Incident Summary:

10/29/2016: Assailants abducted Vitaliy Rudenko, a judge, between Severodonetsk and Krasnodon in Luhansk, Ukraine. Rudenko was injured before being released on July 29, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Luhansk People's Republic.

GTD ID:
201610150036

When:
2016-10-29

Country:
Ukraine

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Luhansk

City:
Unknown

Location Details:
The incident occurred between Severodonetsk and Krasnodon.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Ukraine
Specific Description Judge of Luhansk Regional Court of Appeal: Vitaliy Rudenko
Nationality of Target Ukraine
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 1
US Hostages 0
Days of Kidnapping 273
Outcome Hostage(s) released by perpetrators
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
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
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 0 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Ukrainian judge released after 9-month captivity in separatist-controlled Luhansk Oblast," Kyiv Post Online, July 31, 2017.
"BBC Monitoring: Ukraine Watchlist 31 Jul 17," BBC Monitoring, July 31, 2017.