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Two civilians, a seven year old girl and her grandmother, were killed and a man was injured by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022.
The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group reported that at 7:05pm, at least three unguided aerial bombs were dropped on a residential building in the village of Donets, which resulted in the death of two people, including a seven year old child. Kharkov Comments specified that the other person killed was the grandmother of the young girl.
@Liveuamap added that one person was rescued from the rubble by civil defense teams, and the DSNS stated that the person rescued from the rubble was injured, while three others managed to get out of the rubble on her own. Kharkiv Today also reported that one person was found alive in the rubble, and that “there are wounded” but did not specify how many. Serhii Bolvinov, Head of the Investigative Department of the National Security Service in the Kharkiv region identified the civilian injured as being a man.
Head of Slobozhansk OTG Dmytro Dikhtyar told Suspilne Kharkiv that a two story private house was completely destroyed, collapsing instantly, as well as damage to a store and another house.
The DSNS attributed the airstrikes to the “aggressor”, referencing Russia and Kharkov Comments explicitly attributed the destruction and death of two civilians to Russian forces.
This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR53012 and Bellingcat code CIV0291.
The incident occured at 19:05:00 local time.
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Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by @Liveuamap)
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Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by @Liveuamap)
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Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by @Liveuamap)
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Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by @Liveuamap)
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Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Today)
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Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS)
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Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS)
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Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS)
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Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Image posted by DSNS)
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Screenshot of Facebook post by DSNS
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Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (The main department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region)
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Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (The main department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region)
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Very graphic image of a woman killed by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Kharkov.comments) -
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Very graphic image of a child killed by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Kharkov.comments) -
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Very graphic image of a woman killed by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Kharkov.comments) -
Screenshot of Facebook post by Serhii Bolvinov, Head of the Investigative Department of the National Security Service in the Kharkiv region
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Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Donets on March 8, 2022. (Serhii Bolvinov, Head of the Investigative Department of the National Security Service in the Kharkiv region)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Donets (Донець), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.508333, 36.571111. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.