February 2015 Kramatorsk rocket attack

February 2015 Kramatorsk rocket attack — a shelling of Kramatorsk by Russian forces or pro-Russian separatists during the war in Donbas. Kramatorsk was controlled by Ukrainian government forces at the time of the attack. As a result of shelling, 17 people died and about 60 were injured.

February 2015 Kramatorsk Attack
Part of the War in Donbass
Petro Poroshenko in Kramatorsk after the shelling
Kramatorsk
Kramatorsk (Donetsk Oblast)
LocationKramatorsk, Ukraine
Date10 February 2015
12:30 (UTC+2)
Attack type
Rocket attack
WeaponMRL BM-30 Smerch
Deaths17
Injured60
PerpetratorsRussian forces or pro-Russian separatists

According to Oleksandr Kikhtenko, 32 rockets were launched, 18 of them landed in civilian areas, while 14 of them landed near Kramatorsk military airfield, where ATO headquarters were located.

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