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February 2015 Kramatorsk rocket attack

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February 2015 Kramatorsk Attack
Part of the War in Donbass
Petro Poroshenko in Kramatorsk after the shelling
Kramatorsk is located in Donetsk Oblast
Kramatorsk
Kramatorsk
Kramatorsk (Donetsk Oblast)
LocationKramatorsk, Ukraine
Date10 February 2015
12:30 (UTC+2)
Attack type
Rocket attack
WeaponMRL BM-30 Smerch
Deaths17
Injured60
PerpetratorsRussian forces or pro-Russian separatists

The February 2015 Kramatorsk rocket attack was a shelling of Kramatorsk by Russian forces or pro-Russian separatists during the war in Donbas.[1] Kramatorsk was controlled by Ukrainian government forces at the time of the attack. As a result of shelling, 17 people died and about 60 were injured.[2]

According to Oleksandr Kikhtenko, 32 rockets were launched, 18 of them landed in civilian areas, while 14 of them landed near Kramatorsk military airfield, where ATO headquarters were located.[3]

Background

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On 10 February at 11:51 SMM OSCE heard an explosion near Kramatorsk military airfield, where ATO headquarters were located. OSCE monitors were able to observe a white smoke trail in the direction of the explosion.[1] It was later reported, that Russian UAV Orlan-10 was shot down near the airfield using Buk missile system before an attack on Kramatorsk started.[4][5]

Attack

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The shelling started at 12:30 and 32 rockets were launched, 18 of them landed in civilian areas, while 14 of them landed near Kramatorsk military airfield.[6]

The rocket attack was filmed by a resident of Kramatorsk.


Memorial

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A memorial honouring victims of shellings was opened in Kramatorsk three years after the attack.[7] It was dedicated to the victims of shelling in Kramatorsk, as well as in Mariupol and Volnovakha. The memorial looks like a glass cube with a BM-30 Smerch rocket in it. "How many more people must die?" with a list of names of dead civilians is written on the cube.

Memorial in Kramatorsk honouring the victims

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Spot report by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM): Shelling in Kramatorsk, 10 February 2015". www.osce.org. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  2. ^ "Годовщина кровавого обстрела Краматорска: пострадавшие хотят забыть тот день, но не могут". ТСН.ua (in Russian). 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  3. ^ "Кихтенко: Опасность существует для любого пункта на расстоянии 120 км от фронта". Украинская правда (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  4. ^ "Военные сбили российский беспилотник, корректировавший обстрел Краматорска". LB.ua. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  5. ^ "Журналистам показали сбитый российский беспилотник, наводивший "Смерчи" боевиков на Краматорск — ОстроВ". www.ostro.org (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  6. ^ "Кихтенко: Опасность существует для любого пункта на расстоянии 120 км от фронта". Украинская правда (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  7. ^ "В Краматорске открыли памятник жертвам обстрелов в виде снаряда". antikor.com.ua. Retrieved 2022-10-06.