Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RUK062

Incident date

March 16, 2022

Location

проспект Тракторобудівників, 55 б, 55B Traktorobudivnykiv Avenue, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.989101, 36.340268 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One civilian, a woman, was killed by alleged Russian shelling of Saltivka, Kharkiv on March 16 2022.

Multiple sources posted a video of an explosion in Saltivka. A Bellingcat comment mentions that the explosion occurred next to an ice hockey rink, and next to a burning vehicle appears to be a fatality. Truexa News mentions that a woman died, and were looking to identify who it was by the car number.

Truexa News attributed the explosion to shelling carried out by Russian forces.

No other information was available on this incident.

This assessment has reference to Bellingcat code CIV0398.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (8) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]

  • New round of Russian strikes on Saltivka, Kharkiv

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    Before the war, we walked through this park with my husband, holding hands. It's such happiness - to hold his right hand with your left hand and just walk next to him... #Kharkiv #Ukraine️ Saltovka...

Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention a strike in the vicinity of an ice rink in the Saltivka (Салтівка) neighbourhood of the city of Kharkiv (Харків). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 49.989101, 36.340268.

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  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    Truexanewsua

  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    Truexanewsua

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (8) [ collapse]