Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RUK111

Incident date

April 11, 2022

Location

Індустріальний район, Industrial district, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.939519, 36.368272 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A man in his 50s was killed by an alleged Russian airstrike/artillery strike on a building in the Industrial district of Kharkiv on April 11, 2022.

Kharkiv Life reported on Telegram that a projectile flew into an apartment on the 4th floor in Kharkiv, resulting in the death of a 59 year old man. Images posted by Kharkiv Life show damage to multiple apartment buildings and attributed the incident to Russian forces.

Another Telegram account, Typical HTZ Kharkiv, provided similar information about a man who was killed on the 4th floor of a building but placed the man’s age at 56 years old.

This incident has reference to ACLED code UKR55595.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (5) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (16) [ collapse]

  • Destruction after Russian shelling on the Industrial District in Kharkiv on April 11th 2022 (Image via Kharkivlife / Telegram)
  • Destruction after Russian shelling on the Industrial District in Kharkiv on April 11th 2022 (Image via Kharkivlife / Telegram)
  • Destruction after Russian shelling on the Industrial District in Kharkiv on April 11th 2022 (Image via Kharkivlife / Telegram)
  • Destruction after Russian shelling on the Industrial District in Kharkiv on April 11th 2022 (Image via Kharkivlife / Telegram)
  • Destruction after Russian shelling on the Industrial District in Kharkiv on April 11th 2022 (Image via Kharkivlife / Telegram)
  • Destruction after Russian shelling on the Industrial District in Kharkiv on April 11th 2022 (Image via Kharkivlife / Telegram)
  • Destruction after Russian shelling on the Industrial District in Kharkiv on April 11th 2022 (Image via Kharkivlife / Telegram)
  • Destruction after Russian shelling on the Industrial District in Kharkiv on April 11th 2022 (Image via Kharkivlife / Telegram)
  • "Let's start our morning with some really bad news. At night, they flew into the area directly to a residential building on the 4th floor." (Image via Tipichnoe_xtz / Telegram)
  • "Let's start our morning with some really bad news. At night, they flew into the area directly to a residential building on the 4th floor." (Image via Tipichnoe_xtz / Telegram)
  • "Let's start our morning with some really bad news. At night, they flew into the area directly to a residential building on the 4th floor." (Image via Tipichnoe_xtz / Telegram)
  • "Let's start our morning with some really bad news. At night, they flew into the area directly to a residential building on the 4th floor." (Image via Tipichnoe_xtz / Telegram)

Geolocation notes (5) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention an apartment building struck in the Industrial district (Індустріальний район). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 49.939519, 36.368272.

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  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    Kharkivlife

  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    Tipichnoe XTZ

  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    Kharkivlife

  • Tagged visual material from Google Maps

    Imagery:
    Google

  • Tagged visual material from Google Maps

    Imagery:
    Google

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (5) [ collapse]