Incident Code

UKUK002

Location

Липці, Liptsy, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.207362, 36.421385
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: RUK0090C)

One civilian, a man, was injured by alleged Ukrainian shelling of Liptsy in Kharkiv region on March 21, 2022.

According to major Russian news site RIA Novosti, quoting Moiseyev, head of the “Rus Triedinaya” NGO, Ukrainian military howitzer shell hit a hospital in Liptsky where about 40 women and children were being prepared for evacuation at 10:00 in the evening.

Presumably Ukrainian Telegram channel with a clear pro-Russian stance Perviy Kharkovskiy posted that as a result of the shelling, one of the villagers sustained a shrapnel wound to the head and that he was transported to Belgorod Oblast (in Russia) where Russian medics are “fighting for his life.” A woman told Perviy Kharkovskiy that “It hit the house, the gazebo started burning. And the dogs were outside, got out, started rescuing the dogs. And then a bomb or a grenade came again. I hid under the house, climbed out – I looked, he was lying there” (translated from Russian).

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Artillery
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported injured
1
1 Man

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Liptsy (Липці), for which the generic coordinates are: 50.207362, 36.421385. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

Ukrainian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Ukrainian Military
Ukrainian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (2)

Sources (2)