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Ukraine has faced military insecurity since Russia’s annexation of Crimea and other territories in 2014, with a full scale invasion in 2022 leaving thousands dead and missing in what has become an entrenched and protracted conflict.

Airwars documented all allegations of civilian harm incidents in Ukraine in the 2022 Battle of Kharkiv, and produced major investigations on the conflict.

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Incident Date

21 March 2023

Incident Code

UKUK002

Location

Liptsy, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Липці
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 …

Summary

Published
21 March 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
Ukrainian Military
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Incident Date

13 May 2022

Incident Code

RUK199

Location

Lozova Community, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Лозівська громада
On May 13rd 2022, a civilian described as a woman, was reportedly injured by a Russian rocket attack in Lozivska (Loziv) community, Kharkiv. Sources quoted Loziv City Mayor Serhii Zelenskyi who said that “a dozen private houses were damaged, windows in multi-storey buildings were broken. A cultural center and a critical infrastructure object were damaged.” …

Summary

Published
13 May 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

13 May 2022

Incident Code

RUK200

Location

Lebyazhe, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Леб’яже
On 13 May 2022, 4 civilians were reportedly wounded, including which a 15 year-old boy, by Russian shelling in Lebyazhe village, Kharkiv. Sources, quoting the press service of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, reported that Russian forces shelled twice the area. The first attack was conducted in the morning at around 11 am, and “as …

Summary

Published
13 May 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

12 May 2022

Incident Code

RUK197

Location

Shebelynka, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Шебелинка
Three civilians were killed and five others were injured by alleged Russian shelling of Shebelynka on May 12, 2022. The head office of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kharkiv posted on Telegram that an enemy projectile hit a “hangar building” at 4:35pm causing a fire to break out on the roof of the …

Summary

Published
12 May 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
Russian Military
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Research and Investigations

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Anatomy of an AI Kill Chain
27 Jul, 2026
Investigations, Tools
Palestinian territories, Ukraine

Anatomy of an AI Kill Chain

Breaking down how militaries are offloading life and death decisions to flawed technologies
Sanctions, Scams & Deepfakes – The digital hunt for the Russians smuggling EU cars
7 Nov, 2025
Investigations
Ukraine

Sanctions, Scams & Deepfakes – The digital hunt for the Russians smuggling EU cars

Searching for smugglers, the investigation instead uncovered how new technologies may be supercharging the virtual front of the war in Europe's east
Airwars wins Sigma data journalism award
27 Mar, 2024
Update
Ukraine

Airwars wins Sigma data journalism award

Recognition for project tracking Russian Shahed drone attacks on Ukrainian civilians
A year of the Shahed
8 Sept, 2023
Investigations
Ukraine

A year of the Shahed

How Russia turned to a cheap Iranian-made suicide drone to terrorise civilians and hit infrastructure across Ukraine
Reported Shahed drone launches in Ukraine: August 2022-September 2023
1 Sept, 2023
Visualisation
Ukraine

Reported Shahed drone launches in Ukraine: August 2022-September 2023

Mapping every reported Shahed launch into Ukraine between September 13, 2022 and August 30, 2023
The new Russian drone linked to Iran-backed factory
6 Jul, 2023
Investigations
Ukraine

The new Russian drone linked to Iran-backed factory

Airwars/FT investigations shines light on secretive Alabuga 'special economic zone'