Conflict

Russian Military in Ukraine

Incident Code

RUK067

Location

Пісочин, Pisochyn, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.954732, 36.103120
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 18, 2025

(Previous Incident Code: RUK0082)

On March 18 2022, one person was injured when 10 residential buildings in Pisochyn, Kharkiv were hit by suspected Russian shelling which also burnt a car and damaged several others, according to local sources.

Oleg Chornobai, the Head of the Pisochyn community announced the incident via Facebook, also stating that one person was injured in the attack. Initially gas and electricity services to the 10 damaged residential buildings were cut off but state services quickly worked to reinstate these. All of the sources that reported on the incident attributed the shelling to Russia, with NV News specifically referring to Russian shelling.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR54161.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Artillery
Strike Status
Single source claim
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Weak
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported injured
1

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the suburb of Pisochyn (Пісочин) on the outskirts of the city of Kharkiv (Харків). The generic coordinates for Pisochyn are: 49.95345, 36.10418. 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 (5)

Sources (5)