Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RUK169

Incident date

May 2, 2022

Location

Барвінкове, Barvinkove, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

48.903505, 37.022460 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On May 2nd 2022, two male civilians were injured after a reported Russian forces artillery shelling hit Barvinkove in Kharkiv.

The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported that “residential buildings and two administrative buildings were damaged” in addition to wounding two men.

There is no further information available at this stage.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR56997.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Barvinkove (Барвінкове), for which the generic coordinates are: 48.903505, 37.022460. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (6) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • "Russian troops once again shelled the town of Barvinkovo" (Image via Suspilne.media)
  • "Russian troops once again shelled the town of Barvinkovo" (Image via Suspilne.media)
  • "As a result of the shelling, two men were wounded. Residential buildings and two administrative buildings were damaged" (Image via Pgo_gov_ua / Telegram)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (6) [ collapse]