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

RUK144

Incident date

April 24, 2022

Location

Малинівка, Malinivka, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.799547, 36.714427 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On April 24th 2022, reported Russian shelling hit the village of Malinivka, in the Chuhuiv district of Kharkiv, injuring between two and five civilians, including one woman.

According to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, two men and a woman were injured. However, Nta.ua reported that five people were wounded in Malinovka as announced by the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleg Synegubov. Other local sources reported that two civilians, a man and a woman, were injured.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR56443

The incident occured at approximately 12:00 pm local time.

Summary

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

  • "In addition, today the occupiers also opened fire on Malynivka village of Chuguyiv district. Two men and a woman were injured." (Image via Prokuratura_Kharkiv / Telegram)
  • "In addition, today the occupiers also opened fire on Malynivka village of Chuguyiv district. Two men and a woman were injured." (Image via Prokuratura_Kharkiv / Telegram)
  • "In addition, today the occupiers also opened fire on Malynivka village of Chuguyiv district. Two men and a woman were injured." (Image via Prokuratura_Kharkiv / Telegram)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Malinivka (Малинівка), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.799547, 36.714427. 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
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–5
  • 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

RUK146

Incident date

April 24, 2022

Location

Калинове, Kalynove, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.43472546873763, 37.49781352728765 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A 60 year old woman was killed by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Kalynove on April 24, 2022.

The head of the Zolochiv community, Viktor Kovalenko, told Suspilne News that a 60 year old woman was killed because she did not have time to run to the cellar and came under fire from shelling. Overall, two houses in the village of Kalynove were completely destroyed and four more were damaged.

The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office also announced that they were investigating the artillery shelling in Kalynove village that resulted in the death of a woman and the destruction of more than five residential buildings.

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

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR56435.

The incident occured at approximately 1:00 pm local time.

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 (8) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Kalynove (Калинове), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.43472546873763, 37.49781352728765. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (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 (8) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK145

Incident date

April 24, 2022

Location

Чугуїв, Chuhuiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.83583638717929, 36.68639650583139 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A 59 year old civilian was killed and three other civilians, including a child and a woman, were injured by alleged Russian shelling of Chuhuiv on April 24, 2022.

Volodymyr Tymoshko, head of the Main Department of the National Police of the Kharkiv region, announced on Facebook that Russian shelling of Chuhuiv resulted in the injury to a child and her mother. The child was born in 2010 and sustained shrapnel injuries to the right and left thigh, and right and left shin. The mother was born in 1986 and sustained shrapnel injuries to the left thigh. Another local resident born in 1953 sustained shrapnel injuries to the back on the left and air accumulation in the lung cavity.

The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office announced they were conducting a pre-trial investigation into the artillery shelling of the city of Chuhuiv at around 12:00 resulted in the death of a 59 year old resident and the injury of three others, including an 11 year old boy, as well as damage and destruction to residential buildings.

Mayor Galina Minayeva confirmed to Suspilne Media that there was destruction in the private sector and high-rise buildings in Chuhuiv due to shelling.

All of the sources that reported on the incident attributed the shelling to Russian forces. Multiple local sources pointed out that the shelling occurred on Orthodox Easter holiday.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR56429.

The incident occured at approximately 12:00 pm local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • 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 (28) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Volodymyr Tymoshko

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Chuhuiv (Чугуїв), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.83583638717929, 36.68639650583139. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • 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 (28) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK140

Incident date

April 23, 2022

Location

Cалтівка, Saltivka, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.03534, 36.359933 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On the afternoon of April 23, there were reports of shelling by Russian forces in Kharkiv. This took place in Saltivka, an area within the city’s North Eastern Kyivskiy district, and reportedly resulted in four civilian injuries, including an elderly woman and those trying to rescue her, classifying this incident as a double tap strike. This has been reported by Ukrainian officials, local news outlets, and social media users.

Details of this attack were reported via @prokuratura_kharkiv, a Telegram channel operated by the office of Kharkiv’s regional prosecutor. According to a message posted to this channel, “on April 23, 2022, the Russian military carried out an artillery attack on the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv. As a result of the shelling, a 62-year-old woman was injured.” The same source added that emergency services personnel were injured when responding to this event, stating “When the police arrived at the scene of the shelling, they began to help with the transportation of the wounded woman. However, the Russian occupiers opened fire again in the area. As a result, three law enforcement officers were wounded.” As Ukrainska Pravda reported, this version of events was also communicated on Telegram by Oleg Sinegubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration.

Photos and video footage uploaded to Twitter and Telegram show significant damage to commercial and residential buildings in the area. A video posted to YouTube by the local outlet Public Kharkiv shows emergency services extinguishing numerous fires following the shelling.

Two videos posted by a known Russian source (@frmPFHOYKhUBtUL) accused Ukrainian forces of bombing Kharkiv but did not give any specific information about where or whether casualties resulted.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR56371.

The incident occured in the afternoon.

Summary

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

  • Kharkiv. The occupiers sent some "liberation"
  • Fire and damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Saltivka on April 23, 2022. (Image posted by @real_sight)
  • Kholodnogorsk district, Kharkiv

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    The aftermath of the shelling in Kharkiv
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Saltivka on April 23, 2022. (Image posted by @sternenko)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Saltivka on April 23, 2022. (Image posted by @sternenko)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Saltivka on April 23, 2022. (Image posted by @sternenko)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Saltivka on April 23, 2022. (Image posted by @UKRINFORM)
  • RUSSIAN SHELLS HIT A SUPERMARKET IN SALTOVKA ON APRIL 23. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES (Image posted by @ukrpravda_news)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Saltivka on April 23, 2022. (Image posted by Ukrinform News)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Saltivka on April 23, 2022. (Image posted by Ukrinform News)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Saltivka on April 23, 2022. (Image posted by Ukrinform News)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Saltivka on April 23, 2022. (Image posted by Ukrinform News)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention multiple strikes and fires in the neighbourhood of Saltivka (Салтівка), for which the generic coordinates are: 50.03534, 36.359933. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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

RUK137

Incident date

April 22, 2022

Location

Барвінкове, Barvinkove, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

48.902874, 37.020906 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

An elderly woman was killed by confirmed Russian airstrikes on the town of Barvinkove in Izium district around 1:15am on April 22, 2022.

The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office posted on Telegram that at around 1:15am, Russian forces fired aviation weapon launchers at the town of Barvinkove in Izium district, destroying more than 10 residential buildings. The mayor of Barvinkove Oleksandr Balo informed Suspilne News that a 60 year old woman was killed during the airstrikes. @livemapua also referred to one death from Russian forces, in additional to damage to several houses.

Russian news source Rusnext reported that according to the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, “a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter, a Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) and an electronic warfare station were destroyed at a field airfield near Barvenkove.” Another Russian source @MagaRu05 referred to three Ukrainian tanks being destroyed in Barvenkove. Neither of the sources referenced casualties.

The incident occured at approximately 1:15 am local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Declared strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • 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.
  • Known attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (13) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (11) [ collapse]

  • Damage to residential homes caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Barvinkove on April 22, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office via Telegram)
  • Damage to residential homes caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Barvinkove on April 22, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office via Telegram)
  • Damage to residential homes caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Barvinkove on April 22, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office via Telegram)
  • Damage to residential homes caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Barvinkove on April 22, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office via Telegram)
  • Damage to residential homes caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Barvinkove on April 22, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • Damage to residential homes caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Barvinkove on April 22, 2022. (Image posted by alekseevkakh via Telegram)
  • Damage to residential homes caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Barvinkove on April 22, 2022. (Image posted by alekseevkakh via Telegram)
  • Damage to residential homes caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Barvinkove on April 22, 2022. (Image posted by alekseevkakh via Telegram)
  • Damage to residential homes caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Barvinkove on April 22, 2022. (Image posted by alekseevkakh via Telegram)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by VistiKrasnograd
  • Russian military destroyed three Ukrainian tanks in the Barvenkovo area

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Barvinkove (Барвінкове), for which the generic coordinates are: 48.902874, 37.020906. 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 (22.04.2022)

◽️Вооруженные Russian Federation forces continue a special military operation in Ukraine.

💥 During the day, high-precision airborne missiles of the Russian Air Force hit 13 Ukrainian military facilities. This included two command and control posts, 11 strongholds and staging areas of manpower and Ukrainian military equipment. As a result of the strikes, up to two companies of nationalists, as well as 27 pieces of Ukrainian armoured equipment and vehicles were destroyed. In addition, a warehouse of missiles for Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile systems was destroyed in the village of Chervonne.

💥 The Russian Air Force's tactical and army aviation hit 26 Ukrainian military facilities. Among them: two command posts and 21 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment. Three missile and artillery weapons depots in the areas of Toretskiy, Komar and Bogatyr have been destroyed.

💥 Missile troops during the day hit: a command post, five areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment, as well as an artillery battery. Near the settlement of Barvenkovo, Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter, Buk-M1 surface-to-air missile system, as well as an electronic warfare station were destroyed at a field airfield.

💥Russian air defence forces destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of Velykhiye Prokhody, Shurovka, Kharkiv region, and Spartak, Donetsk People's Republic.

📊 A total of 140 aircraft, 107 helicopters, 523 unmanned aerial vehicles, 258 surface-to-air missile systems, 2,458 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 272 multiple rocket launchers, 1,069 field artillery guns and mortars, and 2,305 special military vehicles have been destroyed since the start of the special military operation.

◽️В The situation in Mariupol has returned to normal. Residents of the city have been able to move freely through the streets without hiding from the Ukrainian Nazis' shelling. Humanitarian aid is being delivered: food, water and everyday essentials. The authorities of the Donetsk People's Republic are organizing the clearing of streets from rubble and the removal of damaged Ukrainian military equipment.

◽️ All remnants of the Ukrainian Azov Nazis, together with foreign mercenaries from the USA and European countries, are securely blocked on the territory of the Azovstal plant. Our demands to release the women and children allegedly staying with them for free departure in any direction are ignored by the Nazis. The Nazis are informed on an hourly basis of the order of exit of civilians, if they are there, from the territory of Azovstal for further evacuation. This information is also communicated to representatives of the Kiev regime through Deputy Prime Minister Vereshchuk.

◽️ The retention by the Azov Nazis and foreign mercenaries of civilian hostages, if there are any, proves that they are not "defenders" but complete terrorists.

◽️ In this connection, the US State Department speaker's fed up attempts to habitually lie about the alleged retention by the Nazis of

Summary

  • Strike status
    Declared strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • 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.
  • Known attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (13) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK134

Incident date

April 20, 2022

Location

Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.993500, 36.230383 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Additional Geolocations

49.981915, 36.180724 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Three civilians, including a woman, were injured in alleged Russian shellings of the city of Kharkiv on April 20, 2022.

Oleg Sinegubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, posted on Telegram that a total of five civilians were injured throughout the day of April 20th – three were injured in the city of Kharkiv and two were injured in Chuguyiv district. Oleg added that there was a total of 15 shelling in Kharkiv using rocket salvo system.

Telegram user “Natalia Popova, volunteer” reported that one woman received a shrapnel wound in Kholodnaya Gora and was taken to the hospital by eyewitnesses. Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group also mentioned a woman injured by shelling in Kholodnaya Gora, specifying that she was injured around noon.

Oleg Sinegubo was the only source that attributed the shelling to Russian forces.

The incident occured at approximately 12:00 pm local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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 (5) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Kharkiv (Харків), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.993500, 36.230383. Reports also mention the neighbourhood of Kholodnaya Gora (Холодна гора), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.981915, 36.180724. 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
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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 (5) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK131

Incident date

April 18, 2022

Location

Основ’янский район, Osnovianskyi district, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.961461, 36.305721 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two civilians, a man and a woman, were killed by alleged Russian forces shelling on residential buildings and on a local playground in the Osnovianskyi district in Kharkiv,  on April 18th, 2022.

A statement from the Ministry of the Defense of Ukraine declared that Russian forces shelled residential buildings and playgrounds.  Hromadske News reported that two civilians were killed, a man and a woman, when Russian shelling began around 11:50am.  Numerous homes were damaged and destroyed.

Obozrevatel News described the two victims as dying “on the spot”, as Russian shells hit residential buildings and neighboring homes were damaged.  Tweets from @black_cerber, 2CrimeaUA1, @HromadskeUA, and @dw__ukranian all issued similar reports including images of the damage.

The incident has reference to ACLED code UKR56037.

The incident occured at approximately 11:50 am local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 woman1 man)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (18) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Graphic image of a victim of alleged Russian shelling of Osnovianskyi district in Kharkiv on April 18, 2022. (Image posted by @TridentUA)
  • Shelling of residential areas of Kharkiv on April 18: five people were killed In Kharkiv, three civilians were killed as a result of shelling by Russian troops of residential areas near the Palace of Sports. Two more people died from projectile fragments that fell on the playground on Gagarin Avenue.
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Osnovianskyi district in Kharkiv on April 18, 2022. (Image posted by @CrimeaUA1)

Geolocation notes (3) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention the Osnovianskyi District (Основ’янский район) of the city of Kharkiv (Харків). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 49.961461, 36.305721.

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    Suspilne

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    Suspilne

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 woman1 man)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (18) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK130

Incident date

April 18, 2022

Location

Немишлянський район, Nemyshlyanskyi district, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.961413, 36.306148 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On April 18th 2022, alleged Russian forces shelled a residential area of Nemyshlyanskyi district in Kharkiv. Local reports listed three civilian fatalities, including an elderly woman, and four civilians were wounded, including a 17 year old.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, through Channel 24, reported that Russian forces struck several residential buildings, resulting in the death of three civilians. The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office posted on Telegram that between 10:30 and 10:45am, Russian forces struck residential areas and the attack killed three people and damaged a home and a car.

This report was also issued by Suspilne News, which also included a statement from the Spokesman for the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office.  Dmytro Chubenko said Russia committed a “violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with intentional murder”. He went on to state that a 65 year old woman was killed, along with two men aged 20 and 30 respectively.  The report included new information, confirming that four people were wounded, with the youngest victim reportedly 17 years old, and the oldest listed as 75.

Glavcom.ua reported that a residential building, similar to a dormitory with a grocery store on the first floor, suffered the greatest destruction and that one of the civilians killed received a shrapnel injury near a food stand.

Censor News, Interfax News, Radiosvoboda, and Obozrevatel News corroborated this information as well.

This incident has reference to ACLED code UKR56037.

The incident occured between 10:30 am and 10:45 am local time.

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 (17) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • One of the civilians killed by alleged Russian shelling of the Nemyshlyanskyi district of Kharkiv on April 18, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the Nemyshlyanskyi district of Kharkiv on April 18, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office)
  • Shelling of residential areas of Kharkiv on April 18: five people were killed In Kharkiv, three civilians were killed as a result of shelling by Russian troops of residential areas near the Palace of Sports. Two more people died from projectile fragments that fell on the playground on Gagarin Avenue.

Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention a residential area being struck in the district of Nemyshlyanskyi (Немишлянський). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed down the location to these exact coordinates: 49.961413, 36.306148.

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  • Imagery:
    Suspilne News

  • Imagery:
    Suspilne News

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 (17) [ collapse]