48.001683, 37.752779
Yuhoslavs’ka St, Donetsk, Donets’ka oblast, Ukraine, 83000
Footage: https://t.me/geomouse_central/2247
Footage circulating Telegram and other social media channels depicts a scene of destruction around a road intersection in the Donetsk, Kuibyshevsky area. A taxi was hit by a rocket or a grenade and according to testimony, two occupants died. A building on the corner of the road received extensive damage. The footage revealed the graphic aftermath of the deceased car occupant and the damage to the car, and the alleged driver shared testimony.
Geolocation
The Telegram video gave away a few visual clues of the location of the incident, such as the type of road, trees, enclosures, and a few road signs. The caption mentioned the area of Donetsk, and the roadsigns seen in the video offered guidance when uploaded as an image to Yandex reverse image search.
The roadsigns refer to a business named ‘Albatross LLC’, and mention terms such as ‘smooth sheet’, and ‘components and accessories’.The other roadsigns refer to a postal service. The reverse image search also revealed footage published by other platforms and taken from different viewing angles. Images on vk.com disclose the same scene of the car standing next to certain trees, and the damaged building.
Searching for ‘Albatross LLC’ leads to a website at albatros.ua, however, it seems as if there is no branch in ‘Donetsk’ mentioned. Since the road sign seen in the footage apparently points to this establishment, the question arises whether the location of the incident is indeed Donetsk or one of the other places mentioned on their website. Perhaps this particular location of theirs is permanently closed or not mentioned on their website for other reasons.
Львів (Lviv) is in western Ukraine.
Дніпро (Dnipro) is in central Ukraine.
Київ (Kyiv) is situated in the north-central part of the country.
Харків (Kharkiv) is in northeastern Ukraine.
Одеса (Odesa, also known as Odessa) is in southern Ukraine, situated on the Black Sea coast.
A brief search of the respective addresses on Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap and subsequently searching the area takes some time, however a search for “Донецьк, ООО «ТПГ Альбатрос»” (“Donetsk, Albatross LLC”) offers a positive result with a listing of “Orgpage.ru” including a map with the address in the Kuibyshevsky (Куйбышевскому)/Donetsk area.
Using Google Maps and Street View, the location of the incident is quickly found near the firm’s branch site. The features in the initial footage, such as the roadsigns, the building, and the particular tree, are also seen in Google Street View.
Click on the locations in the image above to view related footage.
Final Word
It is important to note that this incident was also covered by RT, a Russian state-owned media outlet. As such, mutual accusations may prevail about the state perpetrator of this incident. Russian military personnel (discerned by the uniform flag emblems), can be seen inspecting the vehicle and parts of the area.
Since the sole purpose of this report is to reveal the geographical location of this incident as accurately as possible, it is not intended, nor would it be possible, to expose the actual perpetrator or provide proof of the exact type of weaponry used.
Footage of this incident is stored in the GeoMouse Telegram channel and an entry was made in the ‘GeoMouse Ukraine Geolocation List’.
(update:JAN 12)