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

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

RUK116

Incident date

April 13, 2022

Location

Немишлянський район, Nemyshlyanskyy District, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

Local sources reported on a shelling of Kharkiv on April 13th, 2022 was allegedly conducted by Russian forces, resulting in three civilians killed, including a woman and two men, and four others wounded, including a child.

According to the Helsinki.org.ua, the bombing began during the day when many people were out buying food or receiving humanitarian aid, with Kharkiv News explaining that the strike was during the afternoon. Suspilne News was informed by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s office representative Dmitry Chubenko that a 65 year old woman was killed, as were two men, aged 20 and 30. Among the four wounded was a 17 year as well as a 75 year old.

Objectiv News stated that the “shells of the occupiers, as always, hit civilian objects”, including residential high-rise buildings. Inkorr News offered more information about Russian forces, saying that Russian forces were using what was called a “people’s militia” to fire upon civilian locations. Helsinki.org.ua also mentioned that cluster munitions were used during the shelling.

This incident has reference to ACLED code UKR55694.

The incident occured in the afternoon.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1 woman2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (18) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the Nemyshlyanskyy district of Kharkiv on April 13, 2022. (Image posted by Objectiv News)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the Nemyshlyanskyy district of Kharkiv on April 13, 2022. (Image posted by Objectiv News)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the Nemyshlyanskyy district of Kharkiv on April 13, 2022. (Image posted by Objectiv News)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by 24ukraine

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the Nemyshlyanskyy District (Немишлянський район), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.96892, 36.3506. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1 woman2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (18) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK147

Incident date

April 25, 2022

Location

Безруки, Bezruky, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.17472311574266, 36.11798934018428 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Three civilians, a woman and two men, local to the village of Bezruky were reported to have been killed and a further individual injured as a result of shelling allegedly by Russian service personnel on April 25, 2022. Villagers in conversation with Suspline News confirmed these casualties occurred around noon in light of shelling that had begun at 6 in the morning and continued until at least 4pm the same day.

It is unclear if the civilians were killed by the impact of the shelling or, as reported by @ICTV_fakly, by the fires caused by the attacks. An image posted by Suspline News which may detail the scene of the deaths details a collapsed building due to the shelling. The roof appears to have been completely demolished with debris littering the street outside; the building is part of a row of storefronts.

Local community chairman to Dergachiv, Vyacheslav Zadorenko, described the day’s events as “In the city of Dergachi and almost all settlements, they [Russian military] beat artillery, hailstones and mortars. Almost all over the community there are destroyed houses, they are burning now”. Widely reported by sources such as Hromadske news, TSN.ua, and Rayon the Russian forces had additionally hit gas pipes, leaving homes and businesses within 2500 yards of the impact without gas.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR56477.

The incident occured around midday.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Gas facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1 woman2 men)
  • 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 (8) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Larisa Bodareva
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Valentyna Ostashko

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of village Bezruky (Безруки), for which the generic coordinates are: 50.17472311574266, 36.11798934018428. 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
    Gas facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1 woman2 men)
  • 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 (8) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK122

Incident date

April 15, 2022

Location

ХТЗ, KhTZ, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    7 – 10
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    34–50
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (33) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (24) [ collapse]

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

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

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

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the KhTZ area (XT3), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.945490, 36.374397. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    7 – 10
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    34–50
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (33) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK025

Incident date

March 2, 2022

Location

вул. Клочківська, Klochkivska St., Kharkiv, Ukraine

Airwars assessment

Between three and four policemen, and up to one civilian (in total four civilians), were reportedly killed and between nine up to “dozens” were reported injured when an alleged Russian missile hit a police headquarters in Klochkivskyi, Kharkiv, on March 2nd 2022.

RBC.ua and @HromadskeUA reported that one civilian and three policeman died as a result of the incident, and 15 people were injured. Vecherniy.kharkov reported that the State Emergency Service’s preliminary number is that in this attack there were four dead, nine injured. All other sources reported that four policeman died and “dozens” of civilians were injured. Following Airwars’s methodology, “dozens” have been captured in a conservative estimate in our range as 24.

State Emergency Service added that 21 units of State Emergency Service equipment were used and that 90 personnel were working on the site.

Kharkov Nash, a Telegram channel which sometimes takes pro-Russian stances, reported that because it was an airstrike, it was Russian forces but that it was targeted because there is special equipment stored there.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR52539.

The incident occured at approximately 8:10 am local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • Civilians reported injured
    9–24
  • 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 (34) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (19) [ collapse]

  • "On March 2, around 08:10 in Kharkiv, Russian planes bombed the central quarter of the city. The tank school, the air force university and the police department came under fire." (Image via RBC.ua)
  • "On March 2, around 08:10 in Kharkiv, Russian planes bombed the central quarter of the city. The tank school, the air force university and the police department came under fire." (Image via RBC.ua)
  • "On March 2, around 08:10 in Kharkiv, Russian planes bombed the central quarter of the city. The tank school, the air force university and the police department came under fire." (Image via RBC.ua)
  • "On March 2, around 08:10 in Kharkiv, Russian planes bombed the central quarter of the city. The tank school, the air force university and the police department came under fire." (Image via RBC.ua)
  • "On March 2, around 08:10 in Kharkiv, Russian planes bombed the central quarter of the city. The tank school, the air force university and the police department came under fire." (Image via RBC.ua)
  • "On March 2, around 08:10 in Kharkiv, Russian planes bombed the central quarter of the city. The tank school, the air force university and the police department came under fire." (Image via RBC.ua)
  • "On March 2, around 08:10 in Kharkiv, Russian planes bombed the central quarter of the city. The tank school, the air force university and the police department came under fire." (Image via RBC.ua)
  • "On March 2, around 08:10 in Kharkiv, Russian planes bombed the central quarter of the city. The tank school, the air force university and the police department came under fire." (Image via RBC.ua)
  • "On March 2, around 08:10 in Kharkiv, Russian planes bombed the central quarter of the city. The tank school, the air force university and the police department came under fire." (Image via RBC.ua)
  • "As a result of the morning shelling of buildings in the center of Kharkiv, 4 people died - one civilian and 3 policemen, 15 people were injured" (Image via @HromadskeUA)
  • Firefighters work to contain a fire in the complex of buildings housing the Kharkiv regional SBU security service and the regional police, allegedly hit during recent shelling by Russia, in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine on March 2, 2022.
  • Firefighters work to contain a fire in the complex of buildings housing the Kharkiv regional SBU security service and the regional police, allegedly hit during recent shelling by Russia, in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine on March 2, 2022.
  • Firefighters work to contain a fire in the complex of buildings housing the Kharkiv regional SBU security service and the regional police, allegedly hit during recent shelling by Russia, in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine on March 2, 2022.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention a police headquarters and a university building in central Kharkiv (Харків). The generic coordinates for the police headquarters are: 49.999316, 36.236265. The generic coordinates for the university building are: 49.999330, 36.235649. 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
    4
  • Civilians reported injured
    9–24
  • 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 (34) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK062

Incident date

March 16, 2022

Location

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

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

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

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

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

No other information was available on this incident.

This assessment has reference to Bellingcat code CIV0398.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

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

Sources (8) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]

  • New round of Russian strikes on Saltivka, Kharkiv

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

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

Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

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

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  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    Truexanewsua

  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    Truexanewsua

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

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

Sources (8) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK101

Incident date

April 7, 2022

Location

Салтовка, ХТЗ, Олексіївка, Saltivka, KhTZ, Oleksiivka, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.003572, 36.333718 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Additional Geolocations

50.049446, 36.200257 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map 49.944289, 36.377515 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One woman was killed and 14 civilians were injured by alleged Russian shelling of residential areas in Oleksiivka, Saltivka, KhTZ on April 7, 2022, according to Ukrainian official Oleg Synegubov.

The head of the Kharkiv regional military-civilian administration Oleg Synegubov posted on Telegram that “the enemy” fired artillery at residential areas in Oleksiivka, Saltivka, KhTZ, injuring 14 people and killing one woman. Synegubov later added that in 24 hours, Russian forces fired about 48 artillery, mortar, thank, and anti-aircraft missiles in Kharkiv.

Local sources quoted information provided by Synegubov without providing additional details. No other information is known at this time.

This incident has reference to ACLED’s codes UKR55280 and UKR55373.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    14
  • 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 (7) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhoods of Oleksiivka (Олексіївка), Saltivka (Салтовка), and KhTZ (ХТЗ) in the city of Kharkiv (Харків). The generic coordinates for Oleksiivka are: 50.049446, 36.200257. The generic coordinates for Saltivka are: 50.003572, 36.333718. The generic coordinates for KhTZ are: 49.944289, 36.377515.

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Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    14
  • 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 (7) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK120

Incident date

April 15, 2022

Location

Дергачі, Derhachi, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

On April 15th, 2022 at least one civilian was reported killed and at least two were reported injured after a confirmed Russian shelling of the Dergachi district in Kharkiv.

24 Channel was the only source to report the death of one civilian and injury of two civilians due to the strike. However, Hromadske also reported that casualties emanated from the shelling of both Dergachi and Zolochev in Kharkiv on April 15th.

According to Ukrainska Pravda, residential areas of Dergachi were shelled causing “several fires during the night.”

Russian source Novosti Volgograda reported that “high-precision air-launched missiles” were launched during the night of the 15th.

All sources alleged Russian responsibility for the strike. Russian language sources corroborated the shelling, as Krasnaya Vesna cited Russian officer Konashenkov in reporting the destruction of “large accumulations of Ukrainian forces’ equipment and weapons” in the vicinity of Dergachi. The Russian MOD released a statement confirming this information.

This incident occurred at night.

This incident has reference to ACLED code UKR55811.

The incident occured during the night.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Declared strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • 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.
  • Known attacker
    Russian Military
  • Known target
    Ukrainian Military

Sources (8) [ collapse]

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:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Briefing by the Russian Ministry of Defence (15.04.2022)

◽️ The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue a special military operation in Ukraine.

◽️ In the city of Mariupol, a group of Russian troops and units of the People's Militia of the Donetsk Republic have completely liberated the Illich Iron and Steel Works from Ukrainian nationalists as a result of the offensive.

💥 Tonight, high-precision long-range sea-based Kalibr missiles struck a military facility on the outskirts of Kiev. The strike at the Zhulyansk Machine Building Plant Vizar destroyed the production and repair workshops of long- and medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems, as well as anti-ship missiles.

❗ The number and scale of missile strikes against Kiev facilities will increase in response to any terrorist attacks or sabotage on Russian territory by the Kiev nationalist regime.

💥 Russian air defence forces near the village of Gorodnya, Chernihiv region, while returning to the airbase with an S-400 surface-to-air missile system, shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter that attacked civilians in the village of Klimovo in Bryansk region on 14 April. An Su-27 fighter jet of the Ukrainian air force was shot down in the vicinity of the village of Lozovaya in Kharkiv Region.

💥 Also, eight Ukrainian drones were shot down near the settlements of Izyum, Levkovka, Novaya Astrakhan, Novaya Kuban, Shchastlivoye, Chernobaevka, and Chernovy Sokol.

💥 Seven enemy targets were hit by high-precision airborne missiles during the night. Among them:

◽️ a Tochka-U tactical missile launcher and a temporary deployment point of a Ukrainian nationalist formation, including up to 20 armoured vehicles and up to 50 nationalists, were destroyed near Yasenovoye;

◽️ in the areas of Dergachi, NovoyeLizavetivka, and Povstantske, accumulations of Ukrainian military equipment and weapons were destroyed;

◽️ in Mykolaiv and Parutino settlements, warehouses of rocket and artillery weapons and fuel were destroyed.

💥 Rocket Troops in Izyumskoye, Kharkiv region, liquidated a mercenary unit of a Polish private military campaign as a result of a strike. Up to 30 Polish mercenaries were killed.

💥 221 Ukrainian military facilities were also hit, including: 12 command posts, 176 strongholds and areas of concentration of the enemy's manpower; 12 artillery firing positions were suppressed.

💥 Operational and tactical aviation destroyed 13 Ukrainian military facilities overnight. Among them: two rocket and artillery weapons depots and 10 areas of concentration of personnel and Ukrainian military equipment.

💥 Army aviation in the Gusarovka and Volobuyevka areas destroyed accumulations of manpower and Ukrainian military equipment, including: three strongholds, 9 armoured vehicles and vehicles of various purposes.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Declared strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • 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.
  • Known attacker
    Russian Military
  • Known target
    Ukrainian Military

Sources (8) [ collapse]