Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Two civilian men were reported killed by an alleged Russian anti-tank mine when a car drove over it on April 23rd 2022 in Choronohlazivka, Bododugiv district of the Kharkiv region.
This was first reported by sources citing Viktor Kovaleno, the “head of the community”, who reported that “in the afternoon, two men in their 30s went to visit the mother of one of them in the village of Chornohlazivka. They hit an anti-tank mine on the dam. They died on the spot, the car was blown to pieces. The occupiers had recently withdrawn from this village, they could have left it behind.”
The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office announced that they were opening a pre-trial investigation into the incident.
This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR56353.
The incident occured at approximately 4:00 pm local time.
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"Two men exploded on an enemy mine in Bohodukhiv district" (Image via Kharkiv Regional Persecutor / Facebook)
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"Two men exploded on enemy mine in Kharkiv region - investigation launched" (Image via General Persecutor Office / Facebook)
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"Two men explode on enemy mine in Bohodukhiv district" (Image via Slobidskiy Chasopys / Facebook)
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"Two men explode on enemy mine in Bohodukhiv district" (Image via Kharkiv regional persecutor / Telegram)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Chornohlazivka (Чорноглазівка), for which the generic coordinates are: 50.236671, 36.050386. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.