Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RUK155

Incident date

April 28, 2022

Location

Котляри, Kotliary, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.910286, 36.302336 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Russian forces allegedly shelled the city of Kotliary on April 28, 2022, killing a 53 year old man and wounding a woman. Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group and Suspilne Kharkiv via Telegram both stated that the shelling lasted roughly twelve hours.

Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office announced that a criminal investigation had been launched into the death of the 53 year old man and the injury of the local resident.

Telegram user Kharkiv Life reported that the shelling began at noon and the attack destroyed many residential buildings. The National Guard of Ukraine reported that the Russian strike also bombed a cemetery in Kotlkiary with cluster bombs.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR56712.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • Russian occupying forces attacked a cemetery located in the village of Kotlyari in the Kharkiv region with cluster munitions
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Eastern operational-territorial unit of the National Guard of Ukraine
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Kotliary on April 28, 2022. (Image posted by Atn.ua)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Kotliary (Котляри), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.910286, 36.302336. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK128

Incident date

April 17, 2022

Location

центр Харкова, Київський та Шевченківський райони міста, the center of Kharkiv, Kyivsyy and Shevchenkivskyy districts of the city, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Airwars assessment

On the afternoon of April 17th 2022, Russia allegedly fired artillery in the city center of Kharkiv, killing at least five civilians and injuring at least 10 civilians, including a woman.

Despite the preliminary estimates, most reports set the number of civilian deaths at 5 and of injured at 13, while others reported up to 6 dead and 24 injured.

A female volunteer was quoted by XC_Kharkiv on Telegram after sustaining an eye injury from the shelling: “A small fragment in the eye, which the military washed out on the spot and made sure that I could move. I can see well. The ringing in the ears has almost stopped, but no communication until tomorrow. I will run tomorrow.”

A Telegram post by Truexa News UA reported that an elderly woman who was feeding the cats in the park was killed, along with a video showing their body.

A tweet from @_hello_dears_ identified cluster bombs as being used in the shelling, adding that shells hit an “institute” where people were hiding and killed one of the employees.

The shelling seemingly occurred around 1.25 p.m. local time in the districts of Kyiv and Shevchenkiv. Twitter user @_A_Vit_ commented: “The Russian army is purposefully shelling residential areas in order to destroy the Ukrainian people”. As a result of the shelling, “A number of residential buildings, institutes and infrastructure objects of the city were damaged”, Prokuratura_kharkiv reported on Telegram.

There are no other details at this time.

This incident has reference to ACLED code UKR55983.

The incident occured in the afternoon.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 6
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    10–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (33) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (33) [ collapse]

  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 17, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 17, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 17, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 17, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group)
  • Smoke caused by alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 17, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News UA via Telegram)
  • Smoke caused by alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 17, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News UA via Telegram)
  • Ukraine latest: Deaths as Kharkiv apartment blocks hit by shelling; Mariupol defenders refuse Russia's surrender-or-die ultimatum

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  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 17, 2022. (Image posted by XC_Kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 17, 2022. (Image posted by XC_Kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 17, 2022. (Image posted by XC_Kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Rescue services respond to the site of alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 17, 2022. (Image posted by XC_Kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 17, 2022. (Image posted by XC_Kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 17, 2022. (Image posted by XC_Kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 17, 2022. (Image posted by XC_Kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Impact of alleged Russian shell in Kharkiv on April 17, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News UA)
  • Remnants of an alleged Russian shell in Kharkiv on April 17, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News UA)
  • One of the victims of alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 17, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News UA)
  • Remnants of an alleged Russian shell in Kharkiv on April 17, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News UA via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 17, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News UA via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 17, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News UA via Telegram)
  • Remnants of an alleged Russian shell in Kharkiv on April 17, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News UA via Telegram)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 6
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    10–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (33) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK124

Incident date

April 16, 2022

Location

Нововодолазька, Nova Vodolaga, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.721411, 35.867435 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Three demining employees were killed and four other employees were injured – all men – by the explosion of munitions, including cluster munitions, near Nova Vodolaga in Kharkiv on April 16, 2022.

The Novovodolazka council announced on Facebook that three employees of the Interregional Center for Humanitarian Demining and Rapid Response of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, which is located in the Novovodolazka community, were killed in the line of duty when trying to remove a Russian mine. Local sources added that the commander of the pyrotechnics unit was killed.

Suspilne News, quoting the State Emergency Services, added that four others working on demining were injured to varying degrees of severity, and needed urgent treatment and surgery.

Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsk was quoted by LB.ua as stating that cluster munitions were among the munitions that exploded during the operation. All of the sources reported that Russian forces were responsible for the cluster munitions and mines that exploded.

This incident has reference to ACLED codes UKR55924 and UKR78373.

The incident occured in the evening.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (3 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • Cause of injury / death
    Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (15) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Novovodolazka village council
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by International center for humanitarian unmining and rapid reacting
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Kharkiv city

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of the town of Nova Vodolaga (Нововодолазька), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.721411, 35.867435. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (3 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • Cause of injury / death
    Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (15) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK116

Incident date

April 13, 2022

Location

Немишлянський район, Nemyshlyanskyy District, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.96892, 36.3506 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Local sources reported on a shelling of Kharkiv on April 13th, 2022 was allegedly conducted by Russian forces, resulting in three civilians killed, including a woman and two men, and four others wounded, including a child.

According to the Helsinki.org.ua, the bombing began during the day when many people were out buying food or receiving humanitarian aid, with Kharkiv News explaining that the strike was during the afternoon. Suspilne News was informed by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s office representative Dmitry Chubenko that a 65 year old woman was killed, as were two men, aged 20 and 30. Among the four wounded was a 17 year as well as a 75 year old.

Objectiv News stated that the “shells of the occupiers, as always, hit civilian objects”, including residential high-rise buildings. Inkorr News offered more information about Russian forces, saying that Russian forces were using what was called a “people’s militia” to fire upon civilian locations. Helsinki.org.ua also mentioned that cluster munitions were used during the shelling.

This incident has reference to ACLED code UKR55694.

The incident occured in the afternoon.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1 woman2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (18) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the Nemyshlyanskyy district of Kharkiv on April 13, 2022. (Image posted by Objectiv News)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the Nemyshlyanskyy district of Kharkiv on April 13, 2022. (Image posted by Objectiv News)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the Nemyshlyanskyy district of Kharkiv on April 13, 2022. (Image posted by Objectiv News)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by 24ukraine

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the Nemyshlyanskyy District (Немишлянський район), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.96892, 36.3506. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1 woman2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (18) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK115

Incident date

April 12, 2022

Location

Бабаї, Babai, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.898146, 36.192753 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A collection of local news outlets reported that suspected Russian shells struck the village of Babai, killing one male civilian and wounding two other civilians on April 12, 2022.

Initial reports from Suspline Media and Helsinki Report detailed the strike, saying that the bombing occurred at 2pm, killing a thirty-seven year old man. The shelling also destroyed residential buildings, and a pre-trial investigation has been launched by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, according to Ukrinform.ua.

24tv.ua spoke with the family that was affected by the shelling, who was able to escape the shelling, but the man that was killed received a shrapnel wound to the head. The source also provided witness testimony of the incident. A local resident said that “We sat at the table and ate. What a bang! My wife immediately started screaming, I calmed her down.” Another resident of Babai said that they heard a plane flying over the village and “Everyone heard how it buzzed, then it dropped something. There was a lot of smoke. Then the plane turned around when we were cleaning the glass. Maybe it was checking whether it had completed its mission,” the woman said.

The shelling had been taking place for several days, according to Suoi.net News. @antiputler tweeted that the Russians used cluster bombs, but this was not substantiated by other reports.

This incident has reference to ACLED code UKR55637.

The incident occured at approximately 2:00 pm local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (16) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (10) [ collapse]

  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Babai on April 12, 2022. (Image posted by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Babai on April 12, 2022. (Image posted by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Babai on April 12, 2022. (Image posted by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Babai on April 12, 2022. (Image posted by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office via Telegram)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Babai on April 12, 2022. (Image posted by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office via Telegram)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Dmitry Krivobok
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Igor Sazonov
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Olga Zhurbenko
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by UAZMI - News of Ukraine
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by "Patriot of Donbass" newspaper

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Babai (Бабаї), for which the generic coordinates are: 49.898146, 36.192753. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (16) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK113

Incident date

April 11, 2022

Location

Салтiвка, Saltivka, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.003572, 36.333718 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Multiple sources alleged that a 16 story residential building in Saltivka was hit by reported Russian shelling during the day on 11 April 2022, killing at least one civilian, a 2 year old child, and injuring up to 13 others, including a child.

Sources including Aktyvna Gromada, Korrespondent and Glavcom account for a two year old child being injured and dying at the hospital the next day, on April 12th, while Truexanewsua and Kharkiv1654 telegram channels reported one civilian casualty already on April 11th, possibly rising the civilian casualties count to two for this event. In addition, the mayor of Kharkiv Igor Terekhov on the radio and volunteer Nataliia Popova on a Facebook post confirmed that the child was killed by shrapnel.

Reports from Kharkiv Human Rights Group added that ten civilians were wounded while Huyovy_kharkiv posted on Telegram that 13 people, including two children (one of the children later died), were injured in addition to the one death.

Photos from the scene showed smoke rising around the high-rise buildings, as well as a car on fire with reports saying that two cars were burnt out in the attacks. Posts on telegram suggested that over 10 houses were destroyed within 20 minutes during the attack on Saltivka, with many of the injured reportedly suffering from shell-shock.

The Conflict Intelligence Team confirmed what other sources reported based on video evidence that the shelling was the result of the explosion of a submunition from cluster munitions on the residential area in Saltivka. In addition, @Osinttechnical posted a video of what they identified as cluster munition impacts, “likely from a BM-30.”

This incident has reference to ACLED code UKR55595.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    10–13
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (28) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (20) [ collapse]

  • Fire and destruction caused by alleged Russian shelling of Saltivskyi district on April 11, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Life via Telegram)
  • Fire and destruction caused by alleged Russian shelling of Saltivskyi district on April 11, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Life via Telegram)
  • Fire and destruction caused by alleged Russian shelling of Saltivskyi district on April 11, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Life via Telegram)
  • Fire and destruction caused by alleged Russian shelling of Saltivskyi district on April 11, 2022. (Image posted by H_saltovka via Telegram)
  • Fire and destruction caused by alleged Russian shelling of Saltivskyi district on April 11, 2022. (Image posted by H_saltovka via Telegram)
  • Shell fragments from alleged Russian shelling of Saltivskyi district on April 11, 2022. (Image posted by H_saltovka via Telegram)
  • Fire and destruction caused by alleged Russian shelling of Saltivskyi district on April 11, 2022. (Image posted by H_saltovka via Telegram)
  • Fire and destruction caused by alleged Russian shelling of Saltivskyi district on April 11, 2022. (Image posted by H_saltovka via Telegram)
  • Fire and destruction caused by alleged Russian shelling of Saltivskyi district on April 11, 2022. (Image posted by Huyovy_kharkiv via Telegram)
  • Kharkiv, cluster munition impacts, most likely from a BM-30

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention multiple strikes within the Saltivka (Салтiвка) neighbourhood of the city of Kharkiv (Харків), for which the generic coordinates are: 50.003572, 36.333718. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    10–13
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (28) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK093

Incident date

April 3, 2022

Location

Слобідський, Slobidskyi, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.947193, 36.269957 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On April 3rd 2022, three to seven civilians were killed and 30 to 42 injured, including two to three children, possibly aged between 3, 5 and 17, when alleged Russian forces shelled Heroiv Stalinhradu Avenue in the Slodifskyi district of Kharkiv.

The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office announced that they were investigating an incident in the Slobidskyi district where preliminary findings show that seven people were killed and 34 people were injured, including three children.

Police.Kharkov put the number of dead at four and Kharkiv volunteer Nataliya Popova reported on Facebook that three people were killed and 31 others were injured. A tweet from @maria_avdv identified 42 people as being wounded in the shelling, including two children.

Kharkiv Life reported on Telegram that one taxi driver was among the dead, but also reported that the taxi driver was just injured.

Radiosvoboda quoted Oleg Sinegubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration who said that according to data they had gathered, 23 of those injured were in a serious condition, including three children ages three, five and seventeen who were hurt in the attack.

Ten houses and a tram depot was reported to be damaged.

The attack was reported to have taken place at 6pm according to Helsinki.org.ua.

Police.Kharkov reported via Telegram that all victims were civilians, and were taken to Kharkiv Hospital. Photos posted on local telegram channels suggested that the area was hit by rocket artillery, with some photos showing some of the artillery and weapons debris having landed in a children’s playground. Bellingcat reported that at the playground specifically, two people were killed by what they claimed was a cluster munition attack, and the images associated with this incident seem to corroborate these findings.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR55038 and UKR55038 and Bellingcat code CIV0730.

The incident occured at approximately 6:00 pm local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 7
  • Civilians reported injured
    30–42
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (37) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (24) [ collapse]

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Graphic image of the victims of the alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 3, 2022. (Image posted by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Police.kharkov
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 3, 2022. (Image posted by Police.kharkov via Facebook)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 3, 2022. (Image posted by Police.kharkov via Facebook)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 3, 2022. (Image posted by Police.kharkov via Facebook)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 3, 2022. (Image posted by Police.kharkov via Facebook)
  • Graphic image of the victims of the alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 3, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News UA via Telegram)
  • 04/03/2022. As a result of the shelling of the Slobid district of Kharkiv by the Russian military on the evening of April 3, seven people were killed and 34 injured, the prosecutor's office of the Kharkiv region reported.
  • Shells which hit a playground in Kharkiv on April 3, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Life via Telegram)
  • Shells which hit a playground in Kharkiv on April 3, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Life via Telegram)
  • Shells which hit a playground in Kharkiv on April 3, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Life via Telegram)
  • Shells which hit a playground in Kharkiv on April 3, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Life via Telegram)
  • Shells which hit a playground in Kharkiv on April 3, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Life via Telegram)
  • Shells which hit a playground in Kharkiv on April 3, 2022. (Image posted by Kharkiv Life via Telegram)
  • One of the victims of the alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 3, 2022 identified as a taxi driver. (Image posted by Kharkiv Life via Telegram)
  • Damage to a playground caused by alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 3, 2022. (Image posted by @maria_avdv)
  • Remnants of an alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 3, 2022. (Image posted by @maria_avdv)
  • Damage to a playground caused by alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv on April 3, 2022. (Image posted by @maria_avdv)

Geolocation notes (3) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention a playground being struck in the district of Slodifskyi (Слобідський). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed down the exact location of the strike to these coordinates: 49.947193, 36.269957.

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  • Imagery:
    Police Kharkov

  • Imagery:
    Suspilne News

  • Imagery:
    Truexa News UA

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 7
  • Civilians reported injured
    30–42
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (37) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK063

Incident date

March 17, 2022

Location

Козача Лопань, Kozacha Lopan, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.336013, 36.193996 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Additional Geolocations

50.334438, 36.190772 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between four and six civilians, including an elderly woman, were killed and at least two others, including a child, were wounded by alleged Russian or Ukrainian shelling of Kozacha Lopan in Kharkiv on March 17, 2022.

The head of the Dergachev community Vyacheslav Zadorenko announced on Facebook that Russian forces used cluster bombs and “as a result, at least six people were killed, data on the number of injured are being investigated. The invaders bombed the railway station, shops, pharmacies and other civilian buildings in the center of the village. At the same time, the military infrastructure that the invaders placed in Kazachya, as well as the Russian military, were not damaged.” Various local sources quoted Zadorenko and provided similar information.

Russian sources including Russian state-run RIA Novosti attributed the bombing to Ukrainian forces, accusing Ukraine of bombing “civilian objects, including at the point of issue of humanitarian aid,” resulting in the death of four civilians and the injury of at least two others. Quoting a “representative of the local provisional administration,” the Russian source reported that the shelling occurred around noon and involved 52 mm artillery guns. Discussing the victims, a local resident told RIA that a teenage girl was wounded when she was “returning home with their grandmother with food products. The grandmother was killed on the spot, the girl’s leg was torn off.”

This assessment corresponds to ACLED code UKR53666.

The incident occured at approximately 12:00 pm local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4 – 6
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Ukrainian Military

Sources (29) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (12) [ collapse]

  • Damage caused by alleged Russian bombing of Kozacha Lopan on March 17, 2022. (Image posted by Slovoidilo)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Zadorenko
  • Damage from an alleged Russian cluster bomb on March 17, 2022. (Image posted by @TRTRussian)
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Tatyana Radchuk
  • The armed forces of Ukraine from heavy guns fired at the border village of Kazachya Lopan, Kharkiv region. They beat exclusively on civilian objects, including at the point of issue of humanitarian aid. At that moment, another batch of food and basic necessities was distributed to people. As a result, four civilians were killed and several others were injured.
  • In the LNR reported 4 dead after the shelling of the village in the Kharkiv region by the Armed Forces of Ukraine As reported in the Luhansk People's Republic, in the Kharkiv region, Ukrainian soldiers fired on the village of Cossack Lopan from heavy guns. According to preliminary information, the shelling lasted about half an hour, and in total about forty shells were fired from the MSTA. As a result of the shelling, four people were killed, and more than two were injured. “The first shells fell around noon, it was at this time that almost the entire village (and this is at least a thousand people) received Russian humanitarian aid. Also, blows were delivered to the area of the village council and the local school. There were also people there and received humanitarian aid,” the LPR noted. The victims were evacuated to the Russian Federation for medical assistance. Among the wounded civilians was a 12-year-old girl, she was caught on the street with her grandmother when they were returning to their home with food products. An elderly woman died on the spot, and the girl was seriously injured, the LPR reported. Some residents managed to leave their homes when everything calmed down. They traveled on foot to the Russian border to take cover from shelling.
  • Damage caused by shelling of Cossack Lopan on March 17, 2022. (Image posted by Rossaprimavera.ru)
  • Ukrainian security forces shelled the recently liberated village of Kozachya Lopan in Kharkiv region. According to the RIA Novosti news agency, the first shells fell around noon. It was at this time that at least a thousand people gathered in the square to receive Russian humanitarian aid. According to preliminary information, four people were killed and at least two wounded. The victims, including a 12-year-old girl, were evacuated to Russia.
  • Kozachya Lopan was shelled with heavy weapons during the distribution of humanitarian aid Ukrainian militants shelled the village of Kozachya Lopan in Kharkiv region with heavy guns. The settlement is under the control of the Russian army. They organized a distribution of humanitarian aid there, and when hundreds of people arrived, the neo-Nazis opened fire on them. There were fatalities and injuries.

Geolocation notes (4) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention strikes in multiple locations in the town of Kozacha Lopan (Козача Лопань). Analysing audiovisual material from sources, we have narrowed these locations down to the following coordinates: 50.336013, 36.193996; 50.334438, 36.190772.

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  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    Zvezda

  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    Zvezda

  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    First Kharkov

  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    First Kharkov

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Ukrainian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4 – 6
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Ukrainian Military

Sources (29) [ collapse]