Incident Code

RUK052

Location

Дергачі, Dergachi, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.109589, 36.114197
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: RUK0066D)

On March 11th 2022, reported Russian shelling continued in the city of Dergachi. According to local sources, at least three civilians were killed and one civilian was injured.

Local sources were reporting that amongst the dead is the former chief of the Dergachi district police department/former vice-rector of the Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs and his granddaughter, a young woman aged 23.

Reportedly, the emergency department building in the Dergachev Central Hospital was damaged, as well as the House of Culture and the “Brig” enterprise. A hospital guard was reportedly injured.

The mayor of the city, Vyacheslav Zadorenko, said on Facebook “Currently, Dergachi is completely cut off from gas due to projectiles hitting a high-pressure pipe, there is no electricity in several areas of the city.”

Local reports on Facebook indicated that this attack happened at 1.00pm.

This assessment has reference to Attacks on health dataset code 33130.

Victims

Family members (2)

Valery Moskovets
male killed
Anastasia
23 years old female Granddaughter of Valery killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Artillery
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
3
1 Woman, 1 Man
Civilians reported injured
1

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Dergachi (Дергачі), for which the generic coordinates are: 50.109589, 36.114197. 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
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (11)