Zelenopillia rocket attack

Zelenopillia rocket attack
	Part of Russo-Ukrainian War
Date	11 July 2014
Location	Zelenopillia, Luhansk Oblast, Eastern Ukraine
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Ukraine	Russia
Commanders and leaders
Col. Ihor Momot †; (Head of State Border Service)	Unknown
Units involved
Ukrainian Ground Forces: 24th Mechanised Brigade; 72nd Mechanized Brigade; Airmobile Forces: 79th Airmobile Brigade 1st Battalion; ; State Border Guard Service of Ukraine	Russian Ground Forces
Strength
1 armoured group	122-millimeter 9K51M "Tornado-G" batteries; 2 Orlan-10 drones
Casualties and losses
37 killed; 100+ injured; 2 battalions worth of vehicles and tanks lost	1 Orlan-10 drone shot down

The Zelenopillia rocket attack took place on 11 July 2014 during the war in Donbas. The rocket barrage, which was launched from inside Russian territory by Russian forces , killed 37 Ukrainian soldiers and border guards in a camp at Zelenopillia, Luhansk Oblast.

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