Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RUK021

Incident date

March 1, 2022

Location

Новобаварский проспект, Novobavarsky Avenue, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.949843, 36.155445 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between five and eight civilians were killed and up to 10 others were injured by alleged Russian airstrikes/shelling of a residential building on Novobavarsky Avenue, 95 in the Bavaria district of Kharkiv on March 1, 2022.

Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group identified eight people killed, six people injured, and 38 people rescued following the bombing. @SESU_UA stated that two of the people rescued were unblocked from under the rubble, and at the time of reporting people were still being rescued. A Telegram from the Kharkiv Prosecutor’s Office (Prokuratura_kharkiv) reported that five people were killed and 10 people were injured, adding that this was a preliminary number still being established.

RBC News reported that shelling struck Hospital No. 3 and then airstrikes hit a factory and a residential apartment building in Bavaria. The head of the district administration, Tetyana Tsybulnyk, told Suspilne that a bomb hit the fifth floor of a building on Novobavarskiy Avenue, resulting in many injured and people under the rubble. A tweet from @SESU_UA specified that the airstrike hit between entrances two and three (out of six total) of the five floor building.

Svitlana Gorbunova-Ruban, deputy mayor of Kharkiv, told Suspilne that shells also hit the territory of Hospital No. 3 nearby in the Novobarav district. Yurii Sorokolat, director of the city health department, stated that none of the doctors or patients were injured but 9 patients were transferred to Hospital No. 31.

The Kharkiv Prosecutor’s Office (Prokuratura_kharkiv) posted on Telegram that “in total, the enemy fired 3 shots with three rockets, among which the first hit between entrances 2 and 3, resulting in the formation of a funnel with a diameter of 3-4 meters, the second hit the roadway along Novobavarskiy Avenue, 95 in the direction of the village. Pisochyn, as a result of which a funnel with a diameter of 2-2.5 meters was formed, the third rocket hit the territory of the Kharkiv plant of lifting transport equipment on Novobavarskiy avenue, 118, whose buildings were damaged.”

Igor Terekhov, mayor of Kharkiv, told RBC “We are constantly being shelled. A rocket attack was just launched on a residential neighborhood. There are dead, there are victims, the hospital has been destroyed. Therefore, of course, the situation is very difficult. There are dead people, there are wounded. That is why the situation is serious.”

Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group attributed the incident to the Russian Armed Forces, with other sources like Helsinki.org posting similar attributions. A tweet from @olehbatkovych reported that the Russian jet was shot down after his airstrike, according to an official.

This incident has reference to ACLED code UKR52470 and Attacks on health dataset code 31550.

The incident occured at 16:15:00 local time.

Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention a strike on a residential building on Novobavarsky Avenue (Новобаварский проспект) in the city of Kharkiv (Харків). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed down the location to these exact coordinates: 49.949843, 36.155445

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  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    Oleh Novikov

  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    Oleh Novikov

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 8
  • Civilians reported injured
    6–10
  • 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 belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (34) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (29) [ collapse]

  • Yes, the hospital before the impact, just in steam. And here is Bavaria after the air strike. There are many dead and wounded
  • More footage from Bavaria. Something flew into the five-story building during an air raid
  • Rescue workers sort through the rubble for victims of alleged Russian airstrikes on a residential building on Novobavarskiy Avenue on March 1, 2022. (Image posted by @SESU_UA)
  • Rescue workers sort through the rubble for victims of alleged Russian airstrikes on a residential building on Novobavarskiy Avenue on March 1, 2022. (Image posted by @SESU_UA)
  • Rescue workers sort through the rubble for victims of alleged Russian airstrikes on a residential building on Novobavarskiy Avenue on March 1, 2022. (Image posted by @SESU_UA)
  • Rescue workers sort through the rubble for victims of alleged Russian airstrikes on a residential building on Novobavarskiy Avenue on March 1, 2022. (Image posted by @SESU_UA)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on a residential building on Novobavarskiy Avenue on March 1, 2022. (Image posted by Rbc.ua)
  • Rescue workers sort through the rubble for victims of alleged Russian airstrikes on a residential building on Novobavarskiy Avenue on March 1, 2022. (Image posted by Rbc.ua)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on a residential building on Novobavarskiy Avenue on March 1, 2022. (Image posted by Rbc.ua)
  • Damage and fire caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on a residential building on Novobavarskiy Avenue on March 1, 2022. (Image posted by Ukranews)
  • Damage and fire caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on a residential building on Novobavarskiy Avenue on March 1, 2022. (Image posted by Ukranews)
  • Damage and fire caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on a residential building on Novobavarskiy Avenue on March 1, 2022. (Image posted by Ukranews)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on a residential building on Novobavarskiy Avenue on March 1, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv_1654 via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on a residential building on Novobavarskiy Avenue on March 1, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv_1654 via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on a residential building on Novobavarskiy Avenue on March 1, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv_1654 via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on a residential building on Novobavarskiy Avenue on March 1, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv_1654 via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on a residential building on Novobavarskiy Avenue on March 1, 2022. (Image posted by Prokuratura_kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on a residential building on Novobavarskiy Avenue on March 1, 2022. (Image posted by Prokuratura_kharkiv via Telegram)
  • The de-Russification of Kharkiv continues in Bavaria Дерусіфікація Харкова триває на Баварії
  • Victim of alleged Russian airstrikes on a residential building on Novobavarskiy Avenue on March 1, 2022. (Image posted by @free_esports via Twitter)
  • Victim of alleged Russian airstrikes on a residential building on Novobavarskiy Avenue on March 1, 2022. (Image posted by @free_esports via Twitter)
  • Damage from alleged Russian airstrikes on a residential building on Novobavarskiy Avenue on March 1, 2022. (Image posted by @free_esports via Twitter)
  • Victim of alleged Russian airstrikes on a residential building on Novobavarskiy Avenue on March 1, 2022. (Image posted by @free_esports via Twitter)
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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 infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 8
  • Civilians reported injured
    6–10
  • 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 belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (34) [ collapse]