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One civilian was injured by alleged Russian missile strikes/shelling of the city of Chuhuiv on April 9, 2022.
As part of an investigation into violations of the laws and customs of war (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported on Telegram and Facebook that Russian forces fired a long-range missile at the city of Chuhuiv, resulting in damage to residential buildings and about 10 cars, in additional to an injury of one of the residents to their eye. The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group provided similar information on casualties and damage.
Both of the sources attributed the incident to Russian forces. While the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office identified long-range missiles as being part of the attack, the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group stated that the Russian military shelled the city of Chuhuiv.
This incident has reference to ACLED’s code UKR55448.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
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Damage caused by alleged Russian long-range missile attacks on Chuhuiv on April 9, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutors Office)
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Damage caused by alleged Russian long-range missile attacks on Chuhuiv on April 9, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutors Office)
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Damage caused by alleged Russian long-range missile attacks on Chuhuiv on April 9, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutors Office)
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Screenshot of Facebook post by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutors Office
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Chuhuiv (Чугуїв), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.834962, 36.679772. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.