kharkiv Regional State Administration caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS Kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Rescue workers respond to fire and destruction to a four-story residential building on Svobody Street near the Kharkiv Regional State Administration caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS Kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Rescue workers respond to fire and destruction to a four-story residential building on Svobody Street near the Kharkiv Regional State Administration caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS Kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Rescue workers respond to fire and destruction to a four-story residential building on Svobody Street near the Kharkiv Regional State Administration caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS Kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Rescue workers respond to fire and destruction to a four-story residential building on Svobody Street near the Kharkiv Regional State Administration caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS Kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Damage to Kharkiv caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv_1654 via Telegram)
  • Damage to Kharkiv caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv_1654 via Telegram)
  • On March 14, a four-story building was destroyed in the center of Kharkiv as a result of an air strike. This is stated on Facebook of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
  • Damage to a four-story residential building on Svobody Street near the Kharkiv Regional State Administration caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Portal.lviv.ua)
  • Damage to a four-story residential building on Svobody Street near the Kharkiv Regional State Administration caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • Damage to a four-story residential building on Svobody Street near the Kharkiv Regional State Administration caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • Damage to a four-story residential building on Svobody Street near the Kharkiv Regional State Administration caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • Damage to a four-story residential building on Svobody Street near the Kharkiv Regional State Administration caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Depo Kharkiv)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Depo Kharkiv)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Depo Kharkiv)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Depo Kharkiv)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office
  • Rescue workers respond to fire and destruction to a four-story residential building on Svobody Street near the Kharkiv Regional State Administration caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS via Facebook)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by DSNS
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Anzhela Denisenko
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Dozor.ua
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Kharkov Now
  • Kharkov 14.03.22 more airstrikes on the city! Open your eyes if there are those who think this is a harmless special operation! Go the fuck back to your motherland and get yourselves in order
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Anton Boltik

Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention a building struck on Svobody Street (вул.Свободи), and the Maxim Gorky Central Park for Culture and Recreation (Парк культури і відпочинку «Максим Горький») in the city of Kharkiv (Харків). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location of the Svobody Street strike down to the following exact coordinates: 50.003469, 36.237987. The generic coordinates for Gorky Park are: 50.019614, 36.245152. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    Portal.lviv.ua

  • 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
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Gas facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 8
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • 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 (39) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TS496

Incident date

March 15, 2022

Location

قرية الجات, Al Jat village, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.636817, 38.032688 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two civilians were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on Al-Jat village on March 15, 2022.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a drone struck Al-Jat village in the northeast of Manbij city with several bombs, injuring two civilians.

A Facebook post from Hawar News quoted the media center of the Manbij Military Council, who said that Turkish forces bombed multiple villages northeast of the city of Manbij, without mentioning any casualties.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • 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
    Turkish Military

Sources (3) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Jat (الجات), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.636817, 38.032688. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • 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
    Turkish Military

Sources (3) [ 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

RUK061

Incident date

March 16, 2022

Location

Новосалтівський будівельний ринок, Novosaltivsʹkyy Budivelʹnyy market, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.024054, 36.340958 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between two to three civilians were reportedly killed and at least five others, including three rescuers, were injured by alleged Russian shelling of a market on Heroiv Pratsi St in Kharkiv on March 16, 2022.

Suspilne News reported that three people were killed and five people were injured when a fire caused by Russian shelling broke out in the Heroiv Pratsi metro area.

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine (DSNS) released a statement that “At 4:20 p.m., the fire on the territory of the market was extinguished on an area of 3,600 square meters. As a result of the shelling, 3 people died and 5 people were injured.” DSNS added that 51 people and nine pieces of equipment were involved in putting out the fire.

Wikipedia News reported that two people were killed and five others were wounded from the shelling of the market.

According to @ICTV_Fakty, in addition to the three killed and five wounded, three rescuers were hospitalized.

The department of administrative services of the Kharkiv City Council was quoted as saying that three projectiles hit the area of Heroiv Pratsi market, causing the pavilions to catch fire. Wikipedia News added that the shelling also caused damage to windows in residential buildings and schools.

The majority of sources attributed the shelling of the market to Russian forces. However, Perviy Kharkovskyi, a Telegram account with a clear pro-Russian stance, blamed Ukrainian forces for starting the fire, stating that “people were standing at the “new post office,” section 6, and could see perfectly well who was shooting” (referring to the Ukrainians).

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR53554 and Bellingcat code CIV0405.

The incident occured at 13:52:00 local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Marketplace
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–8
  • 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 (26) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (23) [ collapse]

  • Saltivka Kharkiv
  • a fire at the market in the Heroiv Pratsi on March 16, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • The fire in the market near the Heroiv Pratsi metro station, which arose as a result of shelling of Kharkiv by the Russian army, covered about 3.6 thousand square meters. m. Three people died, there are wounded. "At 4:20 p.m., the fire on the territory of the market was extinguished on an area of 3,600 square meters. As a result of the shelling, 3 people died and 5 people were injured," the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported.
  • a fire at the market in the Heroiv Pratsi on March 16, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • a fire at the market in the Heroiv Pratsi on March 16, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • a fire at the market in the Heroiv Pratsi on March 16, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • A fire at the market in the Heroiv Pratsi on March 16, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
    A fire at the market in the Heroiv Pratsi on March 16, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • a fire at the market in the Heroiv Pratsi on March 16, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • a fire at the market in the Heroiv Pratsi on March 16, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • Damage from a fire at the market in the Heroiv Pratsi on March 16, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • Rescue workers put out a fire at the market in the Heroiv Pratsi on March 16, 2022. (Image posted by vgorode.ua)
  • Rescue workers put out a fire at the market in the Heroiv Pratsi on March 16, 2022. (Image posted by vgorode.ua)
  • Rescue workers put out a fire at the market in the Heroiv Pratsi on March 16, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS via Telegram)
  • Rescue workers put out a fire at the market in the Heroiv Pratsi on March 16, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS via Telegram)
  • Rescue workers put out a fire at the market in the Heroiv Pratsi on March 16, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS via Telegram)
  • Rescue workers put out a fire at the market in the Heroiv Pratsi on March 16, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS via Telegram)
  • Saltovsky market Heroes of labor Kharkiv
  • In Kharkiv, a market was shelled, there are dead and wounded, Suspilne reports, citing data from the emergency medical center. Paramedics continue to work on the spot, the exact number of dead and wounded is being specified.
  • The market is on fire after shelling, smoke for the whole Kharkov
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Natalia Romanchak
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by visti.news

Geolocation notes (4) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention the Novosaltivsʹkyy Budivelʹnyy market (Новосалтівський будівельний ринок) in the vicinity of Heroiv Prasti (Героїв Праці) metro station. Analysing audio-visual material from sources we have narrowed down the location to these exact coordinates: 50.024054, 36.340958.

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  • Imagery:
    Maidan Monitoring

  • Imagery:
    Maidan Monitoring

  • Imagery:
    Suspilne

  • 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 infrastructure
    Marketplace
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–8
  • 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 (26) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK062

Incident date

March 16, 2022

Location

проспект Тракторобудівників, 55 б, 55B Traktorobudivnykiv Avenue, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.989101, 36.340268 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One civilian, a woman, was killed by alleged Russian shelling of Saltivka, Kharkiv on March 16 2022.

Multiple sources posted a video of an explosion in Saltivka. A Bellingcat comment mentions that the explosion occurred next to an ice hockey rink, and next to a burning vehicle appears to be a fatality. Truexa News mentions that a woman died, and were looking to identify who it was by the car number.

Truexa News attributed the explosion to shelling carried out by Russian forces.

No other information was available on this incident.

This assessment has reference to Bellingcat code CIV0398.

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 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 (8) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]

  • New round of Russian strikes on Saltivka, Kharkiv

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Before the war, we walked through this park with my husband, holding hands. It's such happiness - to hold his right hand with your left hand and just walk next to him... #Kharkiv #Ukraine️ Saltovka...

Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention a strike in the vicinity of an ice rink in the Saltivka (Салтівка) neighbourhood of the city of Kharkiv (Харків). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 49.989101, 36.340268.

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    Imagery:
    Truexanewsua

  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    Truexanewsua

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 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 (8) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4443

Incident date

March 16, 2022

Location

معارة النعسان, Miznaz, Maarat Al-Naasan, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

36.035556, 36.838611 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Mustafa Haidar, aged 11, was injured while grazing sheep, when a Russian or Syrian regime forces shell hit him on March 16th 2022, in the town of Miznaz, on the outskirts of Maarat al-Naasan, in the northeastern countryside of Idlib.

The Syrian Civil Defense said that they inspected the site that was bombed and made sure that there were no other casualties.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (1)

Mustafa Haider
11 years old male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (8) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • One child was injured as a result of alleged Russian or Syrian shelling on the outskirts of Maarat Al-Naasan on March 16th 2022 (Image via SCD / Facebook)
  • Mustafa Haider, aged 11, was injured as a result of alleged Russian or Syrian shelling on the outskirts of Maarat Al-Naasan on March 16th 2022 (Image via @Almohrar1 / Twitter)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Maaret Al Nassan (معارة النعسان), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.035556, 36.838611. 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
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (8) [ collapse]