Zelenopillia rocket attack

Zelenopillia rocket attack
Part of Russo-Ukrainian War
Date11 July 2014
Location
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:

State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
 Russian Ground Forces[6]
Strength
1 armoured group[7] 122-millimeter 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][11] forces , killed 37 Ukrainian soldiers and border guards in a camp at Zelenopillia, Luhansk Oblast.[8]

  1. ^ a b "Russia's superior new weapons". The Washington Post. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
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  4. ^ "Под Зеленопольем продолжается бой, военным нужна срочная помощь" [The battle continues near Zelenopol, the military needs urgent help]. Ukrainian Independent Information Agency. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference units was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Galeotti P.61
  7. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Forbes1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ a b "Up to 30 Ukraine Soldiers, Border Guards Die in Attack: Official – NBC News". NBC News. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  9. ^ Censor.NET. "Ukrainian Troops Were Likely Shelled from Russian MRLS Tornado in Zelenopillia". EN.Censor.net. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  10. ^ Цензор.НЕТ. "11 ИЮЛЯ 2014 ГОДА. ВООРУЖЕННЫЕ СИЛЫ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ УНИЧТОЖИЛИ ЛАГЕРЬ УКРАИНСКИХ ВОЙСК ПОД ЗЕЛЕНОПОЛЬЕМ" [JULY 11, 2014. THE ARMED FORCES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION DESTROYED THE CAMP OF UKRAINIAN TROOPS UNDER GREEN FIELD]. Цензор.НЕТ (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  11. ^ Scales, Robert H. (2016-08-05). "Russia's superior new weapons". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-01-01.

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