Zelenopillia rocket attack

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Zelenopillia rocket attack
Part of the war in Donbas
Date 11 July 2014 Location Zelenopillia, Sverdlovsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Eastern Ukraine Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Ukraine	Russia[1]
Commanders and leaders
Col. Ihor Momot †[2] (Head of State Border Service)	Unknown
Units involved
Ukrainian Ground Forces: 24th Mechanised Brigade[3][4] 72nd Mechanised Brigade[5] Airmobile Forces: 79th Airmobile Brigade[1] 1st Battalion[5] State Border Guard Service of Ukraine	Russian Ground Forces[6]
Strength
1 armoured group[7]	122-mm 9K51M "Tornado-G" batteries 2 Orlan-10 drones[7]
Casualties and losses
37 killed[8] 100+ injured[9] 2 battalions 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][1] forces, killed 37 Ukrainian soldiers and border guards in a camp at Zelenopillia, Sverdlovsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast.^[8]