Novosvitlivka refugee convoy attack

Novosvitlivka refugee convoy attack
Part of the war in Donbas
LocationNovosvitlivka
Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
Date18 August 2014
Attack type
Artillery strike
Deaths17[1][2]
Injured6[1]
PerpetratorsLuhansk People's Republic (per Ukraine)
Ukraine (per LPR and DPR)

On 18 August 2014, during the war in Donbas, a convoy of refugees fleeing heavy fighting near Luhansk, Ukraine, was hit by an artillery strike. At least 17 people were killed in the strike which the Ukrainian government blamed on insurgents affiliated with the Luhansk People's Republic.[3] The insurgents denied striking any convoy and blamed the attack on the Ukrainian government.

  1. ^ a b "Ukraine: 17 dead in refugee convoy attack". WPLG Local 10. CNN. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Ukraine: 17 dead, 6 hurt after refugee convoy attack".
  3. ^ "Ukraine refugee convoy hit by rockets, says military". BBC News. August 18, 2014. Archived from the original on August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.