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Airwars assessment
On April 10th, 2022, two civilians were reported killed and three civilians were reported injured after an alleged Russian shelling of the Pisochyn village in Kharkiv.
According to a pre-trial investigation launched under the procedural supervision of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, two people were killed and three were injured when Russian servicemen fired on Pisochyn at about 17:00 on April 10th. @Kharkiv1654 reported via Telegram that one neighbor was killed “while running to the basement” when they were “caught by shrapnel.” DSNS Kharkiv additionally reported via Telegram that rescuers of the Kharkiv garrison of the SES found the bodies of two people in Pisochin who had sustained fatal injuries.
According to Kharkiv Today, all of the victims were “residents of the private sector which had been targeted by the shelling.”
Oleg Sinegubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, stated that [Russian forces] shelled the civilian infrastructure of Pisochyn during the day. The village head, Oleh Cerhnobay, detailed that the shelling also damaged private houses.
All sources alleged Russian responsibility for the strike.
This incident has reference to ACLED’s code UKR55552.
The incident occured at approximately 5:00 pm local time.
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Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Pisochyn on April 10, 2022. (Image posted by 24 Channel)
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Location of the village of Pisochyn, which was subject to alleged Russian shelling o nApril 10, 2022. (Image posted by Ukrainska Pravda)
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Emergency services respond to alleged Russian shelling of Pisochyn on April 10, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutors Office)
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Screenshot of Facebook post by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutors Office
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Emergency services respond to alleged Russian shelling of Pisochyn on April 10, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutors Office)
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Screenshot of Facebook post by Oleh Chernobai
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Pisochyn (Пісочин) on the outskirts of the city of Kharkiv (Харків). The generic coordinates for Pisochyn are: 49.954732, 36.103120. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.