2015 Donetsk bus station attack

Attack in Donetsk, Ukraine Donetsk bus station attack Public transport stop "Dongirmash" in Donetsk, Ukraine 2015 1 22 y Russo-Ukrainian War Shelling of Bosse, Donetsk neighborhood, 22 January 2015.jpg A trolleybus damaged by the shelling 47.95873 N 37.80635 E title,inline approx. approximately 08:30 Eastern European Time; UTC+2 Artillery Medium-caliber mortar shellshttps://www.osce.org/ukraine-smm/135786 Spot report by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), 22 January 2015: Shelling Incident on Kuprina Street in Donetsk City ОБСЄ en 2015-01-22 8 13 Terrorist act and false flag operation The Donetsk bus station attack occurred on 22 January 2015, when long-range guns using mortar shells targeted the "Donetskhirmash" bus station stop in the Leninskyi District, Donetsk, Ukraine. At the time, this area was under the control of pro-Russian separatist forces during the War in Donbas, as part of the early stages of the Russo-Ukrainian War. The incident was classified as a terrorist act. As a result of the shelling, eight people died and thirteen more were injured. Russian separatist forces took advantage of the shelling as a means to publicly humiliate several Ukrainian prisoners of war. HRW report determined the bus stop might have been shelled with mortar shells and placed the launch site at max. 7 km to the northwest, in rebel-controlled area. Incident On 22 January 2015 at 09:00 Eastern European Time (UTC+2) on the Kuprin Street public transport stop "Zavod Dongormash" was shelled. The first volley fell on the tram tracks, 300 meters from the ring. The next covered the very last public transport stop. The ammunition hit the roof of a shop close by.2015-01-22 Обстрел остановки в Донецке: погибли семь человек https://www.bbc.com/russian/international/2015/01/150122_donetsk_bus_stop_shelling 2022-11-22 BBC News Русская служба ru According to eyewitnesses, there were four volleys around 09:30 in the morning. People were directly hit, and windows were blown out in the houses nearby. Two people died at the bus stop, two people were also killed in the trolleybus.У Донецьку снаряди влучили в зупинку — є загиблі (фото, відео) http://ukr.segodnya.ua/regions/donetsk/v-donecke-snaryady-popali-v-ostanovku-est-pogibshie-586137.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150123214454/http://ukr.segodnya.ua/regions/donetsk/v-donecke-snaryady-popali-v-ostanovku-est-pogibshie-586137.html 23 January 2015 23 January 2015 Immediately after the shelling, Russian separatist forces staged a "parade of prisoners of war": a column of 17 Ukrainian military prisoners of war, among whom was Oleg Kuzminykh, were brought to the scene of the incident. Video cameras captured militants punching him in the face, and accusing him of a crime.GRAPHIC: Leninsky bus attack https://ukraineatwar.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/graphic-leninsky-bus-attack.html https://web.archive.org/web/20161006124057/http://ukraineatwar.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/graphic-leninsky-bus-attack.html 6 October 2016 2017-07-25 ukraineatwar.blogspot.co.uk 22 January 2015 The prisoners were then forced to carry the bodies of the dead.Бойовики таки вивели полонених кіборгів на вулиці Донецька (фото, відео) uk https://www.unian.ua/politics/1035084-boyoviki-taki-viveli-polonenih-kiborgiv-na-vulitsi-donetska-foto-video.html 2017-07-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20200221212022/https://www.unian.ua/politics/1035084-boyoviki-taki-viveli-polonenih-kiborgiv-na-vulitsi-donetska-foto-video.html 21 February 2020Korrespondent.net Донеччани намагалися побити полоненого кіборга, привезеного на місце вибу ru http://ua.korrespondent.net/ukraine/events/3469591-donechchany-namahalysia-pobyty-polonenoho-kiborha-pryvezenoho-na-mistse-vybu 2017-07-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20171026034542/http://ua.korrespondent.net/ukraine/events/3469591-donechchany-namahalysia-pobyty-polonenoho-kiborha-pryvezenoho-na-mistse-vybu 26 October 2017 According to preliminary data from OSCE observers, at least seven people died at the scene, and more than 20 were injured.Українська Правда 2015-01-22 ОБСЄ: на зупинці у Донецьку загинули не менше семи людей http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2015/01/22/7055975/ 23 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150122190811/http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2015/01/22/7055975/ 22 January 2015 As of 16:00 on 22 January, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) published data obtained from the Donetsk morgue, stating 8 dead.OБСЄ: 8 людей загинули і 13 поранено через обстріл зупинки громадського транспорту в Донецьку http://ukranews.com/news/154730.OBSE-8-chelovek-pogibli-i-13-raneni-iz-za-obstrela-ostanovki-obshchestvennogo-transporta-v-Donetske.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20150125051843/http://ukranews.com/news/154730.OBSE-8-chelovek-pogibli-i-13-raneni-iz-za-obstrela-ostanovki-obshchestvennogo-transporta-v-Donetske.uk 25 January 2015 23 January 2015 Two days after the shelling, on 24 January, observers from Human Rights Watch reported that the sinkholes at the site of the shelling had been filled in by order of the "local authorities", making their examination no longer possible.2015-02-03 Ukraine: Rising Civilian Death Toll en Human Rights Watch https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/02/03/ukraine-rising-civilian-death-toll 2017-07-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20220224061229/https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/02/03/ukraine-rising-civilian-death-toll 24 February 2022 Qualification of events Ukraine According to the reports of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the artillery shelling took place at a distance of 15 km from the places of deployment of Anti-Terrorist Center forces. The agency claims that the shelling involved representatives of terrorists who opened fire from residential areas of Donetsk.Міністерство Оборони України 2015-01-22 Терористами обстріляний тролейбус у Донецьку, загинули мирні мешканці http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2015/01/22/teroristami-obstrilyanij-trolejbus-u-doneczku-zaginuli-mirni-meshkanczi--/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150122131756/http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2015/01/22/teroristami-obstrilyanij-trolejbus-u-doneczku-zaginuli-mirni-meshkanczi--/ 22 January 2015 23 January 2015 Adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Anton Gerashchenko, said on his personal Facebook page that Ukrainian aviation was not used and that the distance of the security forces to the place of shelling was considerable. He also noted that the explosions were from low-powered ammunition. Anton Gerashchenko blamed Russia for the shelling.Антон Геращенко 2015-01-22 Особиста сторінка Антона Геращенко на ФБ https://www.facebook.com/anton.gerashchenko.7/posts/798513323568850 Facebook ATO spokesman Andriy Lysenko said that the nearest ATO forces are in the village of Pisky, and this is beyond the reach of weapons of this type.Лисенко: Місце трагедії в Донецьку - поза межами дії українських мінометів https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2015/01/22/7055976/ 2022-11-22 Українська правда uk The Prosecutor's Office of the Donetsk Oblast qualifies the shelling of public transport in Donetsk as a terrorist act. Criminal proceedings have been opened under Part 3 of Art. 258 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.Левый берег 2015-01-22 Прокуратура завела дело против ДНР из-за обстрела троллейбуса Левый берег http://society.lb.ua/war/2015/01/22/292897_prokuratura_zavela_delo_protiv_dnr.html 23 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150122132404/http://society.lb.ua/war/2015/01/22/292897_prokuratura_zavela_delo_protiv_dnr.html 22 January 2015 The prosecutor's office of the Donetsk region said that they have operational information from witnesses about a truck with a mortar, which, being in the Kuibyshev district, fired artillery in the direction of the Leninsky district of Donetsk, after which it continued to move towards the city center.Интерфакс-Украина 2015-01-22 Посол США шокирован терактом в Донецке и призывает к соблюдению Минских договоренностей http://interfax.com.ua/news/political/246234.html 23 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150122221326/http://interfax.com.ua/news/political/246234.html 22 January 2015 On the evening of 22 January, Prosecutor of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Vitaly Yarema, in an interview on radio "Era" said that according to the prosecutor of the Donetsk region, nine people were killed and seven were injured.Українська Правда 2015-01-22 Ярема: Під час обстрілу зупинки в Донецьку 9 людей загинули та 7 поранено http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2015/01/22/7056027/ 23 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150123065616/http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2015/01/22/7056027/ 23 January 2015 Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe As the OSCE monitoring group reported, at 11:00 it analyzed two funnels and established that "the projectiles were fired from the northwest direction." The commission also established that "the weapon used in the shelling was a mortar or an artillery installation".2015-01-22 ОБСЕ: снаряд по остановке в Донецке был выпущен с северо-западного направления ТАСС http://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/1716132 23 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150123023735/http://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/1716132 23 January 2015 Russia A number of pro-Russian resources immediately after the shelling called it a probable shelling with 82-mm mortar mines. Citing a member of a pro-Russian armed formation, they also reported that pro-Russian forces were "looking for a subversive group" and that a plan to intercept garbage trucks and trucks had been announced in the city.Донецк обстреляла диверсионная группа на мусоровозе ru Life.ru https://life.ru/t/новости/148745 2017-08-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20170804113508/https://life.ru/t/новости/148745 4 August 20172015-01-22 В расстреле на Боссе ДНРовцы обвинили "украинцев на мусоровозе" http://vesti-ukr.com/donbass/85918-v-rasstrele-na-bosse-dnrovcy-obvinili-ukraincev-na-musorovoze 2017-08-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20170804054730/http://vesti-ukr.com/donbass/85918-v-rasstrele-na-bosse-dnrovcy-obvinili-ukraincev-na-musorovoze 4 August 2017 Despite the fact that Donetsk does not belong to the territory of the Russian Federation, on 22 January, Russia opened a criminal case. This was done by the Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia on the death of Donetsk residents.Следственный комитет РФ 2015-01-22 По факту убийства мирных граждан при обстреле в Донецке возбуждено уголовное дело http://www.sledcom.ru/actual/426090/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150122201213/http://www.sledcom.ru/actual/426090/ 22 January 2015 2015-01-22 Russian Investigation Independent investigations Based on the photos and videos taken at the scene of the shooting, several independent investigations were conducted: Livejournal user timberheadКто виноват в трагедии на троллейбусной остановке Донецка: подробный обзор происшествия [Фото + Видео] http://dn.vgorode.ua/news/sobytyia/249189-kto-vynovat-v-trahedyy-na-trolleibusnoi-ostanovke-donetska-podrobnyi-obzor-proysshestvyia-foto-vydeo 2017-07-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20210517162119/https://dn.vgorode.ua/news/sobytyia/249189-kto-vynovat-v-trahedyy-na-trolleibusnoi-ostanovke-donetska-podrobnyi-obzor-proysshestvyia-foto-vydeo 17 May 2021 and author of the blog Ukraine@war DajeyPetros.2015-01-23 Очередное кровавое преступление российских террористов: обстрел остановки в Донецке - InformNapalm ru-RU InformNapalm https://informnapalm.org/5015-ocherednoe-krovavoe-prestuplenye-rossyjskyh-terrorystov-obstrel-ostanovky-v-donetske/ 2017-07-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20200430104723/https://informnapalm.org/5015-ocherednoe-krovavoe-prestuplenye-rossyjskyh-terrorystov-obstrel-ostanovky-v-donetske/ 30 April 2020 Both researchers based on the position and shape of the craters, as well as thanks to a good shot by Christopher Miller, who captured a close-up of the sinkhole next to a phone with a compass,Miller Christopher 2015-01-22 Impact site of second shell next to trolley line in #Donetsk. cc @EliotHigginspic.twitter.com/ySiv3Valg3 https://twitter.com/ChristopherJM/status/558237709282836480 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224110407/https://twitter.com/ChristopherJM/status/558237709282836480 24 February 2019 2017-07-25 @ChristopherJM state the direction of shelling from the north-northwest, which coincides with the conclusions of the OSCE. DajeyPetros concludes that the size of the hole in the ground, which is smaller than a phone, indicates the type of ammunition - an 82 mm mine. The InformNapalm team also drew attention to the fact that local residents reported the mortar shelling that took place immediately before the tragedy from the city quarters, in particular, the likely locations were voiced: "from the area of the Motodrom", "from the area of the toy factory".В Донецке снаряд попал в троллейбусную остановку - есть убитые и раненые NEWSru.com http://www.newsru.com/world/22jan2015/donetzk.html 2017-07-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20170313023644/http://www.newsru.com/world/22jan2015/donetzk.html 13 March 2017 Reaction Ukraine The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin said on Twitter: The tragedy at the bus stop in Donetsk is our common grief. Peaceful Ukrainians die because of such terrorist attacks. Russia must stop terrorists.PavloKlimkin 558178157833248768 Трагедія на зупинці у Донецьку — наше спільне горе. Через такі терористичні атаки гинуть мирні українці. Росія має зупинити терористів. Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk placed responsibility for the event on Russia: "Today, Russian terrorists again committed a terrible act against humanity. Russia is responsible for this." The head of the Donetsk regional state administration Oleksandr Kikhtenko condemns the illegal and inhumane actions of the separatists and expresses deep condolences to the victims.Донецкая ОГА 15 January 2022 Соболезнование http://donoda.gov.ua/?lang=ru&sec=02.03.09&iface=Public&cmd=view&args=id:23536 https://web.archive.org/web/20150122213533/http://donoda.gov.ua/?lang=ru&sec=02.03.09&iface=Public&cmd=view&args=id:23536 22 January 2015 23 January 2015 Управление информационной политики и по вопросам прессы Other states The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov expressed his condolences to the relatives of the victims and wished the injured residents a speedy recovery. In his statement, he also condemned the shelling, and accusing the Ukrainian. The President of Lithuania Dalia Hrybauskaitė expressed her support for Ukraine in this difficult situation. In her Twitter microblog, she noted that "Ukrainian citizens are paying a high price for the occupation and brutal aggression. Lithuania supports Ukraine". The US ambassador to Ukraine, Jeffrey Payette, said in his Twitter microblog that he was "shocked by the photos of the trolleybus attack. The implementation of the Minsk agreements can stop the violence". The French authorities said they were stunned by the shelling of the bus stop. France once again called on all parties to immediately and conscientiously implement the Minsk and Berlin agreements.РИА Новости 2015-01-22 Трагедия на донецкой остановке: стороны обвиняют друг друга http://ria.ru/world/20150122/1043796212.html 23 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150122171108/http://ria.ru/world/20150122/1043796212.html 22 January 2015 International organizations At the briefing, the deputy head of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Alexander Hag, said that representatives of the mission are at the site of the shelling and are checking the data. He also expressed his condolences for the placement of weapons in residential areas in Donetsk. Amnesty International stated that "the mortar shelling of a trolleybus in Donetsk is a violation of international law and should be impartially investigated." The organization also noted that "both sides of the conflict are not taking the necessary measures to protect the civilian population.".Интерфакс-Украина 2015-01-22 "Amnesty International" настаивает на беспристрастном расследовании расстрела троллейбусной остановки в Донецке http://interfax.com.ua/news/general/246297.html 23 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150122221330/http://interfax.com.ua/news/general/246297.html 22 January 2015 This terrorist attack, together with the attack on a bus near Volnovakha and the shelling of Mariupol, formed the basis of the film "Black January" from the series City of Heroes, produced by Public Television of Azov.Місто героїв. 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