Incident Summary:

06/10/2015: Assailants attacked Ukrainian soldiers at the 29th Checkpoint near Zholobok, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. One soldier was killed and four were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Luhansk People's Republic.

GTD ID:
201506100059

When:
2015-06-10

Country:
Ukraine

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Luhansk

City:
Near Zholobok

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Armed Forces of Ukraine
Specific Description 29th Checkpoint
Nationality of Target Ukraine
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Firearms Automatic Weapon
Weapon Details
Several 80-mm and 120-mm mortars, grenade launchers, and automatic weapons were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Luhansk People's Republic No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 4 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 4
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"One Ukrainian serviceman killed, four wounded in Luhansk Region," Interfax-Ukraine, June 11, 2015.
"15:05Two Ukrainian soldiers killed, 13 wounded in conflict zone in last day," UNIAN, June 11, 2015.