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

RUK049

Incident date

March 11, 2022

Location

Московський проспект (Проспект Героїв Харкова), Moskovskiy Prospekt (Heroiv Kharkiv Prospekt), Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.963451, 36.334415 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Street level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On March 11st, 2022, one civilian, a man, was reportedly killed by Russian shelling on Moskovskiy Prospekt in Kharkiv. Local sources said that the man was hiding in the entrance and was hit in the chest by a shrapnel that cut through the metal door.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

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

Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]

  • Picture of the alleged impact on the entrance door from the reported Russian shelling on March 11st 2022. Photo : 24tv
  • Another picture of the alleged impact of a shrapnel that reportedly killed a civilian on March 11st 2022. Photo: 24tv
  • Another picture of the impact on the door following alleged Russian shrapnel on March 11st 2022. Photo: Truexanewsua
  • Alleged picture of the civilian killed by a Russian shrapnel on March 11st 2022. Photo: Truexanewsua
  • Alleged picture where the civilian was reportedly killed by a Russian shrapnel in Kharkiv, on March 11st 2022. Photo: Truexanewsua
  • "On Moskovsky Prospekt, as a result of an explosion, a civilian was killed through a metal front door with a shrapnel." Photo: ХС_Kharkiv

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention Moskovskiy Prospekt (Московський проспект), recently renamed to Heroiv Kharkiv Prospekt (Проспект Героїв Харкова), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.963451, 36.334415. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 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 (6) [ 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

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

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)

  • 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)

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    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

RUK030

Incident date

March 4, 2022

Location

вул. Залізнодорожна, Zaliznychna Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.035305, 36.173485 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Street level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On March 4th 2022, one civilian, a 41 year old man, was reportedly injured by a cluster munition while buying groceries on Zaliznychna Street, in the Mala-Danylivka district of Kharkiv, according to Amnesty International’s report, the ACLED dataset, and Kharkiv Life Telegram channel.

The injured man told Amnesty International “We found some food, and we stood outside the food shop and I heard a great sound. I turned myself and I saw a lot of little fire. It was the height of my knees, 50 metres from me. I fell down, and my wife too, and I felt something hit my right leg… I pulled down my trousers and saw lots of blood.”

According to Amnesty, “Surgeons later removed three fragments from his right groin, calf, and foot. Amnesty International’s Crisis Response weapons investigator examined the physical evidence in person, and confirmed the largest fragment was from either a 9N210 or 9N235 cluster munition.”

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR54616.

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 (2) [ collapse]

  • Fragments of 9N210 or 9N235 cluster munitions as documented by Amnesty International. Copyright: Amnesty International.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention Zaliznychna Street (вул.залізнична) in the city of Kharkiv (харків), for which the generic coordinates are: 50.035305, 36.173485. 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
    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

RUK024

Incident date

March 2, 2022

Location

Яковлівка, Yakovlivka, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.829968, 36.138646 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least two and up to four civilians were reported killed, including two children, and between seven and eleven were reported injured, when an alleged Russian airstrike hit the village of Yakovlivka, Kharkiv, on March 2nd 2022.

Novynarnia news reported that the head of the Merefyan community, Veniamin Sitov said after the attack that “there was an air raid at night, at approximately 11.30pm, the village of Yakovlivka was practically destroyed, the population of the village is 600 people. At night 11 people were evacuated, 11 wounded, two dead, two people are being searched for.” The head of the Merefyan community later updated news outlets to confirm that the number of dead has risen to four after two bodies which were considered missing were found in the rubble. The bodies were of a man and a woman, both civilians who had lived in the village.

The Department of Emergency Situations had a slightly different death toll, they reported to LB.ua news that “seven people were injured, 10 people were rescued from the rubble. Unfortunately three of our compatriots died.”

LB.ua news reported that the attack was recorded by rescuers at 10.57pm.

RBC.ua news reported that “at least three people were killed, two of them civilians. Eight people were injured and taken to hospital.” This number in relation to those killed has been reflected in the death toll, as it is unclear how many could have been actively involved in hostilities.

Novynarnia news reported that at least 35 houses were destroyed. RBC.ua put this number at 45 houses which had been damaged, and 21 of them were completely destroyed. Helsinki.org.ua also reported that “a school, village council, and private houses were damaged.”

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR52760.

The incident occured at 22:57:00 local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 4
  • (2 children1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    7–11
  • 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
  • Belligerents reported killed
    1

Sources (31) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (49) [ collapse]

  • "As a result of an enemy airstrike, the village of Yakovlivka in the Merefyan community of the Kharkiv region suffered large-scale destruction." (Image via Novynarnia)
  • "As a result of an enemy airstrike, the village of Yakovlivka in the Merefyan community of the Kharkiv region suffered large-scale destruction." (Image via Novynarnia)
  • Between two and four civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on March 2nd 2022 (Image via Suspilne Media)
  • "It is reported that at least 3 people were killed, 2 of them civilians. 8 people were injured and taken to the hospital. 45 houses were crushed, 21 of them were completely destroyed." (Image via RBC.ua)
  • "It is reported that at least 3 people were killed, 2 of them civilians. 8 people were injured and taken to the hospital. 45 houses were crushed, 21 of them were completely destroyed." (Image via RBC.ua)
  • "It is reported that at least 3 people were killed, 2 of them civilians. 8 people were injured and taken to the hospital. 45 houses were crushed, 21 of them were completely destroyed." (Image via RBC.ua)
  • "It is reported that at least 3 people were killed, 2 of them civilians. 8 people were injured and taken to the hospital. 45 houses were crushed, 21 of them were completely destroyed." (Image via RBC.ua)
  • "It is reported that at least 3 people were killed, 2 of them civilians. 8 people were injured and taken to the hospital. 45 houses were crushed, 21 of them were completely destroyed." (Image via RBC.ua)
  • "It is reported that at least 3 people were killed, 2 of them civilians. 8 people were injured and taken to the hospital. 45 houses were crushed, 21 of them were completely destroyed." (Image via RBC.ua)
  • "According to rescuers, at 10:57 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2, Yakovlivka was hit by an enemy air attack. At least 30 private houses were destroyed by bombs, private cars and farm buildings were also destroyed." (Image via LB.ua)
  • "According to rescuers, at 10:57 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2, Yakovlivka was hit by an enemy air attack. At least 30 private houses were destroyed by bombs, private cars and farm buildings were also destroyed." (Image via LB.ua)
  • "According to rescuers, at 10:57 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2, Yakovlivka was hit by an enemy air attack. At least 30 private houses were destroyed by bombs, private cars and farm buildings were also destroyed." (Image via LB.ua)
  • "According to rescuers, at 10:57 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2, Yakovlivka was hit by an enemy air attack. At least 30 private houses were destroyed by bombs, private cars and farm buildings were also destroyed." (Image via LB.ua)
  • "As a result of the bombing, at least 30 private houses, private cars, and commercial buildings were destroyed." (Image via Pravda.ua)
  • "As previously reported, on March 2, 2022, at 10:57 p.m., the village of Yakovlivka, Merefyan community, Kharkiv district, was hit by an enemy air attack. Bombs destroyed at least 30 private houses, as well as destroyed private cars and commercial buildings." (Image via DSNS)
  • "As previously reported, on March 2, 2022, at 10:57 p.m., the village of Yakovlivka, Merefyan community, Kharkiv district, was hit by an enemy air attack" (Image via DSNS)
  • "As previously reported, on March 2, 2022, at 10:57 p.m., the village of Yakovlivka, Merefyan community, Kharkiv district, was hit by an enemy air attack" (Image via DSNS)
  • "As previously reported, on March 2, 2022, at 10:57 p.m., the village of Yakovlivka, Merefyan community, Kharkiv district, was hit by an enemy air attack" (Image via DSNS)
  • "As previously reported, on March 2, 2022, at 10:57 p.m., the village of Yakovlivka, Merefyan community, Kharkiv district, was hit by an enemy air attack" (Image via DSNS)
  • "At least 35 private houses were damaged as a result of a nighttime air raid on Yakovlivka in the Merefyan community, "Suspilny" journalists note." (Image via TSN news)
  • "At least 3 people were killed, 2 of them civilians. 8 people were injured and taken to the hospital. 45 houses were crushed, 21 of them were completely destroyed. Prosecutors and investigators began investigating violations of the laws and customs of war." (Image via Censor.net)
  • "At least 3 people were killed, 2 of them civilians. 8 people were injured and taken to the hospital. 45 houses were crushed, 21 of them were completely destroyed. Prosecutors and investigators began investigating violations of the laws and customs of war." (Image via Censor.net)
  • "At least 3 people were killed, 2 of them civilians. 8 people were injured and taken to the hospital. 45 houses were crushed, 21 of them were completely destroyed. Prosecutors and investigators began investigating violations of the laws and customs of war." (Image via Censor.net)
  • "At least 3 people were killed, 2 of them civilians. 8 people were injured and taken to the hospital. 45 houses were crushed, 21 of them were completely destroyed. Prosecutors and investigators began investigating violations of the laws and customs of war." (Image via Censor.net)
  • "At least 3 people were killed, 2 of them civilians. 8 people were injured and taken to the hospital. 45 houses were crushed, 21 of them were completely destroyed. Prosecutors and investigators began investigating violations of the laws and customs of war." (Image via Censor.net)
  • "At least 3 people were killed, 2 of them civilians. 8 people were injured and taken to the hospital. 45 houses were crushed, 21 of them were completely destroyed. Prosecutors and investigators began investigating violations of the laws and customs of war." (Image via Censor.net)
  • "At least 3 people were killed, 2 of them civilians. 8 people were injured and taken to the hospital. 45 houses were crushed, 21 of them were completely destroyed. Prosecutors and investigators began investigating violations of the laws and customs of war." (Image via Censor.net)
  • "At least 3 people were killed, 2 of them civilians. 8 people were injured and taken to the hospital. 45 houses were crushed, 21 of them were completely destroyed. Prosecutors and investigators began investigating violations of the laws and customs of war." (Image via Censor.net)
  • "At least 3 people were killed, 2 of them civilians. 8 people were injured and taken to the hospital. 45 houses were crushed, 21 of them were completely destroyed. Prosecutors and investigators began investigating violations of the laws and customs of war." (Image via Censor.net)
  • "Veniamin Sitov, head of the Merefyan community, told Suspilno that the number of dead has increased to four — the bodies of two people who were considered missing were found among the rubble." (Image via Truexanewsua / Telegram)
  • (Image via DSNSKHARKIV / Facebook)
  • (Image via DSNSKHARKIV / Facebook)
  • (Image via DSNSKHARKIV / Facebook)
  • (Image via DSNSKHARKIV / Facebook)
  • (Image via Serhii Bondarchuk / Facebook)
  • "The prosecutor's office showed how the village of Yakovlevka destroyed by the occupiers in the Kharkiv region looks like (photo, video)" (Image via Objectiv.tv)
  • "The prosecutor's office showed how the village of Yakovlevka destroyed by the occupiers in the Kharkiv region looks like (photo, video)" (Image via Objectiv.tv)
  • "The prosecutor's office showed how the village of Yakovlevka destroyed by the occupiers in the Kharkiv region looks like (photo, video)" (Image via Objectiv.tv)
  • The damage as a result of a reported Russian attack on Yakovlivka, Kharkiv region (Image via @olehbatkovych / Twitter)
  • The damage as a result of a reported Russian attack on Yakovlivka, Kharkiv region (Image via @olehbatkovych / Twitter)
  • The damage as a result of a reported Russian attack on Yakovlivka, Kharkiv region (Image via @olehbatkovych / Twitter)
  • This is what Yakovlivka of the Kharkiv region looks like now after the bombing. More than 30 houses were destroyed!

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Yakovlivka (Яковлівка), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.829968, 36.138646. 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 – 4
  • (2 children1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    7–11
  • 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
  • Belligerents reported killed
    1

Sources (31) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK022

Incident date

March 1, 2022

Location

переулок Отакара Яроша, Otakara Yarosha Lane, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.024730, 36.218396 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least one person was killed by alleged Russian shelling of Otakara Yarosha Lane in Kharkiv on March 1, 2022.

Fakty News reported that a 21 year old Indian student who was standing in line for food was killed by a Russian bombing of the city. New Indian Express added that the student was in his final year of medical school at Kharkiv National Medical University.

RBC reported that the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India Arindam Bagchi made the announcement about the student being killed. “With deep regret, we confirm that this morning an Indian student was killed during shelling in Kharkov. The Ministry is contacting his family,” he wrote on his Twitter page. According to Tribune India, the student was from the Chalageri in Haveri district of Karnataka state in India.

Elena Shapovalova, director of the State Center for International Education, announced on Facebook that their former student’s relatives decided to donate his body for medical research. Elena posted “Remember our fourth-year medical student from India…who died from the debris of a Russian shell on the morning of March 1, 2022 in Kharkiv, just standing in line at the ATB grocery store.”

The victim’s friend told BBC that “He called me at 8am Ukrainian time and asked me to transfer money to him because he wanted to buy more food for us. I transferred the money. After 5-10 minutes, I tried to contact him and he did not take my call. I tried many times. Later, someone answered but spoke in Ukrainian, which I did not understand.” Someone in the bunker eventually translated and they found out their friend had died. His friend also told The Indian Express “(He) was shot dead around 10.30 am Ukrainian time today. He was standing in queue outside a grocery store when the Russian army fired at people there. He was my hostel mate initially, and later shifted to an apartment outside.”

Multiple sources, including Fatky News and Ukraine Segodnya, attributed the bombing to Russian forces.

Sources sympathetic to Russia commented on the incident, with one tweet from @mediazzzona saying that Putin told the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Ukrainian was using Indian students as human shields while Ren.tv and Interfax News both quoted Russian officials as saying that Ukraine was not letting Indian students leave the country, specifically to go to Russia.

The incident occured at approximately 10:30 am local time.

Summary

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

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the ATB grocery store on Otakara Yarosha Lane (переулок Отакара Яроша) in the city of Kharkiv (Харків). The generic coordinates for the store are: 50.024730, 36.218396. 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 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 (25) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK019

Incident date

February 28, 2022

Location

Рогань, Rohan’, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.901727, 36.486292 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One civilian was killed and another civilian was injured by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Rohan on February 28, 2022.

The Kharkiv Human Rights Group reported that in the village of Rohan, a residential building was hit by artillery shelling and caught on fire, resulting in the death of one person and injury of another person.

Army Inform News referred to those killed and injured as “men”.

There were no other details available about the victims or the location.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR54071.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

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

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • They hit two sleeping areas. Rohan and Oleksiivka. It is already known about 14 wounded and 3 dead Вдарили по двох спальних районах. Рогань та Олексіївка. Вже відомо про 14 поранених та 3 загиблих (Facebook post by Anna Annuschka)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Rohan (Рогань), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.901727, 36.486292. 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 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 (9) [ collapse]