Geolocation
Airwars assessment
At least one woman was reported injured and later pronounced dead as a result of alleged Russian shelling in Kharkiv, February 28th 2022.
Local sources reported that the woman was a ‘pensioner’ who died in hospital, after being seriously injured when Russian shelling entered her kitchen on the 11th floor of a residential apartment block.
Kharkiv Human Rights Group report added that two more projectiles hit the same address, damaging a gas pipeline, an official car, and set fire to civilian cars.
Most sources outlined the graphic nature of the victim’s injuries, with images shared widely of the projectile in what appears to be a residential home.
This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR54214.
The incident occured in the afternoon.
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The inside of the apartment block where the shelling was reported to have taken place. Image via Times.kharkiv.ua
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Screenshot from Facebook (Prokuraturakharkiv) stating: According to the investigation, on February 28, 2022, in Kharkiv, in an apartment on the street Balakireva, 50, a projectile flew into the kitchen window, as a result of which the woman's leg was torn off. She was taken to the city's emergency and emergency clinic, where she died.
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Image posted on Twitter by @_KA3AXCTAH indicating the remnants of the projectile in the residential home where a woman sustained injuries from alleged Russian actions.
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Second image showing the damaged building of a civilian harm incident in Kharkiv where a woman was injured and later died from her injuries. Image posted on Twitter by @_KA3AXCTAH
Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]
Reports of the incident mention building 50, on Balakirjeva Street (вул. Балакірєва) being struck. Analysing audio-visual material from sources we have narrowed down the location to these exact coordinates: 50.032611, 36.238746.