Incident Summary:

11/16/2014: Assailants attacked Ukrainian soldiers near the village of Nikishyne, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. One soldier identified as Viacheslav Kirichek and an unknown number of assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Donetsk People's Republic.

GTD ID:
201411170043

When:
2014-11-16

Country:
Ukraine

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Donetsk

City:
Near Nikishyne

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Ukrainian Army
Specific Description 128th Mechanized Brigade Soldiers
Nationality of Target Ukraine
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Weapon Details
Small arms and mortars were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Donetsk People's Republic No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities Unknown
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources
"Ukrainian forces repulse three separatist attacks in east - spokesman," BBC Monitoring Kiev Unit Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring, November 17, 2014.
"At least 1,184 soldiers killed in Russia's war against Ukraine," KPNews.com, November 27, 2014.