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Incident Code

RUK069

Incident date

March 18, 2022

Location

північна Салтівка, Saltivka, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.035340, 36.359933 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On March 18th 2022, alleged Russian bombardment struck the Saltivka area within Kharkiv. The initial reports described a Russian shell striking a residential building, killing one resident.

A wide array of news organizations and social media users reported that Russian shells struck a residential building, killing an elderly man in his apartment. Lb.ua offered the initial report that noted that an elderly man was killed in his home by a Russian shell when the missile struck a residential building. The victim was described as a ninety-six year old Holocaust survivor who survived Buchenwald, Dora-Mittelbau, Bergen-Belson, and Peenemunde. He was also listed as the Vice-President of the International Committee of Buchenwald.

Glavcom.ua News issued a poignant tweet that the victim survived Nazi concentration camps but could not survive “Russia’s denazification rescue operation”. Segodnya.us tweeted that the Buchenwald and Dora-Mittelbau Concentration Camp Memorial mourned the death of this Holocaust survivor.

Hromadske News offered a comprehensive report about the strike, quoted the victim’s daughter. She gave details about her father’s killing, saying that “only bones remained on the bed’s armored mesh, as he was lying”. Mayor Ihor Terekhov asked the city council to help remove the remains and offer financial aid to bury the man.

A plethora of news agencies, including Suspilne Media, CBS News, Nikvesti News, and Twitter users @Israel Threads, @Grey Kharkiv, and Firso Walex all offered reports on the death of a Holocaust survivor allegedly killed by Russian forces.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR54068.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

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

Sources (39) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • Damage to an apartment in north Saltivka caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 18, 2022. (Image posted by Lb.ua)
  • Damage to an apartment in north Saltivka caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 18, 2022. (Image posted by Lb.ua)
  • Vicitim of alleged Russian shelling on March 18, 2022. (Image posted by Lb.ua)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Saltivka (північна Салтівка), for which the generic coordinates are: 50.035340, 36.359933. 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
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (39) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK070

Incident date

March 18, 2022

Location

Харківський регіональний інститут державного управління, Kharkiv Regional Institute of Public Administration, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.991022, 36.254031 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On the morning of Friday March 18th 2022, a missile strike by alleged Russian shelling hit an educational building and two neighboring residential buildings, killing one civilian and injuring at least 11, in the town of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine.

Sources unanimously account for one civilian being killed, with ACLED Dataset reporting that it was a State Emergency employee whose death resulted from “repeated shelling during a rescue mission.” According to DSNS Telegram channel and Sunlitkh, a total of 55 people and 13 units were deployed with the State Emergency Service. Majority of the sources, including a report from the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union and Radio Svoboda, account for 11 civilians reported injured, with ACLED Dataset identifying one of them as a firefighter. Moreover, multiple sources such as Pravda news and the Kharkivlife telegram channel, report one person being under the rubble, later reported by @zynicism twitter account as rescued and not severely injured, technically raising the civilian injured count to 12.

Around 8.40 am a series of missile strikes hit Barabashovo market, as reported by the ACLED Dataset report, and according to the majority of sources, including Kharkiv Today, the six-story building of the Kharkiv Regional Institute of Public Administration of the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine was damaged. Moreover, most sources report damages to two neighboring residential buildings, where fires were extinguished according to, among other sources, Novynarnia news. According to LB.ua, information about the attack were also confirmed by the deputy head of Kharkiv OVA Roman Semenukha, and the head of the Main Department of the National Police of the Kharkiv region, Volodymyr Tymoshko, who published pictures of the damaged buildings and stated that the area was indeed residential and that a piece of the control unit of the missile had been recovered.

The vast majority of the sources identify the suspected attackers with the occupying Russian forces, including Radio Svoboda, Obozrevatel news, and the aforementioned local telegram channels such as Kharkivlife.

This assessment has reference to ACLED Code UKR53483.

The incident occured at approximately 8:40 am local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 healthcare_personnel)
  • Civilians reported injured
    11–12
  • 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 (24) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (19) [ collapse]

  • "In Kharkiv, as a result of enemy shelling, the building of a higher educational institution and residential buildings were damaged. There are dead and injured. This was reported to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine." (Image via Kharkivlife / Telegram)
  • "In Kharkiv, as a result of enemy shelling, the building of a higher educational institution and residential buildings were damaged. There are dead and injured. This was reported to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine." (Image via Kharkivlife / Telegram)
  • "In Kharkiv, as a result of enemy shelling, the building of a higher educational institution and residential buildings were damaged. There are dead and injured. This was reported to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine." (Image via Kharkivlife / Telegram)
  • "In Kharkiv, as a result of enemy shelling, the building of a higher educational institution and residential buildings were damaged. There are dead and injured. This was reported to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine." (Image via Kharkivlife / Telegram)
  • "In Kharkiv, as a result of enemy shelling, the building of a higher educational institution and residential buildings were damaged, at least one person died, 11 were injured, and one is under rubble." (Image via Pravda)
  • "In Kharkiv, as a result of rocket fire on the morning of March 18, the premises of the regional institute of public administration of the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine were destroyed." (Image via Ib.ua)
  • "In Kharkiv, as a result of rocket fire on the morning of March 18, the premises of the regional institute of public administration of the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine were destroyed." (Image via Ib.ua)
  • "In Kharkiv, as a result of rocket fire on the morning of March 18, the premises of the regional institute of public administration of the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine were destroyed." (Image via Ib.ua)
  • Emergency services attend to alleged Russian attack on March 18th 2022 in Kharkiv (Image via Suspilne.media)
  • Mukachevo.net
  • "As a result of shelling by Russian troops in Kharkiv on March 18, residential buildings and the building of a higher educational institution were damaged. One person died, one was buried under the rubble, and there are still other victims, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reports." (Image via Radiosvoboda / news)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the Kharkiv Regional Institute of Public Administration (Харківський регіональний інститут державного управління), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.991022, 36.254031. 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
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 healthcare_personnel)
  • Civilians reported injured
    11–12
  • 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 (24) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK071

Incident date

March 19, 2022

Location

ХТЗ, KhTZ, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.944289, 36.377515 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On the evening of Saturday March 19th 2022, shelling by alleged Russian forces hit the Industrial District of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, killing two civilians including a 9-year-old child.

Almost every source accounts for two civilians being killed, except for H_saltovka Telegram channel reporting five. However, every other source reported the victims as a 9-year-child and a man, identified by the Tipichnoe_xtz Telegram channel as the father of the child.

Early reports on the 19th from Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group and Twitter accounts such as @no_itsmyturn and @HeedoAbuLaban, referring to statements made by Oleg Synegubov, the head of the Kharkiv OVA, identified the child as a girl. However, later accounts on the 20th and 21st of March from Tipichnoe_xtz, H_saltovka, and Kharkiv_1654 telegram channels reported that according to Vyacheslav Markov, assistant chief of police in the Kharkiv region, the child was a boy.

The attack took place in the evening in several districts of Kharkov, such as Northern Saltovka and Bolshaya Danilovka, while also hitting residential buildings in the KhTZ area, as reported by Gx.net.ua, in the Industrial District of Kharkiv, where the two civilians were killed.

The suspected attacker is alleged to be Russia, as reported by Hromadske, Novynarnia, and ACLED, although responsibility has not been accepted explicitly.

This assessment has reference to ACLED Code UKR54066.

The incident occured in the evening.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 child1 man)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (21) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • "Today's shelling of different districts of Kharkiv: a child is among the dead" (Image via Gx.net.ua)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the KhTZ (ХТЗ) neighbourhood of the city of Kharkiv (Харків), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.944289, 36.377515. 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
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 child1 man)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (21) [ 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

RUK073

Incident date

March 19–20, 2022

Location

Індустріальний район, Industrial District, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.941939, 36.394095 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least five civilians, including a boy, an elderly woman, and a man, were reported killed in the Industrial District after alleged Russian night shelling of Kharkiv from March 19th to March 20th, 2022.

The five civilians, identified as residents of the Industrial District by Kharkiv Today, were reported “killed by shelling” according to Vyacheslav Markov, the assistant chief of the Kharkiv Oblast National Police.

The head of the regional military administration, Oleg Sinegubov, cited by Suspline.media, reported on national air about the death of a 9-year-old child and a man as a result of the shelling in the area of KhTZ. An elderly woman was identified by the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group as one of the five civilians reported killed. According to Kharkiv Today, “the exact number of dead and wounded is still unknown.”

Local sources were conflicted as to the date of the shelling resulting in five reported civilian deaths. Some sources report that the shelling occurred during the night from February 19th to 20th, and others from March 19th to March 20th. Sources are also conflicted as to whether Vyacheslav Markov reported that the incident took place in February or March.

The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group stated that the shelling of residential areas of KhTZ and Severnaya Saltivka “lasted for more than an hour.” According to Kharkiv Today, shelling was carried out at KhTZ, Rogan, Horizont, Bolshaya Danilovka, and Northern Satlovka.

Streets and Squares of Kharkiv reported via Facebook that about 20 fires broke out in Kharkiv during the day mainly in the Kievsky, Moskovsky, and Industrial districts. Over 20 rescuers were said to have been sent to eliminate fires and clean rubble from destroyed buildings. Kharkiv Today reported that rescuers “could not even drive up” to Kharkiv “due to constant volleys of enemy artillery.”

Streets and Squares of Kharkiv additionally reported over 27 trips by pyrotechnicians to eliminate explosive objects. @JohnnyRomashka via Twitter identified mines scattered throughout the region as the “main threat to civilians.”

All sources alleged Russian responsibility for the strike. The press center of the State Emergency Service in the Kharkiv region reported that the armed forces of the Russian Federation fired at Kharkiv’s civilian population from artillery systems.

According to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, an investigation has been launched regarding the five reported civilian deaths resulting from the shelling of Kharkiv. The Office reported via Facebook that investigators of the State Security Service of Ukraine in the Kharkiv Region have launched an ongoing pre-trial investigation into the “fact of violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with intentional murder (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine),” under the procedural leadership of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office.

The investigation confirmed that servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation “carried out artillery fire on a residential quarter of the Industrial District of Kharkiv,” resulting in five civilian deaths including a 9-year-old boy, on March 19th, 2022.

The incident has ACLED’s reference code: UKR54067.

This incident occurred in the evening.

The incident occured during the night.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (1 child1 woman1 man)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (59) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (30) [ collapse]

  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian shelling of the Industrial District on March 20, 2022. (Image posted by We_ukraine on Instagram)

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    Graphic image of the victims of alleged Russian shelling of the Industrial district in Kharkiv on March 20, 2022. (Image posted by Prokuratura_kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian shelling of the Industrial district in Kharkiv on March 20, 2022. (Image posted by Prokuratura_kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian shelling of the Industrial district in Kharkiv on March 20, 2022. (Image posted by Prokuratura_kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Shelling of Industrial district of Kharkiv on March 20, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Vyacheslav Markov
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Zychayny Belarus
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by ShoTam Zmіїv
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by MEDIA ZMIІЇV - operational news of Zmіїvshchina and Kharkiv region
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Chyzhevska Maryna
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Oksana Priymak
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by RBC UA
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Oxana Chelysheva
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Krasnograd community
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Marianna Fumarova
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Maidan blog post & information review
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Kharkiv life
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Lena Nikiforova
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Dmytro Bozhenko
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Olga Zhurbenko
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Alexey Ilinchik
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Where in Kharkov
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Streets and squares of Kharkiv .INFO
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Shanina Rowland
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Jimmy Mitchell
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian shelling of the Industrial District on March 20, 2022. (Image posted Segodnya)
  • On the night of March 20, only in one of the districts of Kharkiv - Industrial - several adults and a nine-year-old boy were killed as a result of shelling.
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian shelling of the Industrial District on March 20, 2022. (Image posted Telegraf)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the industrial district (Індустріальний район) of the Kharkiv (Харків), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.941939, 36.394095. 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
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (1 child1 woman1 man)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (59) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK074

Incident date

March 20, 2022

Location

ХТЗ, KhTZ, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.944289, 36.377515 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least one civilian, a man, reportedly died as a result of the shelling of residential areas of KhTZ in Kharkiv on March 20th, 2022.

According to the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, the civilian lived on the fifth floor of a five-story building and was allegedly killed when a projectile hit the building’s roof. Local sources @Tipichnoextz and @TipichnOYe KHTZ identified the victim as a man, and described that the civilian was killed when a shell “flew into the roof of the fifth floor.”

The Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union reported that buildings on Oleksandrivsky Ave. and on St. Gvardiytsiv-Shironyntsiv in KhTZ were particularly affected by the strike.

Though the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group reported that the KhTZ and Northern Saltivka districts were the “most exposed” to shelling, all areas of Kharkiv were shelled through the night from March 19th to March 20th, resuming during the evening of the 20th. The Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union stated that six people died as a result of the enemies’ 58 reported artillery attacks on the city during the day.

According to the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, a total of eight fires broke out as a result of shelling, and the State Emergency Service was reported to have made 30 trips to “clear debris and rescue people.”’ Firefighting was reportedly carried out in the Kyiv and Industrial districts of the city of Kharkiv, as well as the Kharkiv, Bogodukhiv and Izyum districts of the region, while search operations and demolition of debris were reportedly carried out in the Kyiv and Shevchenkiv districts of Kharkiv, as well as the Kharkiv district of the region.

All sources alleged Russian responsibility for the strike. This incident occurred in the evening.

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 man)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (8) [ collapse]

  • Damage caused by shelling of Kharkiv on March 20, 2022. (Image posted by Tipichnoextz via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by shelling of Kharkiv on March 20, 2022. (Image posted by Tipichnoextz via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by shelling of Kharkiv on March 20, 2022. (Image posted by Tipichnoextz via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by shelling of Kharkiv on March 20, 2022. (Image posted by Tipichnoextz via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by shelling of Kharkiv on March 20, 2022. (Image posted by Tipichnoextz via Telegram)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by TipichnOYe KHTZ

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the KhTZ (ХТЗ) neighbourhood of the city of Kharkiv (Харків), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.944289, 36.377515. 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
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK077

Incident date

March 20, 2022

Location

Харьковская исправительная колония (№43), Kharkiv Correctional Colony (No. 43), Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.936934, 36.386653 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On March 20th, 2022, an alleged Russian artillery shelling hit a penitentiary building and neighboring residential buildings, killing one civilian inside the prison, in the town of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine.

Sources unanimously account for one convict being hit by shrapnel in the lower back and died later in the hospital, with the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group reporting on the issues related to the evacuation of prisons and pretrial detention centers in case of attacks, with convicts remaining in their cells most of the air alerts. Moreover, majority of sources, including Kharkiv Times, quoted the announcement of an investigation led by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office and the State Security Service of Ukraine in the Kharkiv Region on the basis of “violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with intentional murder (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).”

As a result of the shelling the penal institutions building was partially destroyed.

The suspected attacker is alleged to be Russia, as reported by Kharkiv Times, Interfax, and Gordon ua.

This incident has ACLED’s reference code UKR54068.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • 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 (13) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention a strike on a correctional colony in Kharkiv’s industrial district (Індустріальний район) – Correctional Colony No. 43 (исправительная колония №43), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.936934, 36.386653. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

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

Incident Code

RUK075

Incident date

March 20, 2022

Location

Харків, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.982893, 36.270036 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

In the afternoon on March 20 2022, one civilian was reportedly injured by alleged Russian shelling of a green corridor being used by a humanitarian convoy in Kharkiv. According to local sources, small arms and artillery fire damaged a car moving along the humanitarian corridor and injured the driver. On the night of 19 March through to the morning of 21 March 2022, shelling occurred widely across a number of towns in the Kharkiv area.

Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group reported Russia as the responsible party for the shelling of the humanitarian corridor and wider attacks in the Kharkiv area.

No other information is available at this time.

The incident occured in the afternoon.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Humanitarian evacuation
  • 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
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Kharkiv (Харків), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.982893, 36.270036. 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 infrastructure
    Humanitarian evacuation
  • 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
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (2) [ collapse]