July 2022 Chasiv Yar missile strike

Chasiv Yar missile strike
Part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
One of the two partially destroyed buildings that suffered the most damage
LocationChasiv Yar, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Coordinates48°33′24″N 37°49′24″E / 48.55665°N 37.82323°E / 48.55665; 37.82323
Date9 July 2022[1]
~21:17 (UTC+3)
TargetApartment buildings
Attack type
Missile strike
WeaponsBM-27 Uragan
Deaths48+[2][3][4]
InjuredUnknown (9 people were pulled out from under the rubble)[5]
Perpetrators Russian Armed Forces
Railway station in Chasiv Yar shelled earlier the same day

A missile strike on two residential buildings in Chasiv Yar was carried out by the Russian army[6][1] at 21:17 local time on 9 July 2022, during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. At least 48[7] people were killed.[2][4] Due to the impact, a five-story residential building partially collapsed. Two entrances were completely destroyed.

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  3. ^ "Chasiv Yar: the bodies of 45 victims have been removed from under the rubble". Ukrainska Pravda. 12 July 2022. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b Hunder, Max (12 July 2022). "Emergency services: Death toll from collapsed Donbas apartment block rises to 43". Reuters. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
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  7. ^ "Під завалами в Часовому Яру знайшли ще одну людину: загиблих уже 48". РБК-Украина (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.