2024 Donetsk attack

2024 Donetsk attack
Part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Skyline of Donetsk city centre, 2011
LocationDonetsk
Date21 January 2024
10:20 (UTC+3)
TargetCivilians in Donetsk
Attack type
Missile
WeaponArtillery
Deaths27[1]
Injured25[1]
PerpetratorUkraine
(alleged, denied by Ukraine)

The shelling of Russian-controlled Donetsk was an attack that occurred on 21 January 2024, during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Artillery shells hit a market in the Donetsk, killing at least 27 people.[1] Russia accuses Ukraine of launching the strike; Ukraine denies the attack. According to media reports, the shelling was the bloodiest for Donetsk since 2014.

  1. ^ a b c "Ukraine's Military Denies Shelling of Donetsk Market that Killed 27 People". Kyiv Post. 22 January 2024. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.