Incident Code

RUK029

Location

Kharkiv Regional Hospital, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Харківська обласна лікарня

Geolocation

50.008480, 36.233205
Accuracy: Nearby landmark

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: 11 August 2026

A female Syrian doctor was killed by alleged Russian mortar shelling of the Kharkiv regional hospital on March 3, 2022.

The News Arab reported that a female Syrian doctor was killed while working at Kharkiv regional hospital when a mortar round hit the building. The Syrian doctor’s husband was outside of the hospital at the time of the attack and survived. The New Arab added that the Syrian doctor was a gynecologist originally from Deir Ezzor.

This assessment has reference to Attacks on health dataset code 31833.

Named Casualties

Family members (1)

Dr Leila Ahmed
Adult, Female, Killed

Key Information

Incident Status
Assessed
Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Artillery
Strike Status
Single source claim
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Weak
Cause Of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Woman

Geolocation

Reports of the incident mention the Kharkiv Regional Hospital (Харківська обласна лікарня) for which the generic coordinates are: 50.008480, 36.233205. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military

Sources (4)

Reliefweb

Source

Reliefweb

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Languages

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New Arab

Source

New Arab

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Languages

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Radio Free Syria

Source

Radio Free Syria

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Languages

English
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

Source

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

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Languages

English

Media from Sources (2)