(Previous Incident Code: RUK0089A)

At least one civilian, a man, reportedly died as a result of the shelling of residential areas of KhTZ in Kharkiv on March 20th, 2022.

According to the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, the civilian lived on the fifth floor of a five-story building and was allegedly killed when a projectile hit the building’s roof. Local sources @Tipichnoextz and @TipichnOYe KHTZ identified the victim as a man, and described that the civilian was killed when a shell “flew into the roof of the fifth floor.”

The Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union reported that buildings on Oleksandrivsky Ave. and on St. Gvardiytsiv-Shironyntsiv in KhTZ were particularly affected by the strike.

Though the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group reported that the KhTZ and Northern Saltivka districts were the “most exposed” to shelling, all areas of Kharkiv were shelled through the night from March 19th to March 20th, resuming during the evening of the 20th. The Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union stated that six people died as a result of the enemies’ 58 reported artillery attacks on the city during the day.

According to the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, a total of eight fires broke out as a result of shelling, and the State Emergency Service was reported to have made 30 trips to “clear debris and rescue people.”’ Firefighting was reportedly carried out in the Kyiv and Industrial districts of the city of Kharkiv, as well as the Kharkiv, Bogodukhiv and Izyum districts of the region, while search operations and demolition of debris were reportedly carried out in the Kyiv and Shevchenkiv districts of Kharkiv, as well as the Kharkiv district of the region.

All sources alleged Russian responsibility for the strike. This incident occurred in the evening.