Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RUK043

Incident date

March 9, 2022

Location

вул Академіка Проскури, Akademika Proskury Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.046884, 36.291085 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A 16 year old boy was killed by alleged Russian shelling of a market in the village of Zhukovsky on March 9, 2022.

Suspilne Media reported that a 16 year old boy was killed by shelling of the market located at 5/7 Akademika Proskury Street in the village of Zhukovsky. Market Director Maryna Volobuyeva stated that she was informed about the shelling around noon and that the market did not suffer significant damage because the shell hit the pavilions near the market.

Various other local sources posted similar information that a 16 year old boy was killed, without any other additional details.

A tweet from @prm_ua, in addition to Ukrinform News and other local sources attributed the incident to Russian forces.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR53114.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention a strike outside a market on Akademika Proskury Street (вул Академіка Проскури) in the Zhukovsky (Жуковського) neighbourhood of Kharkiv (Харків). The generic coordinates for this market are: 50.046884, 36.291085. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Infrastructure
    Market
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • 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 (29) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (7) [ collapse]

  • Image of the civilian killed and the rescue workers responding when a market in the village of Zhukovsky on March 9, 2022. (Image posted by Suspilne Media)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of a market in the village of Zhukovsky on March 9, 2022. (Image posted by Prm.ua)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Lyudmila Denisova, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights
  • Screenshot of Telegram post by ХС_Kharkiv
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Victor Lenochkon
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Mykola Fedorov
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by GX

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Infrastructure
    Market
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • 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 (29) [ collapse]