Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RUK101

Incident date

April 7, 2022

Location

Салтовка, ХТЗ, Олексіївка, Saltivka, KhTZ, Oleksiivka, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.003572, 36.333718 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Additional Geolocations

50.049446, 36.200257 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map 49.944289, 36.377515 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One woman was killed and 14 civilians were injured by alleged Russian shelling of residential areas in Oleksiivka, Saltivka, KhTZ on April 7, 2022, according to Ukrainian official Oleg Synegubov.

The head of the Kharkiv regional military-civilian administration Oleg Synegubov posted on Telegram that “the enemy” fired artillery at residential areas in Oleksiivka, Saltivka, KhTZ, injuring 14 people and killing one woman. Synegubov later added that in 24 hours, Russian forces fired about 48 artillery, mortar, thank, and anti-aircraft missiles in Kharkiv.

Local sources quoted information provided by Synegubov without providing additional details. No other information is known at this time.

This incident has reference to ACLED’s codes UKR55280 and UKR55373.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    14
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhoods of Oleksiivka (Олексіївка), Saltivka (Салтовка), and KhTZ (ХТЗ) in the city of Kharkiv (Харків). The generic coordinates for Oleksiivka are: 50.049446, 36.200257. The generic coordinates for Saltivka are: 50.003572, 36.333718. The generic coordinates for KhTZ are: 49.944289, 36.377515.

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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
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    14
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]