The attacks on residential areas in Ukraine during the Russian-Ukrainian war constitute a war crime committed by the Russian military during the full-scale military invasion of Ukraine.
General information According to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, 589 Ukrainian civilians are known to have been killed during May 2022.
The destruction of settlements near the front line In settlements located near the front line, residential and other civilian buildings (including medical facilities, educational institutions and commercial premises) are constantly coming under fire. Throughout May 2022, shelling took place along the border communities of Chernihiv, Sumy and Kharkiv regions, as well as communities in Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson and Mykolaiv regions, using missiles, drones, mortars, artillery, multiple launch rocket systems, armoured vehicles and small arms.
Along the national border:
In the Chernihiv region — the Koryukivka, Novhorod-Siverskyi, Semenivka and Snovsk communities. In the Sumy region — the Bilopil, Velykopysariv, Hlukhiv, Krasnopil, Myropil, Novoslobodsk, Putivl, Khotyn and Yunakiv communities. In the Kharkiv region — the Vilkhuvatska, Vovchanska, Dvorichanska, Derhachivska, Zolochivska and Lypetska communities
Between the temporarily occupied territory:
In the Kharkiv region: the communities of Borivka, Dvorichansk, Izium, Kindrashivka, Kupiansk, Kurylivka, Oskil, and Petropavlivka In the Luhansk region: the communities of Krasnorichensk and Lysychansk In the Donetsk region: the communities of Zvanivka and Siversk
List Attacks in which fatalities have been reported are marked in red. date and placetype of weapondetails of the attack, casualties (fatalities/injuries)02/05Odesamissile strikeChurch—05/05Donetsk Region, Kramatorskmissile strikeCivilian infrastructure0/2507/05Luhansk Oblast, Bilohorivkaair strikeDirect hit on the school building60+/?07/05Donetsk Region, Kramatorskmissile strikeCivilian infrastructure0/208/05Odesa Region, Odesa Districtmissile strikeCritical and civil infrastructure—09/05OdesaХ-22Riviera shopping center1/509/05Donetsk Region, Adamivkamissile strikeA visit to the hermitage of Saint John of Shanghai at the Holy Dormition Svyatogorsk Lavra—Donetsk Region, Dolynaair strikeA visit to the St George's Hermitage of the Holy Dormition Svyatogorsk Lavra—12/05Kharkiv Region, Shebelinkaartillery fireA Russian shell struck a hangar building3/5Kharkiv Region, Derhachiartillery fireThe humanitarian headquarters, the registry office, the hospital, the health centre and the ambulance station were damaged2/412/05Kharkivmissile strikeThere are reports of a missile strike occurring—Kharkiv Region, UdyMultiple rocket launcher, artillery fireShelling of the settlement using various types of weaponry, damage to residential buildings—13/05Kharkiv Region, Derhachimissile strikeCivilian infrastructure—16/05Luhansk Region, Severodonetskartillery fireAt least 10 people are known to have died from shelling of the city, including the hospital buildings.10/2+16/05Odessa Region, Karolino-Buhazmissile strikeA missile strike on a holiday resort with civilians inside0/418/05Mykolaivmissile strikeCivilian infrastructure—19/05Donetsk Region, Bakhmutmissile strikeCivilian infrastructure—20/05Kharkiv Region, Lozovamissile strikeCommunity centre—21/05Kherson Region, Bilozerkacluster munitionsShelling of residential areas3+/1023/05Kharkiv Region, Merefamissile strikeCivilian infrastructure—25/05Zaporizhzhiamissile strikeCivilian infrastructure1/325/05Sumy Region, Krasnopilliamissile strikeCivilian infrastructure—Donetsk Region, Kramatorskmissile strikeCivilian infrastructure—30/05Mykolaiv Region, Novyi BuhOTR-21 TochkaCivilian infrastructure0/231/05Donetsk Region, Slovianskmissile strikeCivilian infrastructure3/631/05Donetsk Region, Avdiivkamissile strikeCivilian infrastructure—
See also
War crimes in the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) References