Incident Code

RUK092

Location

Дергачі, Derhachi, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.109589, 36.114197
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 18, 2025

(Previous Incident Code: RUK0114)

On Sunday, April 3rd 2022, three civilians were killed and seven injured by alleged Russian shells hit the residential sector of the city of Dergachi in the Kharkiv region, eastern Ukraine.

Sources including Suspilne and Hromadske unanimously account for three civilians being killed and seven being injured in various degrees of severity. 2day.kh reported on the announcement by the mayor Dergachiv Vyacheslav Zadorenko who described the difficulties in providing humanitarian aid to the area due to the state of occupation. Moreover, according to Zadorenko, electricity and communication restoration could not be guaranteed because alleged Russian snipers were shooting at the workers.

The suspected attacker is alleged to be Russia, as reported by most of the sources including Suspilne, Lb.ua and Radiosvoboda.

This incident has ACLED’s reference code UKR55036.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Artillery
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
7

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Derhachi (Дергачі), for which the generic coordinates are: 50.109589, 36.114197. 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 (6)