Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RUK031

Incident date

March 4, 2022

Location

вул. Героїв Праці, Heroiv Pratsi Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.021962, 36.350813 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Additional Geolocations

50.022309, 36.341299 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Street level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between two and five civilians were killed by alleged Russian shelling of Heroiv Pratsa street in Kharkiv at 17:00 on March 3, 2022.

According to DSNS Kharkiv, on Heroiv Pratsa street, rescuers extinguished fires in buildings No. 37, 37b, 37d, 33d and 33b, rescued 10 residents, and evacuated another 25. The DSNS added that the bodies of five people killed were discovered in the rubble, and seven apartments were burned.

The Kharkiv human rights group reported that two people were killed on Heroiv Pratsi Street in Kharkiv. @ATS_company_ mentioned that civilians were killed but did not mention how many.

Both Kharkiv human rights group and DSNS Kharkiv attributed the incident to Russian forces, and CIR reported that shelling, and the fires they caused, resulted in the civilian casualties.

The incident occured at 17:00:00 local time.

Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention strikes on Heroiv Pratsi Street (вул. Героїв Праці), in the city of Kharkiv (Харків), for which the generic coordinates are: 50.022309, 36.341299. Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we were able to narrow down the location of at least two casualties to the following exact coordinates: 50.021962, 36.350813. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 5
  • 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 (16) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (12) [ collapse]

  • Damage caused by shelling in Heroiv Pratsi St, Kharkiv on March 4, 2022. (Image posted by @antiputler_news)
  • Heroes of labor. Kharkiv. Kill civilians
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by DSNS KHARKIV
  • In particular, on the street Heroes of labor during the extinguishing of buildings No. 37, 37b, 37d, 33d and 33b, rescuers saved 10 of their residents and evacuated another 25. Unfortunately, the bodies of 5 people were also discovered. In total, 7 apartments on an area of more than 300 square meters were burned.
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Iryna Shverneko
  • Rescue workers respond to shelling in Heroiv Pratsi St, Kharkiv on March 4, 2022. (Image posted by Nataliya Chebulayeva)
  • Rescue workers respond to shelling in Heroiv Pratsi St, Kharkiv on March 4, 2022. (Image posted by Nataliya Chebulayeva)
  • Rescue workers respond to shelling in Heroiv Pratsi St, Kharkiv on March 4, 2022. (Image posted by Nataliya Chebulayeva)
  • Rescue workers respond to shelling in Heroiv Pratsi St, Kharkiv on March 4, 2022. (Image posted by Nataliya Chebulayeva)

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 5
  • 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 (16) [ collapse]