2022 Donetsk attack

The 2022 Donetsk attack was a missile attack in the center of Donetsk, Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, which the Donetsk People's Republic authorities claimed was carried out by Ukrainian forces, which is denied by Ukraine.[2] The attack occurred at around 11:31 local time on 14 March 2022, targeting Universitetskaya Street and Artyoma Street in the centre of Donetsk. The DPR said the missile was shot down by air defence. Preliminary information given by DPR officials stated that the attack left 20 civilians killed and 9 wounded.[3] Later the toll was updated to 23 killed and 28 wounded.[1]

2022 Donetsk attack
Part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Skyline of Donetsk city centre, 2011
LocationDonetsk, Ukraine
Date14 March 2022
11:31 (UTC+3)
TargetCivilians in Donetsk
Attack type
Missile
Deaths23[1]
Injured28[1]
Perpetrators Ukraine (Per DPR)
 Donetsk People's Republic (Per Ukraine)
 Russia (Per Ukraine)

History

Ukrainian authorities denied perpetrating the attack. Leonid Matyukhin, a spokesperson for the Ukraine Military, said that the missile, which carried a shrapnel warhead, was in fact a Russian rocket. "It is unmistakably a Russian rocket or another munition; there's not even any point talking about it."[2] The DPR authorities said that the attack was made by Tochka-U tactical missile system used by Ukrainian forces, which was shot down by the DPR Armed Forces.[4]

An analyst from the Conflict Intelligence Team, an independent investigative organization, said in an interview that the missile appeared to originate from Russian-controlled territory, and denied that it was shot down by air defense systems.[5][6]

References
  1. "Russia claims 23 dead in missile attack on Donetsk, S Jaishankar to give statement on war in Parliament today". DNA India. 15 March 2022.
  2. "Russia accuses Kyiv of deadly missile attack on Donetsk". the Guardian. 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  3. "20 человек погибли и девять пострадали в результате удара ВСУ по Донецку" (in Russian). 14 March 2022.
  4. "Сбитая над центром Донецка "Точка-У" несла кассетный заряд" (in Russian). 14 March 2022.
  5. "The missile strike on the centre of Donetsk was carried out from the territory of the Russian Federation - Conflict Intelligence Team". Ukrayinska Pravda. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  6. Руслан Левиев: «Ракета в Донецк прилетела с территории, контролируемой РФ и сепаратистами» (in Russian), retrieved 2022-04-22
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