Russian Military in Ukraine

Russian Military in Ukraine

A member of the Ukrainian Emergency Service looks at the City Hall building in the central square following shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Pavel Dorogoy)

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Incident Code

RUK084

Incident date

March 27, 2022

Location

на автодорозі між с. Шевелівка та с. Гусарівка, Highway between Shevelivka and Husarivka, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.355437, 36.777411 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Street level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A family of three civilians, a woman, a man, and a 3-year-old child, were reported killed on March 27th, 2022 in the Izyum district of Kharkiv as the result of an alleged Russian shelling.

The press service of the Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office reported via Telegram that the family was found dead in a Honda CR-V car on the highway “between the village of Shevelivka and the village of Husarivka, Izium district.” According to gx.net, the car was found “in the middle of the road,” and the family was “killed on the spot.”

The Honda CR-V in which the family was travelling was found damaged on March 27th, 2022. Kharkiv Today reported that police officers found the vehicle “overturned” with the husband, wife, and child dead inside.

A pre-trial investigation was initiated into the violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with premeditated murder (Part 2 of Art. 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) under the procedural supervision of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office. According to preliminary data from the investigation, “Russian servicemen shelled the car with the family in it.” Sources are conflicted, however, as to whether the family was ‘shot’ or ‘shelled.’

All sources alleged Russian responsibility for the strike.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery, Ground operation
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1 child1 woman1 man)
  • Causes of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

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    Damage to a vehicle caused by alleged Russian shelling in Izium region on March 27, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office via Telegram)
  • Damage to a vehicle caused by alleged Russian shelling in Izium region on March 27, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office via Telegram)
  • Damage to a vehicle caused by alleged Russian shelling in Izium region on March 27, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office via Telegram)
  • Damage to a vehicle caused by alleged Russian shelling in Izium region on March 27, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office via Telegram)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Novopokrovsk United Territorial Community

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention a vehicle struck on the highway between the villages of Shevelivka (Шевелівка) and Husarivka (Гусарівка). The generic coordinates for this stretch of the road are: 49.355437, 36.777411. 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, Ground operation
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1 child1 woman1 man)
  • Causes of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK118

Incident date

April 14, 2022

Location

Слобідський район, Slobidskyi district, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.9495, 36.28493 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One civilian was killed and eight other civilians were reportedly injured when a Russian shell hit a garage cooperative on April 14th 2022 in the Slobid district of Kharkiv, as reported in local sources including by an injured man to Suspilne Kharkiv on YouTube.

Videos including on Telegram show images of destructed garages and cars and local civilians clearing up the rubble.

There is no further information about the injured or killed at this time.

This assessment has reference to ACLED Code UKR55744.

The incident occured in the evening.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    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 (4) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the Slobidskyi district (Слобідський район) of the city of Kharkiv (Харків), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.9495, 36.28493. 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
  • Civilians reported injured
    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 (4) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK170

Incident date

May 2, 2022

Location

Руська Лозова, Ruska Lozova, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.139418, 36.279486 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On May 2 2022, a convoy of vehicles engaged in the evacuation of Ruska Lozova was reportedly hit by mortar fire allegedly directed by Russian forces. According to local media, two cars were damaged and one civilian was injured.

In a post published on Facebook, Vyacheslav Zadorenko, mayor of the neighboring town Derhachi, described the event, stating, “Today we continued the evacuation of residents of Ruska Lozova. Entering the village, our evacuation column of vehicles came under enemy mortar fire, one of the volunteers was injured, whose car was mutilated by shell fragments.” Further detail was given to the outlet Suspielne Media by a volunteer involved in the effort, who said, “Five cars drove by, we drove in the second five in the second car. And as soon as we return to the village, two shells fall in front of us, one in the field, and the other in front of us, we drive up, one of our volunteers is standing, wounded hands, neck.”

According to the Ukrainian outlet Vikna, efforts to evacuate civilians from Ruska Lozova, which lies close to the North of Kharkiv along route E105, had been taking place for several days following the withdrawal of Russian forces. In its coverage of the events of May 2, it reported, “Despite continuous shelling, 200 people managed to be taken out, who had been in occupation for two months.” Kharkov Comments subsequently reported that this brought the total number of people evacuated from the community to 1500.

Ukrainian news outlets published photographs showing volunteers and local residents readying themselves for evacuation.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR57036.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

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

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (10) [ collapse]

  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Zadorenko
  • Members of an evacuation convey which came under fire from alleged Russian shelling in Ruska Lozova on May 2, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • Members of an evacuation convey which came under fire from alleged Russian shelling in Ruska Lozova on May 2, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • Members of an evacuation convey which came under fire from alleged Russian shelling in Ruska Lozova on May 2, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • Members of an evacuation convey which came under fire from alleged Russian shelling in Ruska Lozova on May 2, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • Members of an evacuation convey which came under fire from alleged Russian shelling in Ruska Lozova on May 2, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • Members of an evacuation convey which came under fire from alleged Russian shelling in Ruska Lozova on May 2, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • Members of an evacuation convey which came under fire from alleged Russian shelling in Ruska Lozova on May 2, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Ruska Lozova (Руська Лозова), for which the generic coordinates are: 50.139418, 36.279486. 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
    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
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK198

Incident date

May 12, 2022

Location

Балаклія, Balakliya, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

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

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

This incident has reference to ACLED code UKR57686.

No other information is available for this incident.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Balakliya (Балаклія), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.462248, 36.857606. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK037

Incident date

March 8, 2022

Location

Чугуїв, Chuhuyiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

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

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

Local sources attributed the shelling to Russian forces.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR53008.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

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

Sources (20) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (12) [ collapse]

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

Geolocation notes

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

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

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

Sources (20) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK072

Incident date

March 19, 2022

Location

Ізюм, Izium, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

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

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

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

This assessment has reference to ACLED Code UKR53895.

The incident occured during the night.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (1 woman)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

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

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Izium (Ізюм), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.209884, 37.265703. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (1 woman)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK109

Incident date

April 10, 2022

Location

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

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

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

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

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR55518.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

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

Sources (6) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

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

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention strikes in the vicinity of the French Boulevard (французский бульвар) shopping centre in the city of Kharkiv (Харків), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.990346, 36.290399. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

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

Sources (6) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK154

Incident date

April 27, 2022

Location

Салтівка, Saltivka, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

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

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

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

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

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

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR56622.

The incident occured in the evening.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–3
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (9) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

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

Geolocation notes (3) [ collapse]

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

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Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–3
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (9) [ collapse]