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Airwars assessment
Two adult civilians were injured by alleged Russian shelling of the territory of Chuhuiv around noon on April 27, 2022.
Chuhuiv City Mayor Halyna Minayeva told Suspilne News that Russian forces shelling the territory of Chuhuiv injuring two civilians, and that no children were among the injured. Kharkiv Today also quoted the mayor who added that both of the injured were taken to the hospital. In addition, the city’s infrastructure and residential buildings were also damaged by the shelling.
Mayor Minayeva was the only source for the casualty information, with all other local sources quoting their information.
This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR56605.
The incident occured around midday.
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.
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Shell which struck Chuhuiv city on April 27, 2022. (Image posted by ХС_Kharkiv via Telegram)
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Shell which struck Chuhuiv city on April 27, 2022. (Image posted by ХС_Kharkiv via Telegram)
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Remnants of a shell which struck Chuhuiv city on April 27, 2022. (Image posted by ХС_Kharkiv via Telegram)
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Screenshot of Facebook post by MEDIYNYY ZMIYIV