Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RUK102

Incident date

April 8, 2022

Location

Дергачі, Derhachi, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.109726584160995, 36.115773944850716 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two engineering employees were injured by a mine explosion allegedly planted by Russian forces in Derhachi on April 8, 2022.

According to the Kharkiv Human Rights Group, two employees of the Dergachivsky REM were injured when their service pick-up truck hit a mine on a dirt road. Both employees were taken to the hospital and underwent surgery for their injuries.

057.ua added that the employees were power engineers on their way to eliminate emergency damage to the power grid, describing them as “Kharkivoblenergo” specialists. The press service of the city council described the aftermath of the explosion as a “heap” of iron remained from the car.

Politeka News was the only source to directly attribute the mine to Russia, while the other sources that reported on the incident did not identify who was responsible.

This incident has reference to ACLED’s code UKR55371.

The incident occured in the afternoon.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Derhachi (Дергачі), for which the generic coordinates are: 50.109726584160995, 36.115773944850716. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Ground operation
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (14) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • Damage to a service vehicle caused by a mine explosion in Derhachi on April 8, 2022. (Image posted by 2day.kh)
  • Damage to a service vehicle caused by a mine explosion in Derhachi on April 8, 2022. (Image posted by 2day.kh)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Vyacheslav Zadorenko
  • Damage to a service vehicle caused by a mine explosion in Derhachi on April 8, 2022. (Image posted by Gx.net.ua)

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Ground operation
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (14) [ collapse]