Donetsk bus shelling incident
The Donetsk bus shelling incident (or just Donetsk shelling incident) was a military shelling incident involving civilian fatalities, which happened on January 22, 2015, in Donetsk, Ukraine. The shelling involved two projectiles, both exploded close to a trolleybus and a car. Early reports indicated at least 13 people, all civilians, were killed.The number of fatalities is uncertain however, and may be inflated.
Events
OSCE's Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) was informed of the incident by the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), and SMM members inspected the scene.
At the time of the incident, Donetsk was and is still controlled by the pro-Russian separatist forces of the DPR, and the incident came after heavy fighting at the city's airport ended just on the previous day, when DPR forces finally overran the Ukrainian government forces, concluding the second battle for the airport.
On January 28,a DNR news source, citing pro-Russian militants, said three arrests had been made in connection with the shelling, all Russian citizens from Krasnodar. Ukrainian officials labelled it a false flag attack in order to fuel hatred for Ukrainians, while DNR officials dismissed the report.
See also
- Buhas bus attack
External links
- Spot report by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), 22 January 2015: Shelling Incident on Kuprina Street in Donetsk City – OSCE's spot report of the incident