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Incident Code

TS518

Incident date

June 9, 2022

Location

ميسلون, Maysaloun neighborhood, Hassakah, Syria

Geolocation

37.065754, 41.244520 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between one and five civilians were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on Maysaloun neighborhood in Qamishli on June 9, 2022.

A local source told North Press that “at about 10 a.m, a ‘Turkish’ drone attacked a location near a local market in Maysaloon neighborhood in the city of Qamishli,” resulting in an injury to one civilian and material damage to three food transport trucks. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights identified the market struck as Al-Hal market while Hawar News detailed the location to be near martyr Dalil Sarukhan shrine.

Xeber24 referred to damage to “three civilian cars” and the injury of one of the drivers of the cars, who was taken to a hospital in the city for treatment.

The Internal Security Forces (Asayish) put the number of civilians injured at five, releasing a statement that “this morning, Thursday, the ninth of June, a Turkish drone targeted a warehouse of the Community Protection Forces in the Maysalun neighborhood in Qamishlo city.”

All of the sources that reported on the incident attributed the strikes to Turkey.

The incident occured at approximately 10:00 am local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–5
  • 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
    Turkish Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • Damage caused by an alleged Turkish drone strike on Maysaloun neighborhood in Qamishli city on June 9th, 2022. (Image posted by North Press Agency)
  • Damage caused by an alleged Turkish drone strike on Maysaloun neighborhood in Qamishli city on June 9th, 2022. (Image posted by Xeber24)
  • Damage caused by an alleged Turkish drone strike on Maysaloun neighborhood in Qamishli city on June 9th, 2022. (Image posted by Darka Mazi)

Geolocation notes (3) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention a strike on a fruit and vegetable market in the Maysaloun neighbourhood (ميسلون) of Al-Qamishli (ٱلْقَامِشْلِي). Analysing audio-visual material from sources we have narrowed down the location to these exact coordinates: 37.065754, 41.244520.

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Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–5
  • 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
    Turkish Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK011

Incident date

February 26, 2022

Location

вул. Бучми, 40А, Харків, 40a Buchma Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.026307, 36.364638 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On February 26th 2022, one elderly woman was reportedly killed when an alleged Russian forces artillery strike hit a residential nine storey building with the address of 40a Buchma Street, in Kharkiv.  20 other people were rescued and two were reportedly taken to hospital, injured.

Redpost.com reported that there was destruction of the “bearing wall of the staircase and flights of stairs from the 2nd to the 7th floors, building structures of apartments on the 4th, 5th and 6th floors were damaged.” It reported that the elderly women died as a result of the destruction that was caused by the artillery fire, who lived on the 5th floor.

The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office announced an investigation into the incident based on a violation of the laws and customs of war related to premeditated murder (part 2 of article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

The time of the incident was reported from 21.00 to 22.50.

The incident occured between 9:00 pm and 10:50 pm local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (12) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]

  • "22:50 Kharkiv. Buchma street." (@666shambala / Twitter)
  • "Yesterday, February 26, on the street. Buchmy, 40A at about 21:00 fired at a multi-storey residential building." (Image via Objective News)
  • "In Kharkov, the Russian military shelled the Saltovka area. Enemy fire destroyed the house. Shelling hit the house on Buchma Street. The entrance was damaged the most." (Image via 24tv)
  • "In Kharkov, the Russian military shelled the Saltovka area. Enemy fire destroyed the house. Shelling hit the house on Buchma Street. The entrance was damaged the most." (Image via 24tv)
  • "On February 26 at 21:20, number 101 received a message that as a result of enemy artillery ammunition hit a residential 9-storey building on the street. Buchma, 40a, in Kharkov, the bearing wall of the staircase was destroyed. The building structures of apartments on the 4th, 5th and 6th floors were damaged." (Image via Nv.ua news)

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    Destruction after an alleged Russian projectile hit Buchma Street on February 26th 2022 (Image via Newsroom)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the building of 40A on Buchma Street (ул. Бучмы) being struck, for which the generic coordinates are: 50.026307, 36.364638. 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)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (12) [ collapse]

Incident Code

USYEMBi006

Incident date

February 6, 2022

Location

الكولة, Al Kawlah, Mareb, Yemen

Geolocation

15.54686, 45.41379 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On February 6th 2022, an alleged US drone strike was reported to have struck a car with Al-Qaeda members inside, possibly including a ” suspected leader.”  All passengers – reported as Al-Qaeda militants – in the car were reported to have been “killed and wounded”, and civilian casualties were also reported of those “who were near the operation.” Although multiple sources reported that “civilians” were harmed, it is not clear how many were killed and injured as a result of this drone strike, at this stage.

The drone strike targeted the car in the Al Kola area in Wadi Ubayda, in the Mareb governorate of north Yemen.

A tweet from @Islandcorner2 as well as Fromo2g News referenced “civilians who were near the operation” as being victims of the drone strike but did not mention how many.

According to local sources, three Al-Qaeda militants were killed in total. One source, Fromo2g reported that the militants belonged to “Hadi’s forces”, but this was the sole reference. Saras 24 indicated that the military group were “affiliated with Hadi’s forces.”

Local sources referenced that the car was “loaded with ammunition” and that the militants had guns. This caused the care to explode when it was struck by the drone.

Al Youm Al 7 reported that “the aerial bombardment, preceded by hours of flying, led to the burning of the car and the charring of the bodies of those on board” which meant that the identity of the targeted leader could not be understood. Apparently, Al-Qadea militants were deployed into the area after the raid and prevented entry and exit into the area.

According to Akhbar Al Aan news, a US drone was launched from a military base in Dijbouti.

The incident occured around dawn.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • 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
    US-led Coalition
  • Suspected targets
    Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
  • Belligerents reported killed
    3

Sources (20) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • After an alleged US drone strike in Mareb, Al-Qaeda were reported to have blocked off the area, preventing exit and entry (Image via Saras 24)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention a vehicle being struck in the vicinity of Al Kawlah (الكولة) village, in the north east of Wadi Obeida (وادي عبيدة). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Al Kawlah are: 15.54686, 45.41379.

US-led Coalition Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    US-led Coalition
  • US-led Coalition position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • 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
    US-led Coalition
  • Suspected targets
    Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
  • Belligerents reported killed
    3

Sources (20) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK076

Incident date

March 21, 2022

Location

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

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

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

No other information is available at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

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

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

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

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

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

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK091

Incident date

April 2, 2022

Location

Парк культури і відпочинку «Максим Горький», Maxim Gorky Central Park for Culture and Recreation, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.019614, 36.245152 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On Saturday morning, April 2nd 2022, one civilian was injured by alleged Russian missile strikes hitting M. Gorky Park in the residential district of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine.

Sources almost unanimously account that one civilian was injured, with Huyovy_kharkiv telegram channel and Hromadske specifying that the man was a 57-year-old landscaper that was working in the park during the attack. The man was reportedly hospitalized as reported by Kharkiv Times quoting the head of Kharkiv OVA, Oleg Sinegubov. The only sources mentioning casualties are Truexanewsua, generally reporting that “there are dead” as a result of the shelling on Saltovka and Kharkiv, without specifying where the deaths occurred.

Videos from surveillance cameras published on April 14th and reported on by Glavcom.ua and Ungvar.in.ua, show several rockets fired on the territory of the Gorky Central Park of Culture and Recreation in Kharkiv from Grady (“Hradiv”), resulting in several attractions being destroyed and a fire erupting, which was extinguished by the fire fighters of the State Emergency Service.

The suspected attacker is alleged to be Russia, as reported by most of the sources including Kharkiv Times, Ukrinform, and Suspilne.media.

This incident has ACLED’s reference code UKR54972.

The incident occured in the morning.

Summary

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

Sources (27) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (41) [ collapse]

  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Huyovy_kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Huyovy_kharkiv via Telegram)

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    Victim injured in M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Huyovy_kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Huyovy_kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Huyovy_kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Huyovy_kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Huyovy_kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Huyovy_kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Huyovy_kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)
  • Alleged Russian shell which struck M. Gorky Park on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Times)
  • Alleged Russian shell which struck M. Gorky Park on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Times)
  • Alleged Russian shell which struck M. Gorky Park on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Times)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Times)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Times)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Times)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Times)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Times)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Times)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Times)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Times)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Times)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Times)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Times)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Times)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Times)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Times)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Times)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Times)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Times)
  • Damage to M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Nta news)
  • Explosion in M. Gorky Park caused by alleged Russian shelling on April 2, 2022. (Image posted by Glavcom.ua)
  • Facebook post by Slobidskyi district of Kharkiv

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention strikes on Maxim Gorky Central Park for Culture and Recreation (Парк культури і відпочинку «Максим Горький») in the city of Kharkiv (Харків), for which the generic coordinates are: 50.019614, 36.245152. 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 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 (27) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK159

Incident date

April 29, 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

One person was injured by confirmed Russian shelling of Barvinkove in Kharkiv on April 29, 2022

Ukrainska Pravda News quoted the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration which reported that one person in the Barvinkove community was injured by Russian shelling.

Other local sources provided the same casualty numbers without any additional details.

The Russian MOD posted on Telegram announcing that “Two missile and artillery weapons and ammunition depots near the settlements of Barvenkovo and Ivanivka were also destroyed.”

This assessment has reference to UKR56789.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

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

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Kharkovskie Izvestiya
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Liudmila Denisova

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 (28.04.2022)

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

💥 High-precision airborne missiles of the Russian Air Force hit four Ukrainian military facilities overnight. Two areas of concentration of the enemy's manpower and military equipment were hit. Two missile and artillery weapons and ammunition depots near the settlements of Barvenkovo and Ivanivka were also destroyed.

💥 The Russian Air Force's tactical and army aviation hit 67 military facilities in Ukraine overnight. They include six command posts, two company strongpoints, two large rocket and artillery weapons and fuel depots in the villages of Preobrazhenka and Orekhov, as well as 55 locations where enemy manpower and military equipment were concentrated. As a result of the strikes, over 300 nationalists and up to 40 armoured vehicles and vehicles were destroyed.

💥 Missile troops and artillery carried out 408 firing missions during the night. 18 control points and 383 areas of concentration of manpower and Ukrainian military equipment were hit.

💥 Russian air defence forces shot down an Su-24 aircraft of the Ukrainian air force over the village of Mykolaivka in the Luhansk People's Republic.

💥 Five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of Veselohrovka, Zatishne, Novomikhailovka, Lyubimovka, Kharkiv. Also this morning, air defence forces repelled a strike by a Ukrainian Tochka-U ballistic missile against residential areas in the town of Izyum in the Kharkiv region. The target of the strike was the city hospital, where a Russian medical detachment providing aid to the population of Kharkiv region is stationed.

📊 A total of 142 aircraft, 111 helicopters, 614 unmanned aerial vehicles, 276 anti-aircraft missile systems, 2,623 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 299 multiple rocket launchers, 1,146 field artillery guns and mortars, and 2,431 pieces of special military vehicles have been destroyed since the start of the special military operation.

◽️ On 27 April at around 11 p.m. Moscow time, the Ukrainian armed forces launched a massive rocket attack using Tochka-U ballistic missiles and multiple rocket launchers of high power on residential areas in the central part of the city of Kherson.

◽️ The targets of the indiscriminate rocket attack by the nationalists were residential areas in the area of Ushakov Avenue, where kindergartens, schools and many social institutions are also located.

◽️ Russian air defence units repelled a missile attack by Ukrainian forces on residential neighbourhoods in Kherson.

◽️В twelve high-powered multiple rocket launchers and two Ukrainian Tochka-U ballistic missiles were shot down over the city. Fragments of one of the downed Ukrainian Tochka-U missiles fell in Shevchenkivskyi Park.

Summary

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

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK112

Incident date

April 11, 2022

Location

Лисої гори, Lysa Hora, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.032652, 36.348054 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between one and four civilians, including a child, a woman, and two men, were killed and at least two others, including a woman and up to two children, were injured by alleged Russian shelling of Lysa Hora in Kholodnogirskyi district on April 11st, 2022.

Huyovy_kharkiv Telegram reported one civilian death and two injured while Kharkiv Life channel specified that two civilians were killed, a teenager and a mother of two, and among the wounded is another woman and children who were playing in the yard, with toys still lying near the site of the explosion.

Suspilne News provided additional details on the civilians affected, including a 12 year old boy and 35 year old woman who were killed and a four year old who sustained shrapnel wounds. The 12 year old boy’s grandmother was injured as well, but the source does not specify if the grandmother was injured in this attack or another attack. A neighbour told Suspilne that “When I ran, he (12 year old) was lying there. There were no chances. His whole head was cut there.” The same neighbor’s daughter and nine year old grandson were injured in the same attack, and the neighbor told Suspilne that his grandson “is not stable, but he will live.”

A local resident told Suspilne News that when the 35 year old died, her two daughters were in the house: “They came from the store, I went into the house, and she was talking on the phone, I didn’t have time to go into the house. If, perhaps, she had come a minute earlier, she would have had time… Two children were left without their mother.”

Tipichnoe_xtz telegram channel reported that in addition to the 13 year old who was killed, two of the victims were men killed by shrapnel.

The attack occurred in a private area of Kharkiv, Kholodnaya Gora, hitting a 16th story building and the children playing in the streets. Suspilne News also identified battered and burned cars as well as gutted houses as resulting from the shelling.

The suspected attacker is alleged to be Russia, as reported by most of the sources including Suspilne News and Kharkiv Life although responsibility has not been accepted explicitly.

This incident has reference to ACLED code UKR55595.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 4
  • (1 child1 woman2 men)
  • 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 (7) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]

  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Lysa Gore on April 11, 2022. (Image posted by H_saltovka via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Lysa Gore on April 11, 2022. (Image posted by H_saltovka via Telegram)
  • One of the victims of alleged Russian shelling of Lysa Gore on April 11, 2022. (Image posted by H_saltovka via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Lysa Gore on April 11, 2022. (Image posted by H_saltovka via Telegram)

Geolocation notes (1) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention a residential building  in the area of Lysa Hora (Лисої гори). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed down the exact location of the strike to these coordinates:  50.032652, 36.348054.

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  • Imagery:
    Suspline Kharkiv

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 – 4
  • (1 child1 woman2 men)
  • 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 (7) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK029

Incident date

March 3, 2022

Location

Харківська обласна лікарня, Kharkiv Regional Hospital, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.008480, 36.233205 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A female Syrian doctor was killed by alleged Russian mortar shelling of the Kharkiv regional hospital on March 3, 2022.

The News Arab reported that a female Syrian doctor was killed while working at Kharkiv regional hospital when a mortar round hit the building. The Syrian doctor’s husband was outside of the hospital at the time of the attack and survived. The New Arab added that the Syrian doctor was a gynecologist originally from Deir Ezzor.

This assessment has reference to Attacks on health dataset code 31833.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman1 healthcare_personnel)
  • 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 (2) [ collapse]

  • Kharkiv Regional Hospital 03 March 2022: A gynaecologist was killed when a regional hospital was hit by mortar rounds. Event ID: 31833
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Radio Free Syria

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the Kharkiv Regional Hospital (Харківська обласна лікарня) for which the generic coordinates are: 50.008480, 36.233205. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman1 healthcare_personnel)
  • 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]