| Stara Krasnianka care house attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
| Location | Stara Krasnianka, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine |
| Date | 11 March 2022 |
| Target | Nursing home |
Attack type | Shelling by a tank, Use of Human shields |
| Deaths | ~50 |
| Perpetrators | Russian separatist forces in Donbas and Ukraine |
On 11 March 2022, the attack to the care house in Stara Krasnianka during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 7 March, the Ukrainian armed forces reportedly occupied a care house in the village of Stara Krasnianka, near Kreminna, Luhansk region, and set up a firing position there without first evacuating the residents. On 11 March 2022, pro-Russian separatist forces attacked the care house with heavy weapons while 71 patients with disabilities and 15 members of staff were still inside. A fire broke out and approximately fifty people died.