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Incident Code

RUK076

Incident date

March 21, 2022

Location

вул. Дружби Народів 263, 263 Druzhby Narodiv St, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.033671, 36.365376 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Alleged Russian shelling in the Saltivka district of Kharkiv on the night of March 21st 2022 saw one man injured when a projectile hit the yard of a house. Civilians transported the man to hospital via civilian transport. This incident occurred on the third night of a spree of shelling incidents across Kharkiv. The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group reported the incident, citing Truexa News as a source.

No other information is available at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    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]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention a strike in the vicinity of the apartment block at 263 Druzhby Narodiv Street (вул. Дружби Народів 263), in the Saltivka (Салтiвка) district of the city of Kharkiv (Харків). The generic coordinates for this building are: 50.033671, 36.365376. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    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]

Incident Code

RUK078

Incident date

March 22, 2022

Location

Лозова, Lozova, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

48.888770, 36.309767 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On Tuesday March 22nd 2022, one civilian was reportedly killed and up to nine others injured by an alleged Russian missile strike in the city of Lozova, in the region of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine.

Suspilne Kharkiv telegram channel monitored the accounts of injuries to civilians from two, to four, to finally eight. Most sources, such as Truexa news telegram channel, and Espreso.tv reported eight wounded civilians, while AOAV, the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, and Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union accounted for nine. Suspilne Kharkiv telegram channel, AOAV, and Ukrinform account also for one civilian fatality in the attack. Atn.ua confirmed that all the victims are civilians and Suspilne Kharkiv telegram channel reported that there were no children among them.

As a result of the four missiles accounted by Truexa news ua telegram channel and Slovoidilo, more than 20 residential buildings were hit and destroyed at around 15:30, including schools and kindergartens according to the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group report, in addition to several boiler rooms causing boiler plants in the city to be switched off according to the Kharkiv Times. The Mayor of Lozova, Serhii Zelenskyi, published a video on Facebook confirming the attack and the head of the Kharkiv State Administration Oleg Sinegubov announced that the equipment of the boiler plants was not damaged, the workers were safe and the city was working to restore heat and gas supplies, as reported by Ukrinform, Espreso.tv, and Kharkiv Times.

The suspected attacker is alleged to be Russia, as reported by most of the sources including Kharkiv Times, Ukrinform, and Espreso.tv, although responsibility has been contested by Perviy Kharkovsky telegram channel, a Ukrainian Telegram channel with a clear pro-Russian stance, which challenging Sinegubov’s declarations that Russia was responsible for the shelling.

This incident has ACLED’s reference code: UKR53879

The incident occured at approximately 4:00 pm local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–9
  • 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 (40) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (28) [ collapse]

  • Arrival of shells in Lozova on March 22, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa news ua via Telegram)
  • Residents of Lozova fix damage caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 22, 2022. (Image posted by ХС_Kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Residents of Lozova fix damage caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 22, 2022. (Image posted by ХС_Kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Residents of Lozova fix damage caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 22, 2022. (Image posted by ХС_Kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Residents of Lozova fix damage caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 22, 2022. (Image posted by ХС_Kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Residents of Lozova fix damage caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 22, 2022. (Image posted by ХС_Kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Residents of Lozova fix damage caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 22, 2022. (Image posted by ХС_Kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Residents of Lozova fix damage caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 22, 2022. (Image posted by ХС_Kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Residents of Lozova fix damage caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 22, 2022. (Image posted by ХС_Kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Residents of Lozova fix damage caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 22, 2022. (Image posted by ХС_Kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Residents of Lozova fix damage caused by alleged Russian shelling on March 22, 2022. (Image posted by ХС_Kharkiv via Telegram)
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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Lozova (Лозова), for which the generic coordinates are: 48.888770, 36.309767. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–9
  • 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 (40) [ collapse]

Incident Code

YS128

Incident date

March 23, 2022

Location

اعزاز, A'zaaz, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.581669, 37.050417 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least one male civilian was killed and up to nine others were injured, including a child and a woman, in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces’ shelling of the city of A’zaaz on March 23, 2022.

Euphrates Post reported that Syrian Defense Forces shelled the city of A’zaaz with more than 15 rockets, which resulted in the killing of the civilian Ahmed al-Khalaf and the injury of seven other people, including a child. Sources added that “the rockets landed near the Al-Dalla roundabout in the city of Azaz, in a densely populated area, and in the vicinity of the Azaz Security Directorate.”

@DeirEzzorNow identified one civilian as being killed, adding that six other civilians were injured, including a child and an elderly man. @DeirEzzorNow also provided the names of the civilians injured: Muhammed Ural, Muhammad Khalaf, Ahmed Hajola bin Hassan, Zakaria Halabiya, Nawaf Al-Kadour.

Macro Media Center added that a woman was also in critical condition from the shelling. A tweet from @SYRMMC put the injury count at four while Azzaz media centre posted on Facebook that nine people were injured.

Ramadan Abu Nayef, 60 years old, recounts the moments when his house was subjected to artillery shelling: “We were 8 people in the house, we were having lunch, we heard the sound of the shells coming down the lane immediately and we were distributed in the rooms, but suddenly there was a very strong sound, and dust filled the place, the targeting was inside our house and a few meters away from one of my children, but thank God no one was injured, and we survived Miraculously, from death, when this crime does not continue, we have the right to live in safety, without bombing and without fear.”

@ShahbaPress identified “Katyusha rockets” as being used during the attack. Syrian Network for Human Rights added that the shells hit residential buildings in the city and “the bombing caused severe damage in the areas that were hit.” In addition, Enab Baladi News mentioned that public facilities were also subject to artillery shelling.

The majority of sources attributed the strikes to the Syrian Democratic Forces while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “rockets have been fired from areas controlled by the Regime and Kurdish forces”.

The incident occured in the afternoon.

The victims were named as:

Ahmed al-Khalaf أحمد نواف الخلف
Age unknown male killed
Muhammed Ural محمد اورال
Age unknown injured
Muhammad Khalaf محمد خلف
Age unknown injured
Ahmed Hajola bin Hassan احمد حاجولة بن حسن
Age unknown injured
Zakaria Halabiya زكريا حلبية
Age unknown injured
Nawaf Al-Kadour نواف الكدور
Age unknown injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–9
  • 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
    Syrian Democratic Forces

Sources (47) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (31) [ collapse]

  • The first moments of the response of our teams to artillery shelling on residential neighborhoods in the city of #Azaz came from areas controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces and the regime forces north of #Aleppo, today, Wednesday, March 23, which led to the death of a civilian and the injury of 6 others.
  • A martyr was killed and a number of civilians were wounded, including a woman in a critical condition, as a result of a missile shelling by the Qasd militia on the city of Azaz in the countryside of Aleppo

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    Civilians killed and injured in alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by @DeirEzzorNow)
  • Names of the alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by @DeirEzzorNow)
  • Rescue crews respond after alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefense)
  • Rescue crews respond after alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefense)
  • Destruction caused by alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefense)
  • Rescue crews respond after alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefense)
  • Destruction caused by alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • Destruction caused by alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • Destruction caused by alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • Destruction caused by alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • Destruction caused by alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • Destruction caused by alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • Destruction caused by alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • Destruction caused by alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • Destruction caused by alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • Destruction caused by alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • Destruction caused by alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • Destruction caused by alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by Azzaz media centre)
  • Hospital where injured civilians were taken after alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by Azzaz media centre)

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    Civilian injured in alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by@soryhar_5)
  • Smoke and dust from alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by @ahmads2021)
  • Smoke and dust from alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by @ahmads2021)
  • Man injured in alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by Omar Al Tallawi via Facebook)

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    Man injured in alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by Omar Al Tallawi via Facebook)

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    Civilians injured in alleged SDF strikes on A'zaaz on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by Radwan Mohammed al Shahwan via Facebook)

Geolocation notes (1) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention the Al-Dalla roundabout (دوار الدلة), within the city of A’zaaz (اعزاز), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.581669, 37.050417. Analysing audio-visual material from sources we have located one image in the area of Al-Dalla roundabout at the coordinates: 36.579069, 37.045456. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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  • Tagged audio-visual material from sources. Imagery: Azazz Media Office

Syrian Democratic Forces Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Democratic Forces
  • Syrian Democratic Forces position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–9
  • 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
    Syrian Democratic Forces

Sources (47) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4444

Incident date

March 23, 2022

Location

بلدتي معارة النعسان و كفرنوران, between Maaret Al Nassan and Kafar Nuran, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

At least two civilians, farmers, were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling between the towns of Maarat Al-Naasan and Kafr Nuran on March 23, 2022.

The Syrian Civil Defense reported that two farmers were injured in artillery shelling by Syrian regime and Russian forces on agricultural fields between the towns of Maarat Al-Naasan and Kafr Nuran.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights added that the shelling occurred near the administrative border with Aleppo province.

A tweet from @Blal_Haj_Ahmad, a local reporter, stated that “more than 50 mortar and artillery shells” had been launched in the vicinity of the village of Maarat Al-Naasan., in conjunction with the flight of reconnaissance planes in the area.

The majority of sources that reported on the incident attributed the shelling to regime forces, with North Press Agency specifically blaming “Syrian government forces stationed in the 46th Regiment”. However, the Syrian Civil Defense and Enab Baladi New mentioned both the regime and Russia as being responsible for the injuries. Enab Baladi added that the town is close to the front lines between Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and the regime forces.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Al Qaeda/HTS

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Impact from shelling on an agricultural field between the towns of Maarat Al-Naasan and Kafr Nuran on March 23, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Syrian Regime Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Regime
  • Syrian Regime position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Al Qaeda/HTS

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK079

Incident date

March 24, 2022

Location

вул. Академіка Павлова, 120, “Нова Пошта”, “Nova Poshta,” 120 Akademika Pavlova Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.006708, 36.315684 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On March 24th, Russian troops allegedly launched shells from the Black Sea, striking a residential area in Kharkiv, killing six people and wounding at least another 15.

According to 24 Channel News, Russian forces fired upon a civilian area in which already exhausted civilians had gathered for humanitarian aid. Tweets from various users, including @eoin_mc_Sweeney and @maria_avdv described a scene in which civilians were waiting in lines for food and water, and called the Russian strike a “war crime”. Kharkiv Regional Administrator Oleg Sinegubov was quoted as saying,”In Kharkiv, in the area of Akademika Pavlova Street, the Russians fired long-range weapons at the Novaya Poshta post, near which Kharkiv residents were receiving humanitarian aid. According to preliminary data, 6 civilians were killed, another 15 were injured, and they were hospitalized in medical facilities. The number of victims is being determined.” Suspilne News provided the highest casualty count that six civilians were killed and 17 others were wounded.

A vast array of photographic and video evidence exists that captured the strike, including local security cameras according to Twitter user @cliffordlevy. Kh.depo.ua and censor.net conducted interviews with local witnesses who confirmed the death of civilians, but were not certain of an exact number.

Glavred.info reported that later in the night and in the morning on March 25th, Russian forces shelling the airport and the Metro supermarket. leg Synegubov, the head of the Kharkiv OVA, stated that a total number of 54 shelling, including artillery shells and mortar shells from rocket firing systems hit Kharkiv.

The majority of the sources that reported on the incident attributed the strike to Russian forces. However, two sources, Perviy Kharkovskyi – presumably Ukrainian Telegram channel with a clear pro-Russian stance,  and Kharkov Nash, a Ukrainian Telegram channel based in Kharkiv with local correspondents in the city, posted on Telegram speculation over who carried out the strike based on the type of weapon used – both stating that grad missiles are only used by Ukrainian forces, without directly accusing Ukraine of carrying out the attack. A tweet from @informatsia_obstanovka reported that rockets of the Uragan system with cluster elements carrying hundreds of pieces of debris were part of the attack and other source referred to “long range missiles” being launched from the Black Sea.

This incident has ACLED’s reference code: UKR54069 and Bellingcat’s reference code: CIV0533.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Naval bombardment
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Humanitarian aid distribution
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6
  • Civilians reported injured
    15–17
  • 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 (19) [ collapse]

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    Russian long-range weapons have hit civilians near a post office in Kharkiv, killing 6 and injuring 15, says the region's administrator, Oleg Sinegubov. The residents were queuing to receive humanitarian aid, he added. CNN could not independently verify the death toll.
  • Image showing what looks to be a rocket embedded in the road following Russian shelling of Kharkiv on March 24, 2022. (Image posted by @eoin_mc_sweeney)
  • Image showing what looks to be a rocket embedded in the road following Russian shelling of Kharkiv on March 24, 2022. (Image posted by @eoin_mc_sweeney)

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    Dead civilians killed by alleged Russian naval bombardment of Kharkiv on March 24, 2022. (Image posted by Informatsia_obstanovka via Telegram)
  • Dead civilians killed by alleged Russian naval bombardment of Kharkiv on March 24, 2022. (Image posted by Informatsia_obstanovka via Twitter)
  • Blood from victims following Russian shelling of Kharkiv on March 24, 2022. (Image posted by @informatsia_obstanovka)
  • Image showing what looks to be a rocket embedded in the road following Russian shelling of Kharkiv on March 24, 2022. (Image posted by @informatsia_obstanovka)
  • Dead civilians killed by alleged Russian naval bombardment of Kharkiv on March 24, 2022. (Image posted by @maria_avdv)

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    Video shows moment when Russian forces shelled civilians in Kharkiv when they queued for humanitarian aid today. At least 6 people were killed and 15 were wounded. Another war crime on Putin's long list of war crimes.
  • 03/24/2022. In Kharkiv, in the area of Akademika Pavlova Street, Russians fired long-range weapons at the Novaya Poshta post, near which Kharkiv residents were receiving humanitarian aid. According to preliminary data, 6 civilians were killed, another 15 were injured and hospitalized.
  • Image showing what looks to be a rocket following Russian shelling of Kharkiv on March 24, 2022. (Image posted by 24tv.ua)
  • "In Kharkiv, in the area of Akademika Pavlova Street, Russians fired long-range weapons at the Novaya Poshta post, near which Kharkiv residents were receiving humanitarian aid," Oleg Synegubov said. "According to preliminary data, 6 civilians were killed, 15 more were wounded, and were hospitalized in medical institutions. The number of victims is being determined. This is another war crime of the Russian occupiers!"
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian shelling of humanitarian aid line in Kharkiv on March 24, 2022. (Image posted by Kh.depo.ua)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian shelling of humanitarian aid line in Kharkiv on March 24, 2022. (Image posted by ATN News)
  • Graphic image of the dead civilians killed by alleged Russian naval bombardment of Kharkiv on March 24, 2022. (Image posted by Nashemisto.dp.ua)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Nadiya Yaninovych
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Natalia Romanchak

Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention strikes in the vicinity of a branch of “Nova Poshta” (“Нова Пошта”) on Akademika Pavlova Street (вул. Академіка Павлова) in the city of Kharkiv (Харків). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, Airwars has narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 50.006708, 36.315684.

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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
    Naval bombardment
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Humanitarian aid distribution
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6
  • Civilians reported injured
    15–17
  • 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

RUK081

Incident date

March 25, 2022

Location

Дергачі, Dergachi, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.109589, 36.114197 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On the night of March 25th 2022, one civilian was killed and up to three injured following a Russian drone and shelling attack in Dergachi. Dergachi House of Culture, a local government building, a hospital, several private houses, and a gas line were damaged leaving part of the city without heating.

All local sources reported one civilian death and varying numbers of injuries. One source on telegram claimed that three civilians were injured. Most Ukrainian news sources and Telegram posts reported at least one civilian injury. In the 24 hours within which the attack happened, Ukrainian sources reported that Russia had opened fire in the direction of Kharkiv over 55 times. UAinfo quoted the head of the Regional State Administration in Kharkiv saying that “Ukrainian soldiers had destroyed a Russian group belonging to the 59th Tank Regiment and that two enemy planes were shot down near Izyum”. No further information is available at this time.

This incident has ACLED’s reference code: UKR53877 and Attacks on health dataset code 34540.

The incident occured during the night.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Artillery, Drone Strike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Gas facility, Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–3
  • 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 (18) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (12) [ collapse]

  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling and drone strikes of Dergachi city center on March 25, 2022. (Image posted by H_saltovka via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling and drone strikes of Dergachi city center on March 25, 2022. (Image posted by H_saltovka via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling and drone strikes of Dergachi city center on March 25, 2022. (Image posted by H_saltovka via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling and drone strikes of Dergachi city center on March 25, 2022. (Image posted by H_saltovka via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling and drone strikes of Dergachi city center on March 25, 2022. (Image posted by H_saltovka via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling and drone strikes of Dergachi city center on March 25, 2022. (Image posted by H_saltovka via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling and drone strikes of Dergachi city center on March 25, 2022. (Image posted by H_saltovka via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling and drone strikes of Dergachi city center on March 25, 2022. (Image posted by H_saltovka via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling and drone strikes of Dergachi city center on March 25, 2022. (Image posted by H_saltovka via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling and drone strikes of Dergachi city center on March 25, 2022. (Image posted by H_saltovka via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling and drone strikes of Dergachi city center on March 25, 2022. (Image posted by Alekseivka_Kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Dermiskrada

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Derhachi (Дергачі), for which the generic coordinates are: 50.109589, 36.114197. 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, Artillery, Drone Strike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Gas facility, Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–3
  • 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 (18) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK080

Incident date

March 25, 2022

Location

Міська лікарня №1, City Hospital No.1, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.928187, 36.257216 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On March 25th 2022 at approximately 7:45am, Russian forces reportedly shelled the Osnovyansk district of Kharkiv, Ukraine, killing between four and five civilians and injuring three more. The shelling involved artillery fire on residential buildings and a city clinic dispensing humanitarian aid, with some sources referring to it as medical aid, damaging civilian’s houses and vehicles in its wake.

Initial reports put the death toll at 4, as noted by Informator.ua news who reported the shelling hit the clinic with rocket launchers, and resulting in the deaths of four civilians and injuries to three others. However, reports the following day from Allkharkov News stated that five civilians had been killed in the shelling.

Reports indicate that the strike hit the clinic where the center for issuing humanitarian aid was located, despite the absence of any Ukrainian military in the vicinity. Gazeta News reports that in response to this, an investigation was launched by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office. The investigation is currently ongoing, with law enforcement officials gathering evidence to bring the perpetrators to justice.

The strike in the Osnovyansk district is just one of many attacks that have occurred in the area that day. Oleg Sinegubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, said that Russia uses “Hail” and “Uragan” rocket salvo systems in Kharkiv without specifying if they were used during this attack, and other sources attributed the attack to rockets. All of the sources blamed “Russian forces” or the “occupiers” for the shelling.

This incident has ACLED’s reference codes UKR54070 and UKR54607 and Bellingcat’s code CIV0556.

The incident occured at approximately 7:45 am local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Humanitarian aid distribution
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4 – 5
  • 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 (16) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (8) [ collapse]

  • Remnants from alleged Russian shelling of Osnovyansk district on March 25, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Osnovyansk district on March 25, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutors Office via Telegram)
  • Graphic image of a victims of alleged Russian shelling of Osnovyansk district on March 25, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutors Office via Telegram)
  • Graphic image of a victims of alleged Russian shelling of Osnovyansk district on March 25, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutors Office via Telegram)
  • Graphic image of a victims of alleged Russian shelling of Osnovyansk district on March 25, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutors Office via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Osnovyansk district on March 25, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutors Office via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Osnovyansk district on March 25, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutors Office via Telegram)

Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention a clinic in the Osnovyansk (Основ’янськ) district of Kharkiv (Харків). Analysing audiovisual material from sources, we have narrowed the location of at least one of the casualties down to the following exact coordinates in the vicinity of City Hospital No.1 (Міська лікарня №1): 49.928187, 36.257216.

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    Imagery:
    Truexanews

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    Imagery:
    Truexanews

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
    Humanitarian aid distribution
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4 – 5
  • 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 (16) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK082

Incident date

March 26, 2022

Location

Барвінкове, Barvinkove, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

48.903505, 37.022460 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At approximately 11am on March 26th 2022, Russian forces reportedly shelled the town of Barvinkove in the Izyum district of Kharkiv, resulting in the deaths of at least four Ukrainian soldiers and one civilian, as well as causing a fire in a secondary school. Multiple Ukrainian news sources, and a number of posts on Telegram reported the attack and the deaths of the four personnel members and one civilian. All the reports stated that the number of civilian injuries was to be determined, with no source giving a figure. The fire in the secondary school, also referred to as a lyceum, was subsequently extinguished.

Investigators for the State Security Service of Ukraine, under the procedural leadership of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office have launched a pre-trial investigation into the alleged attack for violating the laws and customs of war, combined with intentional murder as per Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Perviy Kharkovskyi, a presumably Ukrainian Telegram channel with a clear pro-Russian stance and Kharkov Nash Telegram channel, a Ukrainian channel based in Kharkiv with local correspondents in the city, both claimed that the school was being used by Ukrainian forces to create a ‘human shield’ for the Ukrainian soldiers, therefore attempting to shift the blame onto Ukrainian forces by suggesting they had broken the laws of war themselves. One of the sources, Kharkov Nash, identified five soldiers as being killed in the attack, without directly contesting that the civilian killed was actually a soldier.

This incident has ACLED’s reference code: UKR54576.

The incident occured at approximately 11:00 am local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Ukrainian Military
  • Belligerents reported killed
    4–5

Sources (13) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Barvinkove on March 26, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office via Facebook)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Barvinkove on March 26, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office via Facebook)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Barvinkove on March 26, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office via Facebook)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Barvinkove on March 26, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office via Facebook)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Barvinkove (Барвінкове), for which the generic coordinates are: 48.903505, 37.022460. 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
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Ukrainian Military
  • Belligerents reported killed
    4–5

Sources (13) [ collapse]