Stara Krasnianka care house attack

Stara Krasnianka care house attack
Part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
LocationStara Krasnianka [ru; uk], Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
Date11 March 2022
TargetNursing home
Attack type
Shelling by a tank
Deaths56.[1]
PerpetratorsRussia-affiliated forces

The attack to the care house in Stara Krasnianka took place on 11 March 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 7 March the Ukrainian armed forces occupied a care house in the village of Stara Krasnianka [ru; uk], near Kreminna, Luhansk region, establishing a firing position and reportedly leaving the patients unevacuated due to the presence of mines. 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 fifty six civilians died.

Ukraine officials accused the Russian forces of deliberately targeting a medical facility and forcefully deporting the survivors. On 29 June, a report of the OHCHR described the incident as an "emblematic" case of endangering civilians during the war.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Гайдай: жертвами обстрела дома престарелых в городе Кременная стали 56 человек". NEWSru.co.il (in Russian). Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference OHCHR_June_Report was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Parkins, Brianna (12 August 2022). "Debunked: A claim that the UN accused Ukrainian forces of using 'human shields' is missing context". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
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