Incident Summary:

09/01/2015: Assailants ambushed Ukrainian employees of the State Fiscal Service and Ukrainian soldiers near the village of Lobacheve in Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. At least two State Fiscal Service employees were killed and four soldiers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Luhansk People's Republic.

GTD ID:
201509020028

When:
2015-09-01

Country:
Ukraine

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Luhansk

City:
Lobacheve

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity State Fiscal Service of Ukraine
Specific Description Employees
Nationality of Target Ukraine
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Ukrainian Army
Specific Description Vehicle
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 Grenade
Explosives Land Mine
Firearms Rifle/Shotgun (non-automatic)
Weapon Details
A landmine, two grenades, and a sniper rifle 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) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here.
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 2 Fatalities / 4 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
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
"Ukraine conflict: Deadly Luhansk ambush ends lull in east," BBC Online, September 3, 2015.
"Deadly ambush ends lull in Ukraine," BBC, September 2, 2015.
"11:53Mobile countersmuggling team ambushed in Donbas, casualties reported.," UNIAN, September 2, 2015.