Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RUK087

Incident date

March 29, 2022

Location

M03, Чугуївський район, M03, Chuhuiv district, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.924174, 36.458614 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two men were killed and five others, including a baby, were injured by a mine or unexploded ordinance on March 29, 2022 allegedly planted by Russian forces in Chuhuiv.

The Kharkiv human rights group reported that two men were killed and five others, including a six month old baby, were injured when their cars hit mines/unexploded munition.

Sergey Bolvinov, head of the investigative department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the region, provided similar information that two men were killed and five other injured, issuing a warning for others to be careful of mines on the roads.”Until our sappers have cleared the mines, it is extremely dangerous,” warned Bolvinov.

24tv News blamed Russian forces for planting the mine. However, presumably Ukrainian Telegram channel Perviy Kharkovskiy, with a clear pro-Russian stance, accused Ukrainian forces of planting mines but didn’t directly implicate them in this incident.

This incident has ACLED’s reference codes :  UKR68078 and UKR54572.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes (4) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention ordnance on the roads of Chuhuiv district (Чугуївський район). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 49.924174, 36.458614.

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  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    Pravda Gerashchenko

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    Imagery:
    Pravda Gerashchenko

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    Imagery:
    Pravda Gerashchenko

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    Imagery:
    Pravda Gerashchenko

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (18) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (8) [ collapse]

  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Sergey Bolvinov
  • Screenshot of Telegram post by Pravda Gerashchenko
  • Mine found by rescue workers near Chuhuiv on March 29, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa news ua via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by a mine explosion near Chuhuiv on March 29, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa news ua via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by a mine explosion near Chuhuiv on March 29, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa news ua via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by a mine explosion near Chuhuiv on March 29, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa news ua via Telegram)

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
    2
  • (2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (18) [ collapse]