March 2022 Donetsk attack
March 2022 Donetsk attack | |
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Target | Civilians in Donetsk |
Attack type | Missile |
Deaths | 21[1]-23[2] |
Injured | 36 (per Russia)[1] |
Perpetrator | Unknown |
On 14 March 2022, during the
Conflicting versions
According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the missile was launched from the Pokrovsk Raion, controlled by the Ukrainian forces.[4] The Russian Ministry also claimed that "the use of such weapons against a city where there is no armed forces firing position is a war crime."[3][1] Denis Pushilin, head of the self-proclaimed DPR, said that the missile carried a cluster munition warhead, which led to so many casualties, and claimed that the missile had been shot down by DPR defense systems.[4][3]
Leonid Matyukhin, a spokesperson for the Ukraine Military, said that the missile, which carried a shrapnel warhead, was a Russian rocket. "It is unmistakably a Russian rocket or another munition; there's not even any point talking about it."[6][8] In an interview on 15 March, Ruslan Leviev, founder of the Conflict Intelligence Team, said photos from the incident suggest the missile originated from Russian-controlled territory and was not shot down by DPR air defense systems.[9][10][11]
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References
- ^ a b c d "Intense and Lasting Harm: Cluster Munition Attacks in Ukraine". Human Rights Watch. 2022-05-11. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Russia claims 23 dead in missile attack on Donetsk, S Jaishankar to give statement on war in Parliament today". DNA India. 15 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Au moins 23 civils tués à Donetsk par une frappe ukrainienne, accuse Moscou". LEFIGARO (in French). 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ a b c "Обстрел Донецка: десятки жертв и раненых". euronews (in Russian). 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- OHCHR. 29 June 2022. para. 31. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Russia accuses Kyiv of deadly missile attack on Donetsk". the Guardian. 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "Russia accuses Ukraine of missile strike on Donetsk which Ukraine denies". Reuters. 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ "Guerra Russia-Ucraina, missile nel Donetsk: altro scambio d'accuse. I filorussi: "20 morti, opera di Kiev". Che replica: "È razzo di Mosca"". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Руслан Левиев: "Ракета в Донецк прилетела с территории, контролируемой РФ и сепаратистами" (in Russian), retrieved 2022-04-22
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-06-29.