
288. Missile strikes on residential areas.
Kharkiv (Kharkiv)
LOCATION: Kharkiv (Kharkiv)
DATE: March 16, 2022 and January 23, 2024
NUMBER OF WITNESSES: 1
SUMMARY: A firefighter (the Witness) in Kharkiv was injured in two separate strikes by Russian forces. On March 16, 2022, Russian forces hit a shopping area in Kharkiv, located on Heroes of Labor Street, in a missile strike, followed by another strike an hour later when firefighters were on-scene. The Witness was in close proximity to the second explosion and suffered a shrapnel wound to his right leg. Ukrainian officials reported that three people died in the attack, with five more injured. Early on January 23, 2024, the Witness and his young daughter were injured at home by shrapnel in another attack, this time targeting the fire station that they lived near.
WITNESSES
The Witness is a male in his early 40s, a resident of Kharkiv, and a firefighter and rescuer for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
VICTIMS
The Witness is also the Victim in this incident.
ALLEGED PERPETRATORS
as described by the Witness
The perpetrators have not yet been identified. However, in the first weeks of the full-scale invasion, Kharkiv was constantly bombarded by Russian forces.