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

RUK057

Incident date

March 13–14, 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

At least one to two civilians, including a child, were killed and at least one civilian, a woman, was injured in an alleged Russian shelling of the suburb of Derhachi in Kharkiv. According to the Kharkiv Human Rights Group, the shelling of Derhachi occurred from 23:00 on March 13th, 2022 to the morning of March 14th, 2022.

Suspline Kharkiv reported that at least two civilians were killed and a woman with serious injuries was sent to Derhachi Central Hospital as a result of the shelling. The head of the Kharkiv police investigation department, Serhiy Bolvinov, cited by Kharkiv Today, reported that a schoolgirl died when her family’s private house was hit directly during the shelling.

According to Bolvinov, the schoolgirl was reportedly killed when she had “gone to another room to get toys for small children and at that moment a shell hit their house in [Derhachi].” The Kharkiv Human Rights Group and Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union stated that there were parents and two other children in the house who managed to escape and were not wounded. Comments.ua described the damage to the family’s home as “partially destroyed, the ceiling collapsed in some places, walls were destroyed and windows were broken.”

Though most sources, including Serhiy Bolvinov cited by Kharkiv Times, identified the victim as a 15-year old schoolgirl, “born in 2007”, local sources @Truexanewsua and eyewitness reports cited by Obozrevatel describe the victim as 13-years old. One source, @objectiv, alleged via Twitter that the schoolgirl had been killed “by gunfire”.

The Kharkiv Human Rights Group reported that the shelling was carried out using cluster bombs. All sources alleged Russian responsibility for the strike.

Mayor Vyacheslav Zadorenko, cited by Suspline Kharkiv, reported the complete destruction of private houses and the damaging of the buildings of the Department of Education, Youth and Sports and the Interdistrict Department of the State Executive Service. Andrey Malyy reported via Facebook that the Papa Carlo door factory was “set on fire” due to the bombing of Derhachi.

This incident occurred at night.

This incident has reference to ACLED code UKR53326.

The incident occured during the night.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1 child)
  • 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 (32) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (21) [ collapse]

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    "Russian world" in Dergachy, a direct hit on a residential building
  • Damage to a home caused by alleged Russian shelling of Derhachi on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by @tsnua)
  • Damage to a home caused by alleged Russian shelling of Derhachi on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by @ICTV_Fakty)
  • Damage to a home caused by alleged Russian shelling of Derhachi on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by @ICTV_Fakty)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Derhachi on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Obozrevatel)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Derhachi on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Obozrevatel)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Derhachi on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Derhachi on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Derhachi on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Derhachi on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by GX
  • Russian aircraft dropped bombs on the village of Dergachi near Kharkiv. The Papa Carlo door factory is on fire and the Ecurie de Paris stables are located nearby.
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Andrey Malyy
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by GX
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Irina Evsa
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Sergiy Bolvinov
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Olga Orlova
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Derhachi on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Olga Orlova via Facebook)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Derhachi on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Olga Orlova via Facebook)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Derhachi (Дерхачі), 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
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1 child)
  • 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 (32) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK056

Incident date

March 14, 2022

Location

Чугуївський дитячий садок № 3, Chuhuiv Kindergarten No. 3, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.831893, 36.684352 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A child was reported killed as a result of shrapnel wounds from an alleged Russian shelling of the city of Chuhuiv on March 14th, 2022.

According to local sources Suspilne Kharkiv and Rodenko Oleksandr via Facebook, shell fragments from artillery fired at a kindergarten resulted in the death of a teenage boy. Police also reported the death of the young boy and stated that “the total number of casualties is being established”.

Though the press service of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, cited by Comments.ua, identified the victim as a 15-year-old boy, police described the victim as 16-years old.

The head of the SIU of the SSMP in the Kharkiv region, Sergey Bolvinov, cited by Objectiv, reported that the shelling of Chuhuiv damaged the kindergarten, three multi-storey buildings and two private houses. Ukrainska pravda reported that a hospital, yards, parks, and markets were shelled in addition to the kindergarten and residential houses.

The Office of the General Prosecutor reported via Facebook that, under the procedural supervision of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, the investigators of the SBU Special Forces initiated an ongoing pre-trial investigation into the violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with premeditated murder (Part 2 Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

All sources alleged Russian responsibility for the strike, with a tweet from @ArtyomShegeda specifying that a “grad” missile was used.

The police, cited by Ukrainska pravda, stated that investigative and operational teams were gathering physical evidence from the sites of all the bombings to further document Russian crimes.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR53324.

The incident occured in the evening.

Summary

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

Sources (20) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (19) [ collapse]

  • Сhuhuiv

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    WAR [ Russia Ukraine Kharkiv ], [14 Mar. 2022 at 22:47] ⚡️The flight of missiles in Chuguev, Kharkiv region.
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling in Chuguev on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Objectiv News)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling in Chuguev on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Objectiv News)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling in Chuguev on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Objectiv News)
  • Body of a victims of alleged Russian shelling in Chuguev on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Comments.ua)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling in Chuguev on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Comments.ua)
  • Remains of alleged Russian shell part of an attack in Chuguev on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Ukrainska pravda)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling in Chuguev on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Ukrainska pravda)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling in Chuguev on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Newsroom)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling in Chuguev on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Police of Kharkiv region via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling in Chuguev on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Police of Kharkiv region via Telegram)
  • Remains of alleged Russian shell part of an attack in Chuguev on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Police of Kharkiv region via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling in Chuguev on March 14, 2022. (Image posted by Police of Kharkiv region via Telegram)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Chuhuiv Reporter
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Rodenko Oleksandr
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Slobidskyi Krai
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Office of General Prosecutor

Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention a kindergarten in the town of Chuhuiv (Чугуїв). Analyzing audiovisual material from sources we have identified the kindergarten as Chuhuiv Kindergarten No. 3 (Чугуївський дитячий садок № 3), and narrowed the location of the casualty there down to the following exact coordinates: 49.831893, 36.684352.

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  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    Objectiv News

  • Tagged visual material from Google Maps. There are two staircases like this mirrored on each side of the kindergarten, but it is this staircase which matches the orientation of images from the strike

    Imagery:
    Карина Босенко

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

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

Sources (20) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK044

Incident date

March 9, 2022

Location

Слобожанське, Slobozhanske, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.590601, 36.527610 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between four and five civilians, including two women and two children, were killed and another child was injured in alleged Russian airstrikes and/or artillery shelling of the village of Slobozhanske on March 9, 2022.

The DSNS posted on Telegram that shelling of the village of Slobozhanske in the Balakliya community struck a private residential building, resulting in the destruction of the building and the death of four people, two women and two children. A five year old girl survived the shelling but she was injured, and was being treated at Pervomai Hospital.

Zmina.info provided details that the shelling occurred on Central Street, and that the bodies of five people were found under the rubble: two women (45-47 years old and 35-37 years old), a man (under 40 years old) and two children (two years old and 12-14 years old).

Kharkov.comments reported that an investigation into “violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with premeditated murder” for the death a woman and her 11 year old son (indicating two of the deceased were related). Informator reported that the bodies of the 11 year old boy and his mother were buried under the rubble for 20 days, and were only found on March 30th.

LB.ua reported that Russian forces were responsible for the bombing. According to Obozrevatel, Russian forces dropped six bombs on the village of Slobozhanskoe, pointing out that there have never been any military facilities in this area.

This assessment has reference to ACLED codes UKR86564, UKR53178, UKR68079 and UKR54587.

The incident occured during the night.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4 – 5
  • (2 children2 women1 man)
  • 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 (38) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (17) [ collapse]

  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Slobozhanske on March 10, 2022. (Image posted by Lb.ua)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Slobozhanske on March 10, 2022. (Image posted by Lb.ua)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Slobozhanske on March 10, 2022. (Image posted by Lb.ua)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Slobozhanske on March 10, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by MNS.GOV.UA
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Slobozhanske on March 10, 2022. (Image posted by Obozrevatel)
  • Rescue workers respond to alleged Russian shelling of the village of Slobozhanske on March 10, 2022. (Image posted by Obozrevatel)
  • Rescue workers respond to alleged Russian shelling of the village of Slobozhanske on March 10, 2022. (Image posted by Obozrevatel)
  • Rescue workers respond to alleged Russian shelling of the village of Slobozhanske on March 10, 2022. (Image posted by Obozrevatel)
  • Rescue workers respond to alleged Russian shelling of the village of Slobozhanske on March 10, 2022. (Image posted by Obozrevatel)
  • Rescue workers respond to alleged Russian shelling of the village of Slobozhanske on March 10, 2022. (Image posted by Obozrevatel)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Slobozhanske on March 10, 2022. (Image posted by Informator.ua)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Slobozhanske on March 10, 2022. (Image posted by Informator.ua)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Slobozhanske on March 10, 2022. (Image posted by Informator.ua)

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Graphic image of one of the victims of alleged Russian airstrikes on Slobozhanske on March 10, 2022. (Image posted by Prokuratura_kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Slobozhanske on March 10, 2022. (Image posted by Prokuratura_kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Location of alleged Russian airstrikes on Slobozhanske on March 10, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne News)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Slobozhanske (Слобожанське), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.590601, 36.527610. 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
    4 – 5
  • (2 children2 women1 man)
  • 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 (38) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK043

Incident date

March 9, 2022

Location

вул Академіка Проскури, Akademika Proskury Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.046884, 36.291085 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A 16 year old boy was killed by alleged Russian shelling of a market in the village of Zhukovsky on March 9, 2022.

Suspilne Media reported that a 16 year old boy was killed by shelling of the market located at 5/7 Akademika Proskury Street in the village of Zhukovsky. Market Director Maryna Volobuyeva stated that she was informed about the shelling around noon and that the market did not suffer significant damage because the shell hit the pavilions near the market.

Various other local sources posted similar information that a 16 year old boy was killed, without any other additional details.

A tweet from @prm_ua, in addition to Ukrinform News and other local sources attributed the incident to Russian forces.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR53114.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Marketplace
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • 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 (29) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (7) [ collapse]

  • Image of the civilian killed and the rescue workers responding when a market in the village of Zhukovsky on March 9, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne Media)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of a market in the village of Zhukovsky on March 9, 2022. (Image posted by Prm.ua)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Lyudmila Denisova, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights
  • Screenshot of Telegram post by ХС_Kharkiv
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Victor Lenochkon
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Mykola Fedorov
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by GX

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention a strike outside a market on Akademika Proskury Street (вул Академіка Проскури) in the Zhukovsky (Жуковського) neighbourhood of Kharkiv (Харків). The generic coordinates for this market are: 50.046884, 36.291085. 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
    Marketplace
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • 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 (29) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK045

Incident date

March 9, 2022

Location

вулиця Первомайська, 2, Ізюм, Харківська область, , 2, Pershotravneya Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.198416, 37.278056 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (other) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On March 9th, in the morning, at 9 am, the Russian military allegedly launched airstrikes and then shelled a five story building at 2 Pershotravneya Street in Izyum from a tank on the opposite side until it collapsed. The attack killed between 44 to 54 people, many families, who were trapped under the debris of the house. At least two of the witnesses who provided testimony were injured, but it is unclear how many others were injured. The only survivors were those who had not been able to go down to the basement. There are conflicting accounts of when rescue missions were permitted or able to commence but they may have started as early as late March as per Human Rights Watch and as late as September of 2022.

Fakty.ua News reported a one survivor’s account of the incident, who saw his family die.  “Everyone had breakfast together, after which my three-year-old granddaughter asked: “Grandpa, please give me some tea.” I took the thermos and went out on the landing. The wife said: ” I’m coming with you.” But she did not have time to leave. There was an explosion. I was thrown back by the blast wave and I don’t know how long I was unconscious – maybe half an hour or so. When he came to, he saw that he was stuck up to his waist in a metal ladder that he had once welded himself. My feet were crushed by concrete blocks. I somehow managed to pull one out immediately, and the other was pressed down, it seemed, tightly. I was saved by a book that got stuck between my leg and a concrete slab. And the fact that water began to flow from the boiler on one of the upper floors. The book got wet quickly, I was able to pull it out, and then pulled out my leg. Then he tried to crawl through the concrete block for a long time and still managed to do it. When I saw what happened to the basement where my family was, I immediately understood everything. There was no hope left – everything there was covered with concrete slabs. I called my wife several times. No sound in response. I couldn’t believe it actually happened. That they died. That there is no wife, no children, no grandchildren – no one… It seemed that this could not be true, that this was some kind of terrible dream. I called for help. At my cry, one person came, but when the slabs started to fall again from above, he quickly left. I got outside. In two sports pants, in two sweaters and barefoot. Minus 10 outside… I spent the next three days at a neighbor’s country house. Due to the fact that it was cold there and I had to sleep almost outside, I caught a cold in my kidneys. But all this was no longer important” [Quote edited to protect anonymity of survivor]. The bodies were pulled from the rubble on April 12th.

Another survivor speaking to Fakty, had moved back to the building to live with his mother. He was heating broth when the building was hit. His mother and him “began to fall down, but he somehow managed to hold on and pulled his mother out. They survived, and his mother is now the only one living in the surviving part of our destroyed house. In another apartment, a man who was in the bathroom at the time of the explosion survived. His wife, who was in the room, died.”

Four generations of family were killed including between at least three to five children. People who initially survived for the first few days were unable to access assistance and testimonies ascribe this to Russians preventing any rescue efforts. Sources reported that one 71 year old woman whose son and his family lived in the building, walked 7 miles to the site daily, to search for them but Russian military obstructed her efforts. When Emergency Services eventually mounted the rescue, and pulled out bodies, the women recalled to Hromadske News that “You couldn’t recognize anything there. One corpse was headless, face burned. No one had a face at all. One of the 45 people whose face has survived is my son. It was thrown under the pipes by an explosive wave.” Hromadske and Zn.Ua reported that the dead were identified by any personal belongings on the bodies that had survived the incident or DNA testing. The survivor who spoke to Fakty corroborated this account. He said “We know for sure that 52 people were trapped under the rubble. But we never found seven of them. Many of those who were found could not be identified. We recognized people by phone numbers — if we found a phone nearby, rearranged the SIM card, called neighbors, the number was determined — and we found out what kind of person it was. I recognized one woman by the keys I found in her possession – I found the door to which they fit, and realized that she was our neighbor”. Another neighbour was identified by their passport.

Anticor-kharkiv news published testimonies of neighbours who, hiding from their houses, witnessed artillery, shooting and airstrikes being used in concert in the incident.  “They shot into the middle of the house. This is what I was told by direct witnesses who were saved and residents of the street. Zamostyanskoi, on which the tanks stood”. Although Ukranian military had been in the area in the days around when the incident took place, people speaking to Anticor-Kharkiv confirmed on March 9th that there were neither Ukrainian military equipment in or near the building, nor were there soldiers in the area. Human Rights Watch corroborated this information in a report “witnesses who were in the basement or lower floors said they had not seen Ukrainian forces in or directly around the building just before or at the time of the attack. One local resident who had been in the basement, said others there saw Ukrainian soldiers come into the basement days earlier and ask the building manager for keys to the attic to check it.”

Media quoted Ukranian sources verifying the accuracy of the lists of the dead that the Russians published lists.

The incident occured between 7:00 am and 9:00 am local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    44 – 54
  • (3–6 children9 women3 men)
  • 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 (15) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (19) [ collapse]

  • Hromadske.ua news
  • Mass Graves. Source: Pravda.
  • Debris from the collapsed building. Source: Life pravda news
  • Destroyed 5 story building
    Source: Life.pravda news
  • Mariyka Zhikharyova and niece Lesya Stolpakova
    Source_https://www.facebook.com/russiakills.in.ua/posts/pfbid03PcNxc2ymVYZ9sYrUjwDwicqvV3Mxw7RPGDkCCAvUTXzFk8Qc7aTtn6oPdy8rHsMl
  • Repin Family

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention block number 2 on Pershotravneya Street (вулиця Первомайська), located in Izium (Ізюм). According to research conducted by Human Rights Watch, the exact coordinates for this strike are: 49.198416, 37.278056. Cross referencing source material, we can confirm the accuracy of this location.

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
    44 – 54
  • (3–6 children9 women3 men)
  • 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 (15) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK038

Incident date

March 8, 2022

Location

вул. Краснодарська 177, Чугуїв, Krasnodars’ka St. 177, Chuguiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.980633, 36.360032 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Three civilians, including a child, were injured by alleged Russian shelling of a building at Krasnodarska 177 on March 8, 2022.

Donpatriot News added that shells hit a building at Krasnodarskaya 177 which destroyed 27 apartments from the 2nd to the 9th floor, and the 3rd and 4th floors collapsed, resulting in the injury of three civilians, including a child. The injured civilians received medical care.

Local sources including the Head of the Investigative Department of the State Police in the Kharkiv region attributed the shelling to Russian forces.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR53008.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

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

Media
from sources (12) [ collapse]

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

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention a residential building at 177 Krasnodarska Street (вул. Краснодарська 177) in the city of Kharkiv (Харків). The generic coordinates for this building are: 49.980633, 36.360032. 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
    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

RUK041

Incident date

March 8, 2022

Location

Донець, Donets, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.508333, 36.571111 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two civilians, a seven year old girl and her grandmother, were killed and a man was injured by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022.

The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group reported that at 7:05pm, at least three unguided aerial bombs were dropped on a residential building in the village of Donets, which resulted in the death of two people, including a seven year old child. Kharkov Comments specified that the other person killed was the grandmother of the young girl.

@Liveuamap added that one person was rescued from the rubble by civil defense teams, and the DSNS stated that the person rescued from the rubble was injured, while three others managed to get out of the rubble on her own. Kharkiv Today also reported that one person was found alive in the rubble, and that “there are wounded” but did not specify how many. Serhii Bolvinov, Head of the Investigative Department of the National Security Service in the Kharkiv region identified the civilian injured as being a man.

Head of Slobozhansk OTG Dmytro Dikhtyar told Suspilne Kharkiv that a two story private house was completely destroyed, collapsing instantly, as well as damage to a store and another house.

The DSNS attributed the airstrikes to the “aggressor”, referencing Russia and Kharkov Comments explicitly attributed the destruction and death of two civilians to Russian forces.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR53012 and Bellingcat code CIV0291.

The incident occured at 19:05:00 local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • 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 (15) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (17) [ collapse]

  • Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by @Liveuamap)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by @Liveuamap)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by @Liveuamap)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by @Liveuamap)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Today)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by DSNS
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (The main department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (The main department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region)

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    Very graphic image of a woman killed by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Kharkov.comments)

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    Very graphic image of a child killed by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Kharkov.comments)

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Very graphic image of a woman killed by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Kharkov.comments)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Serhii Bolvinov, Head of the Investigative Department of the National Security Service in the Kharkiv region
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Serhii Bolvinov, Head of the Investigative Department of the National Security Service in the Kharkiv region)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Donets (Донець), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.508333, 36.571111. 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
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • 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 (15) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK036

Incident date

March 7, 2022

Location

вул. Каштанова & Дергачёвский лицей № 3, Kashtanova Street & Dergachev Lyceum No. 3, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.108270, 36.114390 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Street level. Continue to map

Additional Geolocations

50.109481, 36.120553 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On March 7th, at 9:30 am, Russian troops allegedly begun shelling the town of Dergachi with artillery, specifically cluster munitions. There were also reports that the troops shot at the town. Vyacheslav Zadorenko, chairman of the Dergachi commune, reported that the munitions hit Dergachi Lyceum No. 3, and other residential parts, killing at least three people and injuring 15. The chairman revealed that the injured were taken to Dergachyoy Central Hospital. News sources like Suspilne and Kharkiv Today quoted Zadorenko’s statement.

The chairman revealed that one of the 15 injured was a four year old child and also referenced information that one of the three dead was killed on Kashtanova Street. Suspilne quoted his observations that “the roof of the lyceum was damaged, windows were broken and there were traces of shots in the school yard”. The pictures in media sources and his Facebook corroborate this account. The school can be seen with windows broken.

The shelling further damaged the town’s power grid infrastructure, leaving residents without access to electricity and its gas supply. Emergency Services allegedly handled the issue of the gas.

Three twitter handles, expressing sympathies towards Russia, tweeted the same response to these allegations “Unfortunately the evacuation of Kharkiv has been disrupted by the Ukroreich. There is firing from residential areas right now along the ring road towards Saltovka np Dergachi. The Ukronazis are firing 120 mm, 152 mm artillery and MLRS. No evacuation in such a situation is out of the question”.

The incident occured at 09:30:00 local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Gas facility, Power Station, School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • Civilians reported injured
    15
  • 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]

Media
from sources (11) [ collapse]

  • Source: Viacheslav Zadorenko's Facebook. Broken windows of lyceum
  • Source: Viacheslav Zadorenko's Facebook. Broken windows of lyceum, damages inside school.
  • Source: Viacheslav Zadorenko's facebook. Impact site of shelling in lyceum yard.
  • Source: Objektiv TV . Broken windows of lyceum facing into courtyard with shots in snow.

Geolocation notes (3) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention multiple locations being struck. Kashtanova Street (вулиці Каштановій), for which the generic coordinates are: 50.108270, 36.114390; and the Dergachev Lyceum No. 3 (Дергачёвский лицей № 3), for which the exact coordinates are: 50.109481, 36.120553.

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  • Imagery:
    Viacheslav Zadorenko

  • Imagery:
    Viacheslav Zadorenko

  • Imagery:
    Viacheslav Zadorenko

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Gas facility, Power Station, School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • Civilians reported injured
    15
  • 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]