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Airwars Assessment
(Previous Incident Code: RUK0019)
At least one and up to four civilians – including / or a whole family and one child – were reportedly killed when 23 August Lane, in Pavlv Pole in Kharkiv was hit on February 28th 2022 by an alleged Russian “Smerch” anti-aircraft missile system. At least 16 people were reported injured.
According to Amnesty, “at approximately 12:30 local time, an apparent indiscriminate attack in North Kharkiv killed at least 4 civilians, including a child and 3 people collecting drinking water. At least 16 more people were injured.”
UAinfo.org reported that “four people left the bomb shelter to collect water – and died.” Helsinki.org also reported that “after the “end of the air raid” signal, people came out of their shelters to collect water and were fired upon.”
Helsinki.org reported that this incident happened between 12.00 and 13.00.
For reference this assessment has made use of reports from ACLED Code: UKR54214 and Bellingcat Code: CIV0119.
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Reports of the incident mention 23-ho Serpnya Lane (Провулок 23-го Серпня) in the city of Kharkiv (Харків). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 50.033043, 36.236832.
Tagged visual material from sources
Imagery: Truexanews
Tagged visual material from sources
Imagery: Truexanews
Tagged Street View imagery from Google Maps
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Tagged Street View imagery from Google Maps
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