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March 2022 Donetsk attack
Part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Skyline of Donetsk city centre, 2011
Location	Donetsk, Ukraine
Date	14 March 2022 11:31 (UTC+3)
Target	Civilians in Donetsk
Attack type	Missile
Deaths	21-23
Injured	36 (per Russia)
Perpetrators	Ukraine (Per DPR and Russia)  Donetsk People's Republic (Per Ukraine)  Russia (Per Ukraine)

The March 2022 Donetsk attack was a missile attack in the center of Donetsk, Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The attack occurred at around 11:31 local time on 14 March 2022, hitting Universitetskaya Street and Artyoma Street in the centre of Donetsk. The Donetsk People's Republic authorities said the missile was shot down by air defence. Preliminary information given by DPR officials stated that the attack left 20 civilians killed and 9 wounded. Later the toll was updated to 23 killed and 28 wounded. Ukraine claimed that the rocket had been fired by the Russians. The DPR authorities claimed that the attack was carried out by Ukrainian forces. Neither the Russian nor the Ukrainian claims could be independently verified as of March 2022. The founder of the Conflict Intelligence Team said on 15 March that rocket had been fired from Russian-controlled territory.

History

Ukrainian authorities denied perpetrating the attack. Leonid Matyukhin, a spokesperson for the Ukraine Military, said that the missile, which carried a shrapnel warhead, was in fact a Russian rocket. "It is unmistakably a Russian rocket or another munition; there's not even any point talking about it." The DPR authorities said that the attack was made by Tochka-U tactical missile system used by Ukrainian forces, which was shot down by the DPR Armed Forces.

On March 15 the founder of Conflict Intelligence Team Ruslan Leviev said that their preliminary conclusion based on the location of the propellant is that the missile originated from Russian-controlled territory to the south-east of Donetsk. He also said that it was unlikely to have been shot down by air defense systems.

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References

1. "Intense and Lasting Harm: Cluster Munition Attacks in Ukraine". 2022-05-11. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. ^ "Russia claims 23 dead in missile attack on Donetsk, S Jaishankar to give statement on war in Parliament today". DNA India. 15 March 2022.
3. "Intense and Lasting Harm: Cluster Munition Attacks in Ukraine". 2022-05-11. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
4. "20 человек погибли и девять пострадали в результате удара ВСУ по Донецку" (in Russian). 14 March 2022.
5. ^ "Russia accuses Kyiv of deadly missile attack on Donetsk". the Guardian. 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
6. ^ Руслан Левиев: «Ракета в Донецк прилетела с территории, контролируемой РФ и сепаратистами» (in Russian), retrieved 2022-04-22
7. "Сбитая над центром Донецка "Точка-У" несла кассетный заряд" (in Russian). 14 March 2022.
8. "The missile strike on the centre of Donetsk was carried out from the territory of the Russian Federation - Conflict Intelligence Team". Ukrayinska Pravda. Retrieved 2022-04-22.

• March 2022 events in Ukraine
• 2020s building bombings
• History of Donetsk
• Attacks on buildings and structures in 2022
• Airstrikes during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
• 2022 controversies