Conflict

Russian Military in Ukraine

Incident Code

RUK037

Location

Чугуїв, Chuhuyiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.980697, 36.359966
Accuracy: Nearby landmark

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 18, 2025

(Previous Incident Code: RUK0053)

One woman was killed by alleged Russian shelling of the city of Chuhuyiv on March 8, 2022.

A tweet from @SerhiiZhorzh reported that a female Russian citizen was killed when Russian shelling hit her home in the city of Chuhuyiv, and that she had been living in Ukraine since 2012. Status Quo News attributed the announcement of the death of the Russian citizen to the head of the Investigation Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police of the Kharkiv region Sergey Bolvinov.

Local sources attributed the shelling to Russian forces.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR53008.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Artillery
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Woman

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention a residential building being struck, allegedly in the vicinity of 177, Krasnodarska Street (Краснодарская улица) in Chuhuyiv (Чугуїв) city. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for 177, Krasnodarska Street are: 49.980697, 36.359966.

Military Statements

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

Media from Sources (12)