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Zelenopillia rocket attack

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Zelenopillia rocket attack
Part of Russo-Ukrainian War
Date11 July 2014
Location
Zelenopillia, Luhansk Oblast, Eastern Ukraine
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
 Ukraine  Russia[1]
Commanders and leaders
Ukraine Col. Ihor Momot †[2]
(Head of State Border Service)		 Unknown
Units involved

 Ukrainian Ground Forces:

Airmobile Forces:

Flag of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.svg State Border Guard Service of Ukraine		  Russian Ground Forces[6]
Strength
1 Armoured group[7] 122-millimeter Grad rocket batteries
2 Orlan-10 drones[7]
Casualties and losses
37 killed[8]
100+ injured[9]
2 Batallions worth of vehicles and tanks lost[7]		 1 Orlan-10 drone shot down[7]

The Zelenopillia rocket attack took place on 11 July 2014 during the War in Donbas. The rocket barrage, which was launched from inside Russian territory by Russian[10][11] forces , killed 37 Ukrainian soldiers and border guards in a camp at Zelenopillia, Luhansk Oblast.[8]

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War in Donbas (2014–2022)

War in Donbas (2014–2022)

The war in Donbas, or Donbas war, was an armed conflict in the Donbas region of Ukraine, part of the broader Russo-Ukrainian War.

Russia

Russia

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering 17,098,246 square kilometres (6,601,670 sq mi), and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across eleven time zones and shares land boundaries with fourteen countries. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country, with a population of over 147 million people. The country's capital and largest city is Moscow. Saint Petersburg is Russia's cultural centre and second-largest city. Other major urban areas include Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, and Kazan.

Sverdlovsk Raion

Sverdlovsk Raion

Sverdlovsk Raion is a raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the town of Sverdlovsk, which is incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance and does not belong to the raion. The last estimate of the raion population, reported by the Ukrainian government, was 11,644 , 12,039 (2013 est.).

Luhansk Oblast

Luhansk Oblast

Luhansk Oblast, also referred to as Luhanshchyna (Луга́нщина), is the easternmost oblast (province) of Ukraine. The oblast's administrative center is Luhansk. The oblast was established in 1938 and bore the name Voroshilovgrad Oblast in honor of Kliment Voroshilov. Its population is estimated as 2,102,921

Rocket attack

In the early morning of 11 July 2014, Russian forces fired a barrage of 9K51M "Tornado-G"[12][13][14][9] rockets in 40 salvos beginning at 4:40 a.m. They targeted an armored convoy of the Ukrainian Ground Forces from a distance of 15 km. The Ukrainian column was camped in a field near the village of Zelenopillia, situated along the main highway to Luhansk in the Sverdlovsk Raion near Rovenky.[15] The town is located only 9 km from the Russian border. The Ukrainian armored brigades were a part of a larger contingent of troops guarding the Ukrainian-Russian border against the illegal movement of military equipment from Russia into Eastern Ukraine.[14][16]

At least 19 soldiers were killed and 93 others were injured in the rocket strike.[3][17][18] Four Ural-4320 transport trucks full of troops were struck. According to one Ukrainian soldier's account, the 1st Battalion of the 79th Mykolaiv Airmobile Brigade was "almost completely destroyed" during the rocket onslaught.[5] Chief physician of a regional hospital, Serhiy Ryzhenko reported the wounded to be in grave condition, with some undergoing traumatic leg amputations and loss of limbs.[19]

According to an investigation a year later, 30 Ukrainian soldiers and 7 border guards were killed and over 100 soldiers were wounded during that strike.[9][20] Ukrainian border guards Colonel Ihor Momot was among the fallen.[2] Materiel losses were equivalent to two battalions worth of equipment.[7]

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Ukrainian Ground Forces

Ukrainian Ground Forces

The Ukrainian Ground Forces, also known as the Ukrainian army, are the land forces of Ukraine and one of the five branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They were formed from Ukrainian units of the Soviet Army after Ukrainian independence, and trace their ancestry to the 1917-22 army of the Ukrainian People's Republic.

Luhansk

Luhansk

Luhansk, also known as Lugansk, is a city in Ukraine, although currently it is occupied by Russia. As of 2022, the population was estimated to be 397,677 , making Luhansk the most populous city in the region and the 12th-largest in Ukraine. In 2001, nearly half of the population was ethnically Ukrainian, and 47% was ethnically Russian.

Rovenky

Rovenky

Rovenky is a coal mining city in Luhansk Oblast (region) of south-eastern Ukraine. Before 2020 it was incorporated as a city of oblast significance. Population: 45,514 , 47,852 (2013 est.).

Brigade

Brigade

A brigade is a major tactical military formation that typically comprises three to six battalions plus supporting elements. It is roughly equivalent to an enlarged or reinforced regiment. Two or more brigades may constitute a division.

Eastern Ukraine

Eastern Ukraine

Eastern Ukraine or east Ukraine is primarily the territory of Ukraine east of the Dnipro river, particularly Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts (provinces). Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts are often also regarded as "eastern Ukraine". In regard to traditional territories, the area encompasses portions of the southern Sloboda Ukraine, Donbas, the eastern Azov Littoral (Pryazovia).

Ural-4320

Ural-4320

The Ural-4320 is a general purpose off-road 6×6 vehicle, produced at the Ural Automotive Plant in Miass, Russia for use in the Russian army. Introduced in 1976, it is still in production today. The wheel arrangement for the Ural-4320 was designed for transporting cargo, people and trailers on all types of roads and terrain. It also serves as a launching platform for the BM-21 "Grad" rocket launcher.

Battalion

Battalion

A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of 300 to 1,200 soldiers commanded by a lieutenant colonel, and subdivided into a number of companies. In some countries, battalions are exclusively infantry, while in others battalions are unit-level organizations.

Reactions

In response to the rocket strike, Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko held an emergency cabinet meeting and issued a statement condemning the attack and vowing to "find and destroy" the pro-Russian rebels accountable. He also said for every Ukrainian serviceman's life the militants will pay with "tens and hundreds of their own".[3]

The United States Department of Treasury instituted a new set of sanctions on Russia after reliable evidence emerged that the rockets were fired from within Russian territory. Videos by a resident of the rocket launchers firing at Ukrainian positions matched the very same Google Maps view of the same physical features inside Russian territory bordering Ukraine.[21]

Source: "Zelenopillia rocket attack", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 10th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelenopillia_rocket_attack.

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References
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  13. ^ "Українських військових під Зеленопіллям обстріляли з новітньої російської зброї "Торнадо", – журналіст" [Ukrainian military near Zelenopillya fired from the latest Russian weapon "Tornado", - the journalist]. ipress.ua. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
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  • Galeotti, Mark (2017) The Modern Russian Army 1992–2016. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 1472819101
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