Explosive violence in Ukraine
8 Aug 2022Ukraine: AOAV explosive violence data on harm to civilians
In the Ukrainian conflict, AOAV – which takes its sources from reputable English language media – has recorded up to the 08 Aug, 7,049 casualties from explosive weapon use across 788 incidents; this includes some 5,901 civilian casualties (2,463 killed, 3,438 injured).
1 Aug 20227 killed and 19 injured in Russian cluster bomb strike on a bus stop in Mykolaiv’s Korabelnyi district, 29 July
7 civilians were killed and 19 injured when a Russian cluster bomb targeted a bus stop in Mykolaiv’s Korabelnyi district, 29 July.
29 Jul 2022The Casualties of Ukraine: Transcript
Houses of Parliament, 4 July 2022. Round-table discussion on the history and role of casualty-recording in armed conflict.
12 Jul 202234 killed and at least 9 injured in Russian Uragan MLRS strike on Chasiv Yar, Saturday 9 July.
34 people have been killed and at least 9 injured in a Russian Uragan MLRS strike on Chasiv Yar, Saturday 9 July.
28 Jun 202218 killed and 28 injured in Russian missile strike on shopping centre in central Ukraine, Monday 27 June.
On Monday 27 June, at around 3.50pm, a Russian air-launched Kh-22 cruise missile struck a shopping centre in the town of Kremenchuk. At the latest count, 18 people were killed, 59 injured, and 36 are still missing.
14 Jun 2022Human Rights Watch finds Russian strikes killed scores of civilians in Chernihiv, Ukraine
A Human Rights Watch investigation found that four air and ground-launched attacks on the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, in March 2022, were in clear violation of the laws of war.
18 May 2022Invasion of Ukraine sees 90% increase in ground-launched explosive weapons in towns and cities – new research
A shift to Russian ground-launched weapons in towns and cities a major feature of current Ukrainian war compared to previous conflict, AOAV's new analysis shows
13 May 2022At Least Three Killed and 19 Injured in 9th Recorded Russian Air Strike on a School in Ukraine
At least three people were killed and 19 injured in a Russian airstrike on schools in Novhorod-Siverskyi, Chernihiv, on Thursday 12 May. Russian troops reportedly fired several missiles at a school and boarding school, damaging an administrative building and some residential houses in the ensuing fire.
11 May 2022600 reported killed in Russian strike on Mariupol theatre
On 16 March 2022, a Russian airstrike hit the theatre in Mariupol, causing the roof and some of the exterior walls to collapse inwards.
9 May 2022At Least 62 Killed in Russian Strike on School
At least 62 people were killed in a Russian airstrike on a school, on Saturday 7 May 2022. 90 people were using the school as a shelter in the village of Bilohorivka, and following the strike, 30 have been pulled from the rubble.
26 Apr 2022As the UK’s ‘lethal aid’ increases, its humanitarian funding takes a hit – and why this matters
Eden Elouisa Spence asks: why has the UK government's focus on defence been at the detriment of humanitarian aid?
25 Apr 2022The ‘madman despot’ theory only serves to embolden Vladimir Putin
This article explores how accusations of insanity serve to strengthen the Russian President’s hand in Ukraine