March 2022 Donetsk attack

March 2022 Donetsk attack
Part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Skyline of Donetsk city centre, 2011
LocationDonetsk, Ukraine
Date14 March 2022
11:31 (UTC+3)
TargetCivilians in Donetsk
Attack type
Missile
Deaths21[1]-23[2]
Injured36 (per Russia)[1]
PerpetratorUnknown

On 14 March 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a Tochka-U missile attack hit the center of Donetsk, Ukraine, at the time under Russian occupation and administration of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). The Russian Investigative Committee reported that the attack killed 23 civilians, including children, and injured at least 18 people.[3][4] The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights reported that the attacked killed 15 civilians and injured 36 people.[5] Ukraine claimed that the rocket had been fired by the Russians, while Russia and the DPR claimed that the attack was carried out by Ukrainian forces. As of 14 March, neither the Russian nor the Ukrainian claims could be independently verified.[6][7][1]

  1. ^ a b c "Intense and Lasting Harm: Cluster Munition Attacks in Ukraine". Human Rights Watch. 2022-05-11. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Russia claims 23 dead in missile attack on Donetsk, S Jaishankar to give statement on war in Parliament today". DNA India. 15 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Au moins 23 civils tués à Donetsk par une frappe ukrainienne, accuse Moscou". LEFIGARO (in French). 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ The situation of human rights in Ukraine in the context of the armed attack by the Russian Federation, 24 February to 15 May 2022 (Report). OHCHR. 29 June 2022. para. 31. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Russia accuses Kyiv of deadly missile attack on Donetsk". the Guardian. 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  7. ^ "Russia accuses Ukraine of missile strike on Donetsk which Ukraine denies". Reuters. 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2022-06-29.

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