Incident Summary:

08/31/2015: A grenade detonated near the residence of the Government of Melitopol head in Melitopol city, Zaporizhzhia oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201508310082

When:
2015-08-31

Country:
Ukraine

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Zaporizhzhia

City:
Melitopol

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Melitopol
Specific Description House of Head
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 Grenade
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Ukrainian police say civilians injured, property damaged in explosions," Interfax-Ukraine, September 5, 2015.