Contested Ground, Report 38: Russian Air Strike on House of Officers, Vinnytsia, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine, 14 July 2022

Abstract

Satellite imagery from 31 March 2022 and 23 August 2022 illustrates the damage caused by Russian Kalibr missiles fired at the House of Officers, a Soviet-era concert hall, on 14 July 2022 in Vinnytsia city, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. The before and after images show the extent of the damage to the concert hall and a nearby business centre.

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Russian Air Strike on House of Ocers, 14 July 2022
Location: Vinnytsia / Вінниця, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine
Grid: 49.2390°, 28.4920° Image Altitude: 500 m
Satellite Imagery: Google Earth / Maxar Technologies (2024)
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Report Number: 38 (2024)
Publication Date: 20 Feb 24
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31 March 2022 Before After
23 August 2022
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House of Ocers,
a Soviet-era
concert hall
Church of St
George
Air Forces
Monument
Cordon placed
around site to limit
public access.
Signicant
structural damage
Roof collapse Blast
Damage
Burn marks from
destroyed vehicles
Business Centre
and Shops
Primary
School
Vinnytsia
Ukraine

Damage sustained to buildings, 23 August 2022
Location: Vinnytsia / Вінниця, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine
Grid: 49.2390°, 28.4920° Image Altitude: 250 m
Satellite Imagery: Google Earth / Maxar Technologies (2024)
Report Number: 38 (2024)
Publication Date: 20 Feb 24
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50 m
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At around 10:44 AM on 14 July 2022, the House of Ocers concert hall
and Юбилейный business centre were struck by Kalibr cruise missiles
red from a Russian submarine in the Black Sea. As a result of the
attack, at least 23 civilians were killed. The Russian Ministry of Defence
claimed to have targeted a meeting of Ukrainian Air Force personnel.
Business centre and shops
shortly after the missile strike
House of Ocers shortly
after the missile strike

Date Source Note
12 Mar 20 Maxar Technologies
Colour
3 Apr 20
19 Apr 20 CNES / Airbus
6 Sep 20
Maxar Technologies31 Mar 22
23 Aug 22
9 Oct 22 CNES / Airbus
Contemporary Google Earth Scene Coverage
Imagery Technical Information
Data Type Page 1 - Left Page 1 - Right Page 2
Date 31 March 2022 23 August 2022
Acquisition Time 08:58:47.400026 UTC 09:24:52.957213 UTC
Catalogue ID 104005003FDC5100 10300500D3F89F00
Sensor WV3 WV2
Resolution 30 cm 48 cm
O-Nadir 23.6° 10.5°
Sun Azimuth 155.3° 162.6°
Sun Elevation 42.7° 51.2°
Cloud Cover 8% 0%
Image Corrections Nil Nil
Image Centre Point 49.239428°, 28.492612° 49.239301°, 28.492029°
Report Technical Details
Location: Vinnytsia / Вінниця, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine
Grid: 49.2390°, 28.4920° Image Altitude: 500 m
Satellite Imagery: Google Earth / Maxar Technologies (2024)
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Report Number: 38 (2024)
Publication Date: 20 Feb 24
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Suggested citation: Goodhind, W. (2024). ‘Russian Air Strike on House
of Ocers, Vinnytsia, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine, 14 July 2022’, Contested
Ground, No.38, pp.1-3, doi: dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.13804.33923/1
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Note: Inset map on Page 1: Kikos, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Page 2
image attribution: Dsns.gov.ua, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (left and right).
For reporting on the missile strike, including site photographs and videos, see:
‘Zelenskiy condemns Russian ‘terrorism’ as Vinnytsia attack kills more than 20’, The
Guardian, 15 Jul 22, here.
‘Russian missiles kill at least 23 in Ukraine, wound over 100’, Associated Press, 15 Jul
22, here.
‘Russia defends submarine missile attack that killed 23 civilians’, Al Jazeera, 15 Jul 22,
here.