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Donetsk bus shelling incident
Part of War in Donbass
Location of Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine
Donetsk is located in Donetsk Oblast
Donetsk
Donetsk
Donetsk (Donetsk Oblast)
Location42 Kuprina Street, Donetsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine[1]
Coordinates47°57′31.9″N 37°48′22.4″E / 47.958861°N 37.806222°E / 47.958861; 37.806222
DateJanuary 22, 2015 (2015-01-22)
approx. 7:30 AM[1] (UTC+2)
Targetunclear
Attack type
shelling
Weaponsmortar or artillery[1]
Deaths13[2]
Motiveunclear

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.[2] The shelling involved two projectiles, both exploded close to a trolleybus and a car, killing at least 13 people, all civilians.[2] 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.[1]

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.[2]

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  1. ^ a b c d "Spot report by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), 22 January 2015: Shelling Incident on Kuprina Street in Donetsk City". OSCE. Kiev. January 22, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ukraine crisis: Army retreats at Donetsk airport". BBC News. January 22, 2015.

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