Siege of the Luhansk border base

Siege of the border base
Part of the war in Donbas

Map of the Luhansk Oblast
Date2–4 June 2014
(2 days)
Location
Outskirts of Luhansk
48°31′25″N 39°15′29″E / 48.52361°N 39.25806°E / 48.52361; 39.25806
Result Luhansk People's Republic victory[1]
Belligerents
Ukraine Ukraine Luhansk People's Republic
Commanders and leaders
Ukraine Unknown Valery Bolotov
Units involved

Armed Forces of Ukraine:

Internal Affairs Ministry:

Army of the South-East:

Strength
70[3] 100–500[4]
Casualties and losses
10 wounded[5][6] 11 killed, 8 wounded[5][6]
8–13 civilians killed[7][8]

The siege of the Luhansk border base was a two-day-long standoff at a Ukrainian border base located on the outskirts of Luhansk city, from 2 to 4 June 2014.

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  2. ^ "Air attack on pro-Russian separatists in Luhansk kills 8, stuns residents". CNN. June 3, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "Ukraine: deaths reported in Luhansk border attack". Euronews. June 3, 2014. Archived from the original on June 3, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  4. ^ Luke Harding (June 2, 2014). "Ukraine: pro-Russia rebels killed attempting to storm border guard base". The Guardian. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Border Control HQ in Luhansk Stormed". UPI. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference bases was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Air attack on pro-Russian separatists kills 8". CNN. June 3, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference 13die was invoked but never defined (see the help page).