Geolocation
Airwars assessment
On February 26th 2022, two civilians, including a 13 year old girl and a man, were reportedly injured as a result of alleged Russian forces shelling on in the village of Volokhiv, in Balaklia, Kharkiv.
Segodnya.ua news site noted that the Balaklia local authorities reported the situation first at 15.00. It stated that the information came from the Head of Balaklia, Ivan Stolbovoy, that “in the area of the village of Volokhiv Yar, a man and a minor child (a 13-year old girl) were wounded.”
This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR54061
The incident was first reported on February 26, 2022 at 3:00 pm by .
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"Official information from the head of the Balakliya TG Ivan Stolbovoy: - Now there is silence after the shelling. A man and a minor child (a 13-year-old girl) were wounded near the village of Volokhiv Yar. Residents of Balaklia are advised to stay in bomb shelters." Official information from the head of Balakliya authorities, Ivan Stolbovoy (via Iryna Makovetskaya / Facebook)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Volokhiv Yar (Волохів Яр), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.600219, 36.9786094. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.