Geolocation
Airwars assessment
On March 18th 2022, alleged Russian bombardment struck the village of Zavody, Kharkiv, killing four civilians, including two women and a child, and wounding one, a woman. The initial reports described a Russian shell striking a residential building.
A collection of sources noted that a family was killed in a suspected Russian airstrike. A man, two women, and an eleven-year-old boy were killed and another woman was wounded. One initial report came from Korresondent.net, while Kh-News.net corroborated this information. Additionally, Security Services Investigators began an investigation into the shelling.
Prokuratura Khakiv posted on Facebook that armed forces of the Russian Federation fired upon the village of Zavody in the Izyum district of Kharkiv. Telegram user @hveriykharkov reported that a “projectile” from Russian forces flew straight into a residential building. Khpg.org, ombudsman.gav.ua, Twitter user @ukrainian247, and the Khakiv Times all reported via websites and Twitter that a residential area was struck by what are believed to be Russian shells.
This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR53534
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Zavody (Заводи), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.153532, 37.066624. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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"Investigators of the Security Service of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region, under the procedural guidance of the regional prosecutor's office, began an investigation into the Russian shelling of the village of Zavody in the Izyum district, as a result of which four people died and another was injured," according to the Korrespondent (Image via Korrespondent)
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"Today, on March 18, Russian invaders shelled the village of Zavody in the Izyum region. According to the press service of the Kharkiv regional prosecutor's office, a shell hit one of the residential buildings." (Image via Kh-news.net)
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"In the Izyum Oblast, the occupiers continue to fire on the civilian population - an investigation has been launched" (Image via Prokuraturakharkiv / Facebook)
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"On March 18, 2022, servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out artillery shelling of the village. Factories of Izyum District, Kharkiv Region. As a result of the shelling, four people - members of one family - were killed." (Image via Kharkiv.ua)