Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RUK185

Incident date

May 8, 2022

Location

Руські Тишки, Михайлівка, Рай Оленівка, Ruski Tyshky, Mykhailivka, Rai Olenivka, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.13843, 36.39603 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Additional Geolocations

49.6612, 36.91742 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map 49.94198, 36.07131 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On May 8 2022, several areas in close proximity to the city of Kharkiv were reportedly shelled by Russian forces. Reports from local news outlets state that four civilians were wounded between Ruski Tyshky, Rai-Olenivka and Mykhailivka respectively. Sources do not specify the number of people wounded in each of these locations.

While the details pertaining to this event are scarce, Radio Svoboda reported the day’s events in the following terms: “Russian occupation troops launched one artillery strike on Kharkiv. The Sokilnyky neighborhood was damaged. As a result of the shelling of Kharkiv district (Ruski Tyshky, Tsyrkuny, Mykhailivka, Rai-Olenivka) by the occupants, 4 people were wounded.

This version of events was reported by several Ukrainian outlets, including Suspilne Media, TSN News and Glavred News. All of these reports, and an account shared on a Facebook account associated with the governor of Kharkiv Oblast, conform with the narrative provided by Radio Svoboda.

This assessment has reference to ACLED codes UKR76986 and UKR76985.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the villages of Ruski Tyshky (Руські Тишки), Mykhailivka (Михайлівка), and Rai Olenivka (Рай Оленівка). The generic coordinates for Ruski Tyshky are: 50.13843, 36.39603. The generic coordinates for Mykhailivka are: 49.6612, 36.91742. The generic coordinates for Rai Olenivka are: 49.94198, 36.07131. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the locations further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • 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 (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Oleg Synegubov
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Kharkiv Regional State Administration

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
    4
  • 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 (11) [ collapse]