Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RUK031

Incident date

March 4, 2022

Location

вул. Героїв Праці, Heroiv Pratsi Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.021962, 36.350813 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Additional Geolocations

50.022309, 36.341299 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Street level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between two and five civilians were killed by alleged Russian shelling of Heroiv Pratsa street in Kharkiv at 17:00 on March 3, 2022.

According to DSNS Kharkiv, on Heroiv Pratsa street, rescuers extinguished fires in buildings No. 37, 37b, 37d, 33d and 33b, rescued 10 residents, and evacuated another 25. The DSNS added that the bodies of five people killed were discovered in the rubble, and seven apartments were burned.

The Kharkiv human rights group reported that two people were killed on Heroiv Pratsi Street in Kharkiv. @ATS_company_ mentioned that civilians were killed but did not mention how many.

Both Kharkiv human rights group and DSNS Kharkiv attributed the incident to Russian forces, and CIR reported that shelling, and the fires they caused, resulted in the civilian casualties.

The incident occured at 17:00:00 local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 5
  • 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 (12) [ collapse]

  • Damage caused by shelling in Heroiv Pratsi St, Kharkiv on March 4, 2022. (Image posted by @antiputler_news)
  • Heroes of labor. Kharkiv. Kill civilians
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by DSNS KHARKIV
  • In particular, on the street Heroes of labor during the extinguishing of buildings No. 37, 37b, 37d, 33d and 33b, rescuers saved 10 of their residents and evacuated another 25. Unfortunately, the bodies of 5 people were also discovered. In total, 7 apartments on an area of more than 300 square meters were burned.
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Iryna Shverneko
  • Rescue workers respond to shelling in Heroiv Pratsi St, Kharkiv on March 4, 2022. (Image posted by Nataliya Chebulayeva)
  • Rescue workers respond to shelling in Heroiv Pratsi St, Kharkiv on March 4, 2022. (Image posted by Nataliya Chebulayeva)
  • Rescue workers respond to shelling in Heroiv Pratsi St, Kharkiv on March 4, 2022. (Image posted by Nataliya Chebulayeva)
  • Rescue workers respond to shelling in Heroiv Pratsi St, Kharkiv on March 4, 2022. (Image posted by Nataliya Chebulayeva)

Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention strikes on Heroiv Pratsi Street (вул. Героїв Праці), in the city of Kharkiv (Харків), for which the generic coordinates are: 50.022309, 36.341299. Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we were able to narrow down the location of at least two casualties to the following exact coordinates: 50.021962, 36.350813. 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
    2 – 5
  • 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

RUK030

Incident date

March 4, 2022

Location

вул. Залізнодорожна, Zaliznychna Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.035305, 36.173485 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Street level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On March 4th 2022, one civilian, a 41 year old man, was reportedly injured by a cluster munition while buying groceries on Zaliznychna Street, in the Mala-Danylivka district of Kharkiv, according to Amnesty International’s report, the ACLED dataset, and Kharkiv Life Telegram channel.

The injured man told Amnesty International “We found some food, and we stood outside the food shop and I heard a great sound. I turned myself and I saw a lot of little fire. It was the height of my knees, 50 metres from me. I fell down, and my wife too, and I felt something hit my right leg… I pulled down my trousers and saw lots of blood.”

According to Amnesty, “Surgeons later removed three fragments from his right groin, calf, and foot. Amnesty International’s Crisis Response weapons investigator examined the physical evidence in person, and confirmed the largest fragment was from either a 9N210 or 9N235 cluster munition.”

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR54616.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Fragments of 9N210 or 9N235 cluster munitions as documented by Amnesty International. Copyright: Amnesty International.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention Zaliznychna Street (вул.залізнична) in the city of Kharkiv (харків), for which the generic coordinates are: 50.035305, 36.173485. 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
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK027

Incident date

March 3, 2022

Location

вул. Мироносицька; вул. Академіка Павлова, Mironositskaya Street; Akademika Pavlova Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.004864, 36.237974 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Additional Geolocations

50.013110, 36.324190 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Three people were killed by alleged Russian shelling of street. Mironositskaya No. 32, 34, 36, Akademika Pavlova Street, 289, and Kyivskyi in Kharkiv on March 3, 2022.

Pravda News reported that a Russian shell hit a garage cooperative on Akademika Pavlova, 289, killing three people. No other sources reported on casualties in this specific location.

Pravda News identified shelling as also occurring on the street. Mironositskaya No. 32, 34, 36. 13 people were rescued from the rubble caused by the shelling.

Residential buildings and civilian cars were also destroyed in the Kyiv district of Kharkiv, according to Kharkiv human rights group.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR52605.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • Civilians reported injured
    13
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]

  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of "Zhuky" in Kharkiv on March 3, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of "Zhuky" in Kharkiv on March 3, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of "Zhuky" in Kharkiv on March 3, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of "Zhuky" in Kharkiv on March 3, 2022. (Image posted by Truexa News)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention strikes on the buildings at 32, 34 and 36 Mironositskaya Street (вул.Мироносицька) and the garage at 289 Akademika Pavlova Street (вул.Академіка Павлова). The generic coordinates for the Mironositskaya Street buildings are: 50.004864, 36.237974. The generic coordinates for the garage on Akademika Pavlova Street are: 50.013110, 36.324190

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
    3
  • Civilians reported injured
    13
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK029

Incident date

March 3, 2022

Location

Харківська обласна лікарня, Kharkiv Regional Hospital, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.008480, 36.233205 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A female Syrian doctor was killed by alleged Russian mortar shelling of the Kharkiv regional hospital on March 3, 2022.

The News Arab reported that a female Syrian doctor was killed while working at Kharkiv regional hospital when a mortar round hit the building. The Syrian doctor’s husband was outside of the hospital at the time of the attack and survived. The New Arab added that the Syrian doctor was a gynecologist originally from Deir Ezzor.

This assessment has reference to Attacks on health dataset code 31833.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman1 healthcare_personnel)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Kharkiv Regional Hospital 03 March 2022: A gynaecologist was killed when a regional hospital was hit by mortar rounds. Event ID: 31833
  • Screenshot of Facebook post by Radio Free Syria

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the Kharkiv Regional Hospital (Харківська обласна лікарня) for which the generic coordinates are: 50.008480, 36.233205. 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
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman1 healthcare_personnel)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK025

Incident date

March 2, 2022

Location

вул. Клочківська, Klochkivska St., Kharkiv, Ukraine

Airwars assessment

Between three and four policemen, and up to one civilian (in total four civilians), were reportedly killed and between nine up to “dozens” were reported injured when an alleged Russian missile hit a police headquarters in Klochkivskyi, Kharkiv, on March 2nd 2022.

RBC.ua and @HromadskeUA reported that one civilian and three policeman died as a result of the incident, and 15 people were injured. Vecherniy.kharkov reported that the State Emergency Service’s preliminary number is that in this attack there were four dead, nine injured. All other sources reported that four policeman died and “dozens” of civilians were injured. Following Airwars’s methodology, “dozens” have been captured in a conservative estimate in our range as 24.

State Emergency Service added that 21 units of State Emergency Service equipment were used and that 90 personnel were working on the site.

Kharkov Nash, a Telegram channel which sometimes takes pro-Russian stances, reported that because it was an airstrike, it was Russian forces but that it was targeted because there is special equipment stored there.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR52539.

The incident occured at approximately 8:10 am local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • Civilians reported injured
    9–24
  • 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 (34) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (19) [ collapse]

  • "On March 2, around 08:10 in Kharkiv, Russian planes bombed the central quarter of the city. The tank school, the air force university and the police department came under fire." (Image via RBC.ua)
  • "On March 2, around 08:10 in Kharkiv, Russian planes bombed the central quarter of the city. The tank school, the air force university and the police department came under fire." (Image via RBC.ua)
  • "On March 2, around 08:10 in Kharkiv, Russian planes bombed the central quarter of the city. The tank school, the air force university and the police department came under fire." (Image via RBC.ua)
  • "On March 2, around 08:10 in Kharkiv, Russian planes bombed the central quarter of the city. The tank school, the air force university and the police department came under fire." (Image via RBC.ua)
  • "On March 2, around 08:10 in Kharkiv, Russian planes bombed the central quarter of the city. The tank school, the air force university and the police department came under fire." (Image via RBC.ua)
  • "On March 2, around 08:10 in Kharkiv, Russian planes bombed the central quarter of the city. The tank school, the air force university and the police department came under fire." (Image via RBC.ua)
  • "On March 2, around 08:10 in Kharkiv, Russian planes bombed the central quarter of the city. The tank school, the air force university and the police department came under fire." (Image via RBC.ua)
  • "On March 2, around 08:10 in Kharkiv, Russian planes bombed the central quarter of the city. The tank school, the air force university and the police department came under fire." (Image via RBC.ua)
  • "On March 2, around 08:10 in Kharkiv, Russian planes bombed the central quarter of the city. The tank school, the air force university and the police department came under fire." (Image via RBC.ua)
  • "As a result of the morning shelling of buildings in the center of Kharkiv, 4 people died - one civilian and 3 policemen, 15 people were injured" (Image via @HromadskeUA)
  • Firefighters work to contain a fire in the complex of buildings housing the Kharkiv regional SBU security service and the regional police, allegedly hit during recent shelling by Russia, in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine on March 2, 2022.
  • Firefighters work to contain a fire in the complex of buildings housing the Kharkiv regional SBU security service and the regional police, allegedly hit during recent shelling by Russia, in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine on March 2, 2022.
  • Firefighters work to contain a fire in the complex of buildings housing the Kharkiv regional SBU security service and the regional police, allegedly hit during recent shelling by Russia, in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine on March 2, 2022.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention a police headquarters and a university building in central Kharkiv (Харків). The generic coordinates for the police headquarters are: 49.999316, 36.236265. The generic coordinates for the university building are: 49.999330, 36.235649. 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
    4
  • Civilians reported injured
    9–24
  • 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 (34) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK022

Incident date

March 1, 2022

Location

переулок Отакара Яроша, Otakara Yarosha Lane, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.024730, 36.218396 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least one person was killed by alleged Russian shelling of Otakara Yarosha Lane in Kharkiv on March 1, 2022.

Fakty News reported that a 21 year old Indian student who was standing in line for food was killed by a Russian bombing of the city. New Indian Express added that the student was in his final year of medical school at Kharkiv National Medical University.

RBC reported that the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India Arindam Bagchi made the announcement about the student being killed. “With deep regret, we confirm that this morning an Indian student was killed during shelling in Kharkov. The Ministry is contacting his family,” he wrote on his Twitter page. According to Tribune India, the student was from the Chalageri in Haveri district of Karnataka state in India.

Elena Shapovalova, director of the State Center for International Education, announced on Facebook that their former student’s relatives decided to donate his body for medical research. Elena posted “Remember our fourth-year medical student from India…who died from the debris of a Russian shell on the morning of March 1, 2022 in Kharkiv, just standing in line at the ATB grocery store.”

The victim’s friend told BBC that “He called me at 8am Ukrainian time and asked me to transfer money to him because he wanted to buy more food for us. I transferred the money. After 5-10 minutes, I tried to contact him and he did not take my call. I tried many times. Later, someone answered but spoke in Ukrainian, which I did not understand.” Someone in the bunker eventually translated and they found out their friend had died. His friend also told The Indian Express “(He) was shot dead around 10.30 am Ukrainian time today. He was standing in queue outside a grocery store when the Russian army fired at people there. He was my hostel mate initially, and later shifted to an apartment outside.”

Multiple sources, including Fatky News and Ukraine Segodnya, attributed the bombing to Russian forces.

Sources sympathetic to Russia commented on the incident, with one tweet from @mediazzzona saying that Putin told the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Ukrainian was using Indian students as human shields while Ren.tv and Interfax News both quoted Russian officials as saying that Ukraine was not letting Indian students leave the country, specifically to go to Russia.

The incident occured at approximately 10:30 am local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (25) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the ATB grocery store on Otakara Yarosha Lane (переулок Отакара Яроша) in the city of Kharkiv (Харків). The generic coordinates for the store are: 50.024730, 36.218396. 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)
  • 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 (25) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK018

Incident date

February 28, 2022

Location

вулиці Клочківській, Харків, Klochkivska Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.017994, 36.212446 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One woman was killed by an alleged Russian artillery shell which hit a shop on Klochkivska street in Kharkiv on February 28, 2022.

The Kharkiv Human Rights Group reported that a woman’s legs were torn off by shelling near the Arbuz store on Klochkivskyi Street in the afternoon of February 28th and that she was taken away by an ambulance. According to Igor Artamonov via Facebook, the woman had been standing in line at the Arbuz store at the time of the shelling.

@amnesty tweeted that according to the Guardian, the injured woman later died of her injuries.

A graphic video posted by @LarinaOlga shows the injured woman laying on the ground and a few meters away was her foot which was ripped off.

Izvestia.kharkov News specified that the shelling occurred in the Shevchenkiv district of the city and that the injured woman lost both of her legs.

A Facebook post from Viktor Polak specified that the shelling was carried out by Russian forces.

Ukrainian Telegram channel based in Kharkiv with local correspondents in the city called Kharkov Nash posted on Telegram that it wouldn’t make sense for Russian troops to shell Klochkivska if Ukrainian troops were stationed in Pyatichkivka but goes on to say “there could be anything, so we are not making any assertions”.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR54214.

The incident occured in the afternoon.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Marketplace
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • 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 (13) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]

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  • Site of alleged Russian shelling in Kharkiv that resulted in the injury of one woman on February 28, 2022. (Image posted by @AlchevskUA)
  • Site of alleged Russian shelling in Kharkiv that resulted in the injury of one woman on February 28, 2022. (Image posted by Pravda_Gerashchenko via Telegram)
  • Screenshot of a post by Viktor Polak via Facebook
  • Screenshot of a post by Igor Artamonov via Facebook
  • Screenshot of a post by Olena Melnyk via Facebook

Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention a strike in the vicinity of the Arbuz market (Арбуз Маркет) on Klochkivska Street (вулиці Клочківській) in the city of Kharkiv (Харків). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed down the location to the following coordinates: 50.017994, 36.212446.

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  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    Ольга Ларіна

  • Tagged visual material from Google Maps

    Imagery:
    Михаил Титаренко

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Marketplace
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • 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 (13) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK017

Incident date

February 28, 2022

Location

50 ,вул. Балакірєва, 50, Balakirjeva Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

50.032611, 36.238746 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least one woman was reported injured and later pronounced dead as a result of alleged Russian shelling in Kharkiv, February 28th 2022.

Local sources reported that the woman was a ‘pensioner’ who died in hospital, after being seriously injured when Russian shelling entered her kitchen on the 11th floor of a residential apartment block.

Kharkiv Human Rights Group report added that two more projectiles hit the same address, damaging a gas pipeline, an official car, and set fire to civilian cars.

Most sources outlined the graphic nature of the victim’s injuries, with images shared widely of the projectile in what appears to be a residential home.

This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR54214.

The incident occured in the afternoon.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • 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 (5) [ collapse]

  • The inside of the apartment block where the shelling was reported to have taken place. Image via Times.kharkiv.ua
  • Screenshot from Facebook (Prokuraturakharkiv) stating: According to the investigation, on February 28, 2022, in Kharkiv, in an apartment on the street Balakireva, 50, a projectile flew into the kitchen window, as a result of which the woman's leg was torn off. She was taken to the city's emergency and emergency clinic, where she died.
  • Image posted on Twitter by @_KA3AXCTAH indicating the remnants of the projectile in the residential home where a woman sustained injuries from alleged Russian actions.
  • Second image showing the damaged building of a civilian harm incident in Kharkiv where a woman was injured and later died from her injuries. Image posted on Twitter by @_KA3AXCTAH

Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention building 50, on Balakirjeva Street (вул. Балакірєва) being struck. Analysing audio-visual material from sources we have narrowed down the location to these exact coordinates: 50.032611, 36.238746.

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  • Imagery:
    _KA3AXCTAH

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 woman)
  • 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]